Moon Child (A Camren KidFic)

fifteen

TRIGGER WARNING: I keep forgetting to put these before the chapters. Sorry I am shitty!!! so there is some heavy things in this chapter like suicidal thoughts. Please if you're feeling this way, call someone!!!! Or text!!!!

—————

Mike slammed the door walking into the house. He immediately walked to his back bedroom to where Clara was folding clothes. "Mike? What's wrong?"

"Normani knows." Mike's jaw clenched, "She thinks I am monster." Clara gripped the shirt she was holding tense over his tone. Mike moved to his nightstand opening the drawer pulling out his pistol. "I'm tired, Clara."

"Oh my goodness! Mike! Lauren is home." Mike gripped the base of the pistol, "Lauren!" Clara's eyes widened, "Don't you dare!" Lauren came into the room weary of her father. Lauren met her mother's eyes. Lauren's eyes fell on her mother's discolored neck. Then to her father.

"Lauren..." Clara started to address when she felt a cold metal against her head. Clara felt too weak. She couldn't bare to open her eyes. "Papi? What are you doing?!" Lauren's voice laced with concern. Mike started to tear up, "I'm going to fix our family Lauren."

Lauren quickly moved closer to Clara getting in between Clara and Mike, "Don't do it like this, Papi." Clara started to cry. She couldn't protect Lauren anymore. Mike was too far gone.

Mike sobbed dropping the gun quickly to the floor. "I am so sorry, Lauren." Clara kicked the gun away from him, "Lauren, how about you run a bubble bath?" Lauren moved away still skittish from the intense moment she had witnessed.

"Mike, you need to get your shit together!" Mike's tears stopped and anger subsided in him. Clara took the gun in her hand, "I won't hesitate." Mike shook his head pushing Clara to the ground, "you won't do anything. You're too scared. I am trying my best to get better. I just fucked up, Clara! "

"Just fucked up? Mike, you put a gun to my head in front of our daughter. You need to fucking leave!" Clara spoke standing up. Mike clenched his fist quickly bringing them to Clara's throat. "You will not talk to me like that." Clara gasped for air dropping the gun. Mike removed his hands after his anger came down. Mike glanced at Clara gasping for air and sighed. He left the room without another word.

Clara started at her new bruise forming around her neck. Hand prints.  She glanced at the bags under her eyes; the tear stained cheeks. She could not keep doing this. 

"Mami?" Lauren's voice brought her from her trance.  Clara moved out o the side of the bathtub. "You ready?" Clara put on her best smile for the younger girl.

She thought about the pistol in the master bedroom.

Clara tried her best to hold her tears back; Lauren knew her mother was upset.

"Alright, you wanna know something, mija?" Lauren nodded eagerly as Clara washed the younger girl's hair. "I love you so much. To the moon and back even. You know that right?"

"I love you too! Twice as far, mami!" , Lauren answered making a bubble mustache hoping to make her mother laugh. Clara gave the girl a smile, "my goofy girl."

Clara's thoughts landed on the pistol in the bedroom.

Clara finished giving Lauren a bath and took her too her room to get Lauren to bed. "Do you remember what I told you?" Lauren thought for a moment bringing a stuffed Nala to her face, "That you love me to the moon and back." Clara smiled, "I do. Never forget that okay?" Lauren nodded yawning. Clara tucked her daughter in kissing her forehead. "I am going on a trip too." Clara choked back her tears. Lauren furrowed her eyebrows together, "where are you going, mami?"

"Uh, I am going to the moon, mija. I won a trip to the moon." Lauren sat up, "can I go with you?" Clara shook her head, "Not this time. I promise, I will always be with you." Lauren shook her head, "I want to go with you."

Clara coaxed the younger girl back under her covers, "I need you to be brave and stay right here." Lauren sighed, "Okay, Mami." Clara let her tears fall, "Do you remember what I said?"

"That you love me to the moon and back."

Clara smiled kissing Lauren's forehead once more, "I am so proud of you." Lauren let Clara linger letting a feeling of uneasiness set in her stomach. Clara glanced at Lauren once more before shutting her door. Lauren set up in her bed bringing Nala close to her.

Clara closed the door to the master bedroom. She picked up the pistol from the floor. Memories of Mike flashing in her mind followed by the nightmare she had been living. She wanted to stay for Lauren, but her heart couldn't bare seeing her first love hurting her or himself. She felt so guilty placing the metal to her head. She took a deep breath before pulling the trigger.

Lauren heard the gunshot. She heard the thud. Lauren let her tears fall as she moved to the window. The moon peering through trees. Lauren looked up at the moon replaying her mother's words in her head, "I love you to the moon and back, mami."

————

wow. so hope y'all are having a good day.