As I Watched

Last Night

Lotus pushed through the day using a of her self discipline to not cry.

Last night was possibly the worst night of her life.

It all started when her mom took her out for ice cream. Her dad was shopping and Lotus's mom wanted to treat her and her beloved daughter.

Lotus got a triple chocolate sundae with whipped cream and a cherry. Her favorite. Her mom got a vanilla cone with rainbow sprinkles.

They were driving back from the ice cream shop when a gun shot was sounded in the distance.

"Don't worry. Probably just a hunter practicing." Lotus's mom said. "It is getting clo-" She never got to finish her sentence.

A bullet had gone through her head.

"Payback! You b*tch! You and your filthy daughter!" A voice screamed from the woods that lived across the street.

The car went haywire, steering every which way. "Mom! Mom wake up! Please!" Lotus yelled, shaking her moms arm. "Please..."

Lotus didn't know how to drive. But regardless, she grabbed the steering wheel and steered their way to safety before pulling out her phone and calling the police.

They were to late.

Lotus's mom had died due to blood loss and extreme brain damage.

She wouldn't leave the side of the hospital bed until they told her that her mother had died. They then had to drag Lotus out of the hospital.

Lotus cried the whole night only to wake up to red puffy eyes she would have to cover up with make up.

Lotus would never get over this, and neither would her father.

Lotus's father had already drunken 11 full bottles of vodka since he had gotten the call that his wife had been murdered.

Lotus looked at the empty bottles and sighed.

Why did she have to die?

// Jesus flipping Christ, that chapter was hard to write. Any way, hope you enjoyed!