"We'll figure it out, Dad..."
Lotus is laying down in bed. Her thoughts too loud to be able to sleep. Every time she closes her eyes it happens again. She sees it all again. She hears the glass breaking, the table overturning. But when she opens her eyes she's greeted by silence.
She looks at her father, who's asleep next to her. The girl doesn't want to wake him up, knowing he needs his sleep. Lotus sighs, looking at the small alarm clock on the bedside table. 2:43.
The girl decides to get up, saying goodbye to the sleep. She graps some fresh clothers from her suitcase and strolls towards the bathroom.
Once underneath the shower, she turns it on. The warm water embracing her, spreading a small smile on her face. She takes her time to wash her hair and body, knowing she'll have to wait until her father will be awake before being able to do anything.
Paul wakes up at the sound of water running. He looks at the alarm clock, just like Lotus did minutes ago. 3:21.
He knows she's taking a shower because she cannot sleep. It is a habit the girl has since she's little. When Paul would ask about it she'd say: "It calms me down." They no longer cited it after that.
The man decided to wait until she would get out. He already knows what's bothering her, but everything happened so fast the day before that they didn't have time to talk about.
As a clue the young girl stepped out of the bathroom. "Oh... Dad... Sorry I woke you up..." The girl apologized while walking towards her side of the bed. "Lou? What bothering you?" Paul heard the girl sigh and waited patiently for her answer. "It's too quiet... The room..." Lotus clears her throat. "A-And if I close my eyes... It's like I'm back there... I... I'm just so scared, Dad..." She takes a deep breath and looks her father in the eye. "What if they find us? What is they come back?" Tears are forming in her eyes and it's breaking Paul's heart.
He instantly wraps his arms around her small frame, buring his nose in her wet hair. "Shhh..." He moves so his chin is resting on her head, to make sure she'll be able to hear him. "It'll be okay... We still have each other... I'm not going to leave you..."
While saying those sentenses Paul wondered, was he saying them to Lotus or to himself?
"Come on." The man took the covers and pulled them up, covering their bodies. "Let's go to sleep, sweetheart."
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Hey! Another chapter!
I know I don't update very much but I have sometimes a lot of schoolwork... And the exams are comimg soon... So yeah...
Hope you enjoyed!
PS: I made some changes to the story, go check out the 'Cast' & 'Chapter 3' to find out ;)
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Secretly Royal
General FictionA girl who doesn't really know the truth about herself or her father. And a father who doesn't want her to find out.
