Marks POV:
Lanty gives me her last razor and then goes to bed. I go to my room and run my fingers through my hair. I saw her cover her arm when we were eating ice cream and I thought... I hoped it wasn't true, but my little girl... Was cutting. It saddened me so much to see her that way, even more to hear about her parents. She had gone through so much, but I'm glad she feels safe with Jack and I. Even Signe loves that little girl, and Jack warned me that she doesn't like kids. I lay on my bed in deep thought about so many things. I just wonder how Lanty will react when Jack moves out. Now that Signe is here he will probably be gone soon and the kiddo will have to choose a parent. I will sound selfish for saying it, but I hope she picks me. Jack will at least have someone when he goes, but if Lanty doesn't stay I'll be alone again.
I choose not to date because of my fans. I feel like work is more important than any relationship. But Lanty is like my real life daughter. It would hurt me so much to see her go, and I refuse to replace her if she leaves with Jack. Lanty deserves a loving family that she didn't get as a kid. I just hope she gets it regardless of which parent she picks.
Lantys POV:
I lay in my bed feeling my wrist. What led me to do such a stupid thing like that? How didn't I realize that I have a family now? Mark looked so hurt and betrayed by my stupid scars. I cant believe how selfish I've been. I've made them pay for me everywhere I go, I've made Jack fight to get me into a school and now I've hurt Mark by being an idiot. They should've left me at the orphanage. Their lives would be so much better without me.
Wait.
What am I thinking? They love me and do all that stuff because they care about me and are being good parents. I may have hurt Mark tonight, but he said he forgives me if I never cut again. I roll over in my bed.
Sometimes my mind is my worst enemy.
I wake up the next morning and get dressed, brush hair, ect. Then I walk downstairs and I see Mark talking Jack on the couch. "Really? Awe that poor thing. Should she go to school today?" I hear Jack ask Mark as I hide behind a wall to listen to their conversation. "I really want to keep her home. Just to let her relax and for us to keep an eye on her, but... The principal might now like her missing school already." Mark replies having some good points. "Fuck the principal! We need to take care of our daughter. And I think we should keep her home." Jack shouts back at Mark. "I know, I just don't want her to fail at school." Mark says to Jack in a soothing voice. "She won't fail! She is a smart young lady and one day won't make her fail! If she could fail." Jack yells at Mark "Hey, I'm not saying she will fail, its just that... This is all new to her and I don't want her distracted on this too much. She was really upset about it and I don't want her to dwell on it too much." Mark says calmly. "Fine. Let's just ask her when she comes down." Jack huffs out. I wait a few second and walk out from behind the wall and down the stairs.
"Hey Lanty! How'd you sleep?" Jack asks me full of energy. "Hi, and I slept good. You?" I ask pretending like nothing happened with my cuts. "Good." Jack answers. I walk over to the couch and sit by Jack. "Where's Mark?" I ask not seeing where he went. "Probably cooking something." Jack answers looking around. I nod and look around the kitchen and seeing Mark emerge from below the counter with pancake mix in his hand. "Found him." I say to Jack as I stand up and walk over to him.
I remember that I should tell them that I heard their conversation so I start with a basic question when I enter the kitchen. "Hey, did you tell him?" I ask Mark in a hushed voice. Mark nods, "sorry it's important and he needed to know." Mark says putting down the mix. "Its okay, I understand." I say sitting on a stool in the kitchen. Mark nods, "me and him were talking and we wanted to know if you wanna stay home from school today?" I shrug, "sure. Friday free day." I say putting a small smile on my face. "Okay. You just wanna relax? It go back to bed? Or do something fancy?" Mark asks while he 'floofs' his hair. "I'm really tired to be honest. I stayed up thinking." I say hinting at the going back to bed option. Mark nods, "same here. I think too much.' Mark says sitting on another stool. "Wanna go back to bed then?" Mark asks me like the kid he is at heart. I nod and call out to Jack. "Hey! Wanna go back to bed? That's what we're doing." Jack shrugs and gets off the couch, "sure. Sleep tight." Jack says as he makes his way up the stairs. "Wait! Jack! Will you and Mark tuck me in?" I ask. Jack smiles. "Of course we will."
We all head up to my room and they tuck me in. Life has good sides, even though bad times can be mixed in.
