WARNING!
- Angst
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"Daddy, is mommy okay?" Asked a 6 year old Hailey
"Yes, dearest, she's still alright" responded a sympathetic Drew
"I-is she?" She asked again
But this time, he stayed silent, crying
She told her about death and whatnot, and she cried with him at her funeral
Hailey stayed in her room for weeks because of her mother's devastating death
The servants and her siblings tried to get her out at that period, but she didn't budge
She was still crying and mourning in her room
She blames herself for everything that had happened
If she didn't go there, she would still be...
Alive
She was so stupid...
Stupid to not obey her mother
Stupid enough to go to a forbidden place
She stayed there for 3 full months, before she decided to get over it
But she just couldn't
Her mother was so caring for her...
Why should her mother have to go?
Why can't she go instead?
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"Daddy! Daddy! Look what I-" cheered a 8 year old Hailey
"Can't you see I'm busy?! Show that to your siblings or something!" Yelled Drew
Hailey couldn't believe what he'd said
She couldn't believe he'd changed
But he did
Just because of his wife's death
She still hasn't forgotten that very moment
She went back to sulking in her room, crying and weeping with only Zander to care for her since Lia was still hanging out with those jerk friends of hers
Zander was the only person to care for her when Lia and Drew didn't
"Hey...it's okay..." spoke Zander while hugging his dearest sister "What happened?"
"I-I-It's d-d-daddy...h-he's being m-m-mean a-again..." sobbed Hailey in her brother's arms
"Shh...you're safe with me..." said Zander, trying to comfort his dearest sister
"Z-Zan?"
"Yes?"
"W-why did d-daddy c-change?"
Zander fell silent
He didn't know what to say
He didn't want to mention death, because he knew she was scared of it
He also didn't want to mention their mother, who had passed a few years ago
"Well, dearest, he has uhm...mood swings" he invented
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