Spirits Awake Wild Souls

F-F-Father? Chapter 7

" F-f-father?" Adira stuttered, as tears welled up in her eyes. She ran up for a hug, and her father met her halfway.
They hugged, and for the first time ever, Adira felt a real hug from a real father. They stood like that for some time.
When they finished, Adira slapped him for a while until his face turned a deep shade of red.
"You left me! For all this time!" She shouted.
" I wanted to kee-"
" You could've been there!"
"But they wou-"
" I was stuck at the orphanage!"
" You don't unde-"
" All the birthdays, holidays, everything!"
" THEY WOULD'VE KILLED YOU! Your mother-"
" Don't talk about my mother" group backs out of room "My mother would have wanted me to know my father was alive, not living with no hope, and doubt for all these years!" Adira shouted.
" Well you didn't watch her die!" her father shouted " I saw her, she" breath " she " breath.
"She wanted you to live without all this magic and war. She wanted you to have a better life."
    "A life with no family or love!" Adira shouted back.
    Her father just stood there thinking. Adira just left the room and went to her bedroom.
    Her father walked in and sat next to her. He said " Do you think I wanted to leave you? It's been hard for me to, but your mother didn't want to put you in danger."
    And for the first time, Adira felt love.