Am I In Hell?

Chapter 8: Can You Tech Me?

*Chris's POV*

I hear Astrid call my name and ask me to get MY daughter out of the pool. Since when was she just my kid? As I remember it took 2 of us to make her. Not just me. Oh I get it she's just mine when she acts like me or when Astrid's mad at her. I think that's why. It's what I'm gonna go with for now anyways.

As soon as I walked down the steps in the pool, Willow came up and splashed me. Then swam away. Her hair was no longer it's normal black color. But white. I got confused and all I could do what stare at her. Astrid noticed this to and she just stood there.

"Come on Willow. It's time for bed. Let's go we have to keep moving we've been here long enough. Longer than what I like." She got mad and went back under. "Willow! I said get out of the pool. Now!" I pulled her out of the pool by her arm. Willow kept screaming at me to let her go and I guess you could say 4 years of not being disciplined came to an end at that moment.She didn't know what to do. She just hung there in my arms in shock. I carried her out of the pool and Kylie took her to get dried off and in some warm cloths. I turned to see Astrid just standing there. Looking at me with disappointment. Not the first time she's looked at me that way.

"And now I guess you're gonna yell at me for something that should have been done a while ago. I'm I right about that?" I just kind of stood there staring back at her. What was once my dry cloths are now my wet pants and I get to change again.

"When she was born... no... before she was born we agreed that we wouldn't hit her. Discipline her yes. Not hit her. Even when we got mad at her were we never to lay a single hand on her." She just stared at me. Holding herself like she normally did. Mainly when she was upset. Again mainly with me. I don't regret what I did. Every child needs a good beating at least once in their life so they know when they've gone too far. Wow I got beat a lot when I was a kid come to think of it.

"I said a lot of things that I regret saying before and after she was born. I can't take them back without breaking my word on all of them. And I guess that's just what I'm going to have to do. You might not like it, but I really don't care." She can be mad at me. Be upset, but things need to change and they need to change now.

"So I guess when you said you wouldn't lay a hand on either of us that was a lie?" She looked at the ground and turned away from me. "I may not remember everything from the past 4 years but I do remember who you became. And I have to say Chris. I don't like it. You can change. People change all the time, it's normal. But you changed to much." She started to cry and started to walk away. I went to reach for her but she just pushed me back. I fucked up. I shouldn't feel as bad as I do should I?

"I-I-I-I'm sorry. But-"

"Save it Chris." And with that she walked away. I went to the car to get yet another change of cloths. Willow had started crying and the sky got darker. Maybe Devin was right.

*Willow's POV*

My daddy hit me. Aunt Kylie took off my wet cloths and put new ones on me. I was still crying. I

could hear mommy and daddy yelling at each other. I got even sadder and the sky got darker and darker. I got in daddy's car and started crying some more. Then mommy got in. She was crying to or at least she wanted to. Uncle Ricky and Kuza got in and I was stuck in the middle. I got a clown to the right of me and a joker to the right. And her I am stuck in the middle with you. Uncle Josh, Brandon, and Angelo and Aunt Kyle where in a different car with Sally. Then in the other car was everyone else. When daddy got in he looked mad and disappointed. It started raining when the car started. I felt even worse for making mommy and daddy fight when the car started.

My dad thinks I'm stupid, but I'm not. I'm a lot smarter than a normal 6 year old. Then Sally. Which is saying a lot, cause she's really smart. Just like uncle Devin. I looked down and I saw something shiny.