NCT Imagines

[07:30]

"Papa, I don't want to go to school today,"

Sicheng who was in the kitchen washing the dishes abruptly stopped after hearing her daughter's confession. He was wearing a white shirt, sleeves rolled up and his hair neatly groomed.

"Why's that?" He asks, holding the sponge and the plate, slowly scrubbing the plate, eyebrow raised.

His daughter kept quiet. Her head hung low, her little hands balled into fists.

Sicheng stopped his scrubbing, putting the plate down on the sink and took his glove off. He went to the towel beside him, wiping his hands clean and made his way towards his daughter. Crouching down, leveling with his daughter.

"Princess, what's wrong?" he asks, putting both of his hands on the girl's chubby cheeks.

Small sobs slip through her mouth, and tears beginning to form, some of them already streaming down her face.

Sicheng's heart broke seeing his daughters face. She looked so broken and hurt, she looked so vulnerable. He immediately hugged his crying daughter, feeling her tears wet his right shoulder.

"M-My classmates k-keep saying that I-I killed m-mama." she managed to say between sobs.

Right then and there, Sicheng felt like some sword pierced through his chest. He immediately broke the hugs and held the girl's shoulder.

"No no no, why would they say that? Of course you didn't, Princess." Sicheng says, looking at her daughter's damp eyes.

"B-but if it wasn't for me, mama would still be alive. Papa and Mama would still live happily. Papa wouldn't have to cry every night. I'm just a mistake,"

Sicheng felt that his whole world just crumble. It was true, that You died when giving birth to her. Doctors even said that it was a miracle that your daughter lived. She was a miracle.

"Princess, Trust me when I say this," Sicheng starts, taking a deep breath, looking straight into her eyes. Slowly, he could see the resemblance of You in her eyes. His heart felt heavy, and his eyes were getting wet with every breath he took.

"I have made a lot and huge mistakes in the past and so did your Mama. But you are not one of them." he whimpers.

"You are the greatest thing that has ever happened to both me and your mama. You are a miracle, you are the most precious thing we have right now. And I can't imagine a life without you." Sicheng sobs,

His daughter put her little hands on his cheeks, slowly wiping away his father's tears. Sicheng smiled weakly and pull her into an embrace. And comfortable silence fill the room.

"Papa, do you and Mama really love each other?" his daughter asks. Sicheng chuckled,

"Of course."

"How can you prove it?"

"We have you my little princess, you're a living proof of our love." Sicheng smiled, hugging the girl tightly.

You stood there, seeing your daughter and your husband, smiling happily, tears filling your eyes. Your soft glowing body shudder at the sight before you, your feet has a mind of their own as You walked closely towards them, embracing them in a hug.

Sicheng's eyes suddenly open. He knows this familiar warm feeling. It was the same feeling he had when he was with you. He couldn't contain his smile as more tears streamed down his face.

He knew that you were never gone. You were always with them.