“Wow dad, this is really good!”
“Thanks Hun. I know it’s your favorite.”
“Yeah. And it was mom’s . . .”
Janella’s dad stopped chewing, slumped back in his chair and swallowed his food.
“Oh, dad. I’m sorry I didn’t mean t-“
“I got to go finish unpacking. Just enjoy your meal okay. Happy birthday, pumpkin.” he solemly replied; kissing the top of her temple.
With that, he pushed out his chair, placed his napkin back on the table and left the room without saying another word.
She was no longer hungry. Feeling terrible about speaking of her mom, Janella decided to go to his room and apologize to him.
Making her way down the corridors, slipping past the corners, and exiting the connected rooms- the TV room and the relaxing room (or so she figured)- Janella found her way into a large master bed room.
“Dad? Dad are you here? Look I just, I just wanted to apologize to you for the way I’ve been acting. I realized that maybe London won’t be so bad after all. . . And, and Cambridge seems like an awesome school. It’s not that far from home. . . Dad?”
Further she walked through the master bedroom. Her Father was nowhere in sight.
“Dad are you here? Dad?”
Then she saw him.
“DAD?!?! Okay, hold on! I’m going to call 9-1-1!”
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Chris’s P●O●V
How could she talk about her mother? I realize that she’s gone! Does she think I’m blind? That I’m stupid? Ugh, my heart hurts. I better find my medications.
Rummaging through his boxes, he began to feel faint. Unexpectedly he initiated into a numb state. His fingers and hands began to shake violently- his face and feet turning a purple-ish blue. Immediately he fell over still shaking. There he lay on his bathroom floor- going to die (he suspected).
Then he heard it. Coming towards him quicker and quicker- it was his daughter. Believing she would find him in time- he persisted in fighting on.
“Dad? Dad are you here? Look I just, I just wanted to apologize to you for the way I’ve been acting. I realized that maybe London won’t be so bad after all. . . And, and Cambridge seems like an awesome school. It’s not that far from home. . . Dad?”
“Dad are you here? Dad?”
Back towards the door, he could not tell if she was there or not. Then she screamed.
“DAD?!?! Okay, hold on! I’m going to call 9-1-1!”
As if by choice he shook his head- turning colder and colder with each shake. Listening to his daughter cry into the phone- he faded. Everything went black.
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Janella’s P●O●V
Heart-wrenching sirens lightly filled the air.
Crying, Janella watched as the mysterious- yet heroic- men flooded her new house, lifting her dad up onto a Gurnee and racing him out to the ambulance.
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When Everything Falls Apart {BEING EDITED}
FanfictionBeing single at Janella Erick’s age isn’t what every girl is, but it just so happens that she and her best British friend, Brooke are. Although she hates to admit it, Janella not only acts hard to get- but IS hard to get- that is, until her life swi...
