Back Together ~ pt 4

❤︎︎ Twenty-Three ❤︎︎

*Liliana's POV*

I knew mum and dad had been acting weird lately but I didn't think they had done this... dad was constantly wearing hats and I knew something was up. I was gonna go to the toilet but then I saw mum in the shower... she was bald... I instantly ran down to dad who was on the couch.

"dad?? why is mum bald???" I said.

"Liliana, I have something important to tell you" he said. I sat next to him and looked at him. What the hell was he gonna tell me?

"what's going on with mum, dad...?"

"Look, she's not bald out of choice... it's a side effect of her treatment..." he said. Oh my god...

"so I didn't dream it... I overheard you and mum talking the other day but I thought I have just dreamt it... why the fuck wouldn't you tell me that mum has leukaemia!!???"

"Liliana, I'm sorry. We didn't want to worry you unnecessarily. Your mother and I were trying to process things ourselves before we told anyone else. But yes, she has been diagnosed with leukaemia"

"are you fucking kidding me???!!! you didn't think for a second that you should tell your own daughter??? she may be your wife but she's my fucking mother!!!!"

"I know I messed up, Liliana. But please believe me when I say we were just trying to protect you. We didn't want you to worry or be scared"

"fucking forget it!!! I don't wanna talk to either of you!!!" I said. I went up to my room and didn't come back out. When I went to school I refused to talk to him. I didn't want to talk to him. I tried to get out of the car but he held me back by my shoulder

"Liliana, please. Can we talk?"

"why should we?? you and mum can't seem to be fucking honest with me"

"Lils, I know we should have been more honest with you from the beginning. But we were just trying to protect you"

"I deserved the fucking truth. especially when it's my mum's life on the line"

"You're right. And I promise, from now on, we'll be more open with you"

"Whatever" I said before getting out of the car. I was so pissed off. How could they not tell me about something like that?? I ended up spending the whole day in isolation. I swore at my teachers and stuff like that.

"Lils..." dad said. I just walked past him. I didn't even get in the car. I walked off. I decided to go to a party. I had the shortest black dress ever on. I was gonna piss dad off so much. I got home at like 10pm. "Liliana, stop right there" he said.

"No!!!" I said as I ran to my room but he ran after me and stopped me from locking my door. "I don't even want to fucking look at you. I don't even want to call you dad right now. nothing you're gonna say right now is going to make this any better, Lando" I said. I could see his heart break when I called him Lando.

"Liliana, I know I haven't been the best dad lately..."

"No fucking shit"

"...but I want you to know that I love you more than anything in this world. And I'm sorry for not being there for you like I should have been"

"just get out. I have a massive hangover to deal with before going to school again tomorrow"

"Alright, Liliana. I'll give you some space"