Tayvin | Better Than This

19 》 I don't want to meet her

Leah's POV

"Leah, there's someone who wants to meet you."

When the flashback was over Taylor had walked in alongside another woman. I started shaking and crying.

"NO!" I yelled and ran into the closet. The closet was big and basically another room so I went on my tip toes to lock the door. I went underneath a shelve and cried.

"Baby, please come out. Karlie really want to meet you."

"I DON'T WANT TO MEET HER!" I yelled in between sobs.

"Ok then, you don't have to meet her. But please let me in. Just me?"

"NO!" I screamed.

"Baby, don't make me break down this door."

I didn't answer, I just kept crying. I rocked back and fourth with tears flooding out of my eyes. The sobs only became louder after each flashback and memory which came to my mind. I heard more footsteps come towards the door.

"Leah, can you open the door. Just for me?" Daddy said. I thought about it for a second but kept crying. I could hear whispers amongst the people waiting outside the closet. After a few more minutes the door opened.

"Lucky we have spare keys." Mommy mumbled. She walked over to me and knelt down before scooping me up and into her arms.

"What's wrong baby?"

"I don't wanna meet them..." I say quietly. Mommy wipes my tears stained cheeks and plants a kiss on my forehead.

"Karlie is my friend baby. She's really nice and really wants to meet you."

"Last time someone wanted to meet me they weren't nice..."

"I promise you that Karlie is one of the nicest people you'll ever meet. I'll stay right next to you so you don't have to be scared." Mommy says.

"Mmkay..."

Mommy picks me up and walks out the closet where daddy is.

"I think we might have to cancel the party, Adam." I hear mommy whisper to daddy.

"You sure?" Daddy says back.

"Yeah. Could you ring up everyone that was invited and let them know it's cancelled."

"Sure."

Mommy keeps walking and goes downstairs to the living room where grandma and someone else are sitting.

"Mom, could you go get Leah a cookie or something."

"Of course darling." Grandma replies.

"Leah, this is Karlie." Mommy says. I bury my face into her neck because I don't really feel like meeting new people.

"Hi Leah." The woman says in a soft and sweet voice.

"Hi." I mumble. I lift my face from mommy's neck to look at her and offer a smile.

Taylor's POV

I sit on the couch with Leah in my lap for a while but it isn't long before she falls asleep. After catching up on how we've been and what we've been up to Karlie asks, "What happened earlier?"

"What do you mean?"

"Like I know it's normal for little kids to throw tantrums but it seemed like more than a tantrum when you told her someone wanted to meet her. She got really scared."

"I don't know. She said the last time someone wanted to meet her they weren't nice. I don't know who she's talking about. My family have met her but she didn't freak so I really don't know. I guess it triggered a memory or something."

"Does she always get scared at stuff like that?"

"No. I mean there's been a few times she got shaken up at things but never this bad. Not since the first few days we had her before she got to know us." I say to Karlie.

"You still having a party?"

"No, I told Adam to cancel it. I don't think Leah is gonna be up for a party. Party or no party we still need a cake. Care to help me bake one?"

"You don't even have to ask." Karlie replied, giggling. I took a sleeping Leah off of my lap and placed her onto the couch and then covered her up with a blanket.

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Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to Leah
Happy birthday to you

"Make a wish baby!" I say to Leah which was sitting in front of her cake.

"Ok, I wish for..."

"You aren't meant to tell us! Then it won't come true!" Says Karlie.

"Apart from mommy, but you can tell me later." I whisper into her ear.

"Blow out the candles, Leah!"

She took a deep breath and managed to blow out all 3 candles on the cake.

"Happy birthday baby." I whisper and plant a kiss on her forehead.

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