wild world [bastille fanfiction]

WWCOMMS .008 // Father

Melanie runs out of the main door of the children's building and runs into the building next door. There she stops in hesitation after seeing people going through pat downs and bag checks. I haven't got any time for this. Her thoughts wonder off in her head as she turns away and quickly but not obviously walks around to the back of the building. Melanie looks around desperately and see's a door go to slam shut. She quickly gets it. And walks in the building.

It's big wall of grey doors, grey dark enclosed corridors dimly lit by white lights. "Have you lost someone?" Says Mark Crew's as she nods her head.

"Daniel Campbell Smith."

"What did you come here to see him for?" Mark says as he guides the way to Dan's office. Little to the both know Dan has gone down to the room.

"His my da...mentor-helps me with learning about Wild World Communications." Mark opens the door to Dan's office after knocking on it sharply, twice he looks in the room and sighs.

"Dan a mentor...his a good man. Anyway, Miss...sorry I never got you name, what was it?" Melanie panics.

"Melanie Meadow Smith." Mark nods his head writing her name on a piece of paper.

"Are you related to Daniel?"

Melanie jumps. "What makes you say that?" Mark looks at Melanie, knowing that the camera's watching them will pick up on the different kind of behaviour that is not tolerated in Wild World.

"Your last name is Smith" Mark blandly says looking into the camera.

"It's common."

Mark makes an 'oh' sound. "Mark I need you help!" That's him. That's my dad. "Oh...hello." He awkwardly says as he then gives Mark a scolding look.

"Can you wait outside just for one moment please?" He tells me as I nod my head totally over come with different types of emotions. I'm happy because I've found him, sad because he doesn't remember me but yet my body is filled with adrenaline and a rush it's never had. Maybe it's all this secrecy? We're not allowed secrets in Wild World.

I wait outside the door and look around, this building is very dark but yet it is very spacious. It's like something out of this world. I'd hate to be left alone here something gives me the creeps about this place, I can't put my finger on why it does tho.

Several minutes later and I still am waiting outside the door in nervousness and anticipation. What do I say to him? How do I break it to him that his got a daughter? How is he going to react. I should've brought my sister with me.

Someone goes to walk out several takes as the door handle opens then closes again. Whatever they are talking about in there must be pretty serious. Then finally the door opens up as Mark pushes past me and walks down the corridor. Is that my cue to go in there? I awkwardly go to push the door open when Dan opens it. I stumble backwards. "Sorry...I just-" he looks at me peculiarly.

"Are you okay?" He whispers in a lightly voice.

I break down crying shaking my head. You're not allowed to show emotion here. I'm going to die. "Come in..." he invitingly says as I sit down on the office chair. His office is made out of glass. Wow.

"What's wrong?" He whispers.

I don't know how to say it. "What's wr-" I cut him off sharply. "You're my father." His eyes widen.

He nervously laughs. "Ha...no I'm not." I nod my head.

"Laureline is my mother. Look, she put this in my little sister's card. I have the bracelet you gave to her and pictures." I throw all the contents from my pocked onto the desk and he immediately picks up the bracelet. With that he puts his hand over his mouth.

"Melanie?" He whispers looking at me in shock.

"Dad." With that he immediately gets up as I do too and hug him tightly. "Where's your sister?" He asks dramatically.

"With the other children in the home, why?" He shakes his head.

"I need you to come with me now, if anyone asks who you are..." he then looks away from the camera as I look at him "lie" he mouths as I nod my head.

In a rush we walk out of the office and down dark pitch black stairs. "MALIA!" He frantically calls out. Whose Malia. He nearly trips up on the bottom step. "MALIA!" He screams again. Opening the door. What is this room? Is that music? Are those drinks bottles? My dad's a criminal, okay that's pretty cool.

"What?!" An American woman calls out.

"I need you to remember me." He grabs ahold of both of her hands. "Daniel...I mean Dan...why would I remember you?" She squints looking at him in an attempt to remember but she shrugs.

Why can't she remember me? "On our wedding day the world went to shit, you had a baby." That's my mum...oh my god. I hold my mouth. "I've never had..." she pulls Dan away, they both have an argument.

"If you've never fucked how come that is clearly our daughter?!" Dan screams pointing at me as he shoves the bracelet, necklace, picture and note in her hand.

"This is my writing..." she whispers reading it crying. "This is me...this - I was pregnant?" She looks at her perfect flat stomach and shake her head.

"Twice. We have two kids." There must be something someone puts in the water to forget everything that happened before Wild World.

She looks at me in shock. "Meadow" she whispers before hugging me tightly crying.

"Both of you stay here. I'm going to fucking somehow get Scarlet..." mum vigorously nods her head as she strokes my cheek crying.

This is so surreal.