Ballons

chapter twelve: warm fatherly embrace

A hand strokes the back of my head; like how someone would pet their cat or dog.. My heart races, but I stay​ still​; afaide this serine feeling will fade. Thoughts wander my head, making me feel dizzy.

Who is this?

What just happen?

What is happening?

Is this real life?

Am I dreaming?

Am I dead?

Balloons
Chapter twelve: a warm fatherly embrace

A soothing voice whispers. "I was so afraid that you wouldn't make it."I've heard this voice....... When, I had nightmare... This voice would calm me down, asure me that the monsters underneath my bed, and inside my closet weren't there, they weren't real. I was perfectly safe....I feel like that same scared child, slowly reframing from fear.
And this voice....this voice belongs to a loving father. My father. He's comforting his scared child. He's assuring me that the monsters weren't there and that they aren't real. If only this were true, his efforts wouldn't be for naught then.
Still. I missed this feeling of security. I haven't felt it since dad left. Mom never came in and sung me words of safety, back to sleep. She never read me bedtime stories or tucked me in.....I had to grow up fast. At least right here, right now, I can be liitle me again.
I've barely let myself forgot of the previous events if tonight. Now that I recall....oh god....I'm shaking now.....the animictronics...
They're..... Alive.....
They came, after me.......I almost died! I try to speak, no words come forth. Silence slowly kill me. I hear a sigh. "C'mon, you've had a bad night. I'll take you home.
The embrace ends with just a arm wrapped around my shoulders. I am lead to an all to familiar purple car. His arm pulls away as he opens the passenger side door. I get in, a blank face haunts my expression.
We arive in less then 15 minuets, or less, or more...I wasn't really keeping time. Dad pulls in front of the house ignoring the drive way. I finally manage words, " how did you know I still lived here?" My frail weak scared voice sickens me. "Lucky guess." I nod, and open the car door to leave. "Violet wait." Dad grabs my arm. I look back with a questionable look. "What is it?"
he takes a deep breath
"....I had no choice but to leave....violet...I didn't want to leave you I swear... But your mother.... She threatened me to leave and never come back. I wanted to visit but everythime I tryed..." He stopped and looked away. " you must hate me now......"
I was so taken back. I didn't know what to say really. But I did mange to mumble "I did for awile honestly. But I don't now. I couldn't ever really hate you. I just....I missed you so much dad." " oh sweetheart, I missed you too," He leaned over and huged me, " that's why I stayed at Freddy's. I knew you would someday find me. Sadly it was like this."
Tears sprung from my eyes. "I love you daddy." "I love you too violet. "