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Ice cream

No ones PoV:
After Elli had gotten up they decided to spend the morning at the park and have some ice cream at Carinas favourite ice cream parlour.
„What flavour are you getting bambina?"
„I'm getting ice cream?" Elli was confused. She wasn't a good girl at breakfast it didn't make sense to her why she would get a treat now.
„Of course honey you didn't think we'd go get ice cream and not let you have one? Did you?" Maya answered.
„But....but I didn't finish breakfast. I don't deserve a treat."
Carina knelt down to the girls hight so they would see eye to eye.
„Why would you say that bambina?"
„I was bad. Bad girls don't get to have treats."
Maya and Carina shared a sad look.
„Elli sweetie, you tried your best at breakfast, that's the important part. You deserve all the treats in the world, understand?"
Elli didn't quite understand but nodded anyway and ended up choosing mango.
„Good choice Elli!" Maya said and got the same for herself.
They walked out of the parlour and Elli was staring at her ice cream.
She didn't usually get to have it back home.
She was so preoccupied with her thoughts that she overlooked a step on the ground and tripped forward, the ice cream landing in the dirt.
It took her back to her 9th birthday.

Two years ago:
Elli was walking next to her dad down the street, he couldn't leave her at home alone that day because some anonymous caller had reported him to CPS.
He was speed walking while talking on the phone, Elli struggling to keep up.
She gasped when she saw an ice cream truck just a few meters away.
„Dad, daddy!" She said, urgently pulling on his sleeve.
„Shhh. Shut up I'm on the phone!"
He barked at her.
She didn't want to upset her dad but she really, really wanted just a taste of that ice cream. It was her birthday after all.
Pulling all her bravery together, she tugged on his sleeve again and pointed to the truck. To her surprised he simply rolled his eyes and shoved a few dollars into her hand before pushing her towards the truck, hoping it would shut er up for just a minute.
Her little heart beat faster as she walked over to the truck and ordered.
She walked back, happily looking at her ice cream, not having tried it yet so she could enjoy every last bit of it.
She smiled widely as she walked up to her dad.
„Look I got strawberry!" She squeaked unable to contain her excitement.
He turned around and glared at her with so much anger in his eyes.
„Shhht!" He grabbed her arm tightly.
„I told you to be quiet. If you say one more thing I swear it won't end well for you!"
He shook her a little and when he let go Elli was still out of balance, tripping over her own feet, falling hard onto the concrete.
She pushed herself up immediately, her shock filled eyes landing on her ice cream. It had fallen out of her hand and onto the dirty ground.
Her bleeding palm completely irrelevant, the only thing she was worried about was the ice cream.
Her ice cream.
Her dad grabbed the back of her shirt and pulled her up.
„Ugh you clumsy idiot!"
„I...I... my..." She stuttered.
„Stop being a baby already. We need to go." he said harshly and pulled her away.

Present time:
„Oh bambina, are you hurt?" Carina had pulled her to her feet and was examining her hands.
„I think we have to get home to clean out these scratches."
Elli couldn't hold it in any longer, she started bawling her eyes out.
„Hey, hey sweetheart it's okay. Carina can get all of this cleaned out and it'll be healed in no time." Maya tried to reason but Elli was inconsolable.
Carina was still holding her hands.
„Okay, come here." Carina picked Elli up and held her on her hip, rocking back and forth slightly.
„You're alright. It'll be all better once we're home." She said soothingly wanting to walk back to the car.
Elli wouldn't calm down.
Maya got closer.
„Elli I need you to calm down or you're going to make yourself sick."
Elli tried but she couldn't.
„Breathe with me. In....and out. Try for Maya please?"
Eventually she calmed down enough for the blondes liking, Carina looking at her impressed.
„Can you tell us what's making you so upset bambina?"
„Is it because you're hurt?"
Elli shook her head.
„What is it then? You can tell us." Maya tried.
„I...I dropped my..." She choked out pointing at the ice cream.
„Oh honey. We can get another one if you want."
„Really?"
„Of course."
They smiled at her sadly.
„Come on let's get another one to take home." Carina said and they walked back into the shop, Elli still on Carinas hip.
They got an ice cream to go box and drove home.

At the apartment, Carina sat Elli down on the couch and cleaned her hands.
She winced at the disinfectant but tried to be brave.
„Good girl, now how about we watch a movie and eat our ice cream?"
„Yes please!" Elli smiled wide, the pain in her hands already forgotten.

A.n:
Sorryyyy for the long wait, I'm kind of out of ideas.
I had so many ideas when I started but now I feel like this isn't going anywhere.
Do you have any ideas for this story?
I'd appreciate it.
Have a great rest of your day!