The Diary of a Mikaelson - Josie Saltzman

05 Game

"It's hard for you? The farewell? "

" You have no idea. "I answer.

tXxxxxxxx

"Dad, I'm afraid." I whisper and he looks at me with a soft look. He smiles gently and puts a hand on my shoulder.

I look at him and try to hold back the tears, but it's pointless, they're coming down my cheeks.

"You are still my son, and you will never be alone." He says and I take a deep breath, "Never, got it?" I nod frantically and he pulled me into a hug that I returned hard.

"Everyone makes mistakes, Taylor, I've made thousands, but you're not one of them, neither you nor Hope." He pulled back and I felt tears flood my vision.

Hope moved closer to stand beside me and she held my hand as tears streamed down her cheeks as well. He smiled sadly at us.

"You Two are Mikaelson, you are family, and I am proud to be able to call you children, I love you, I love you so much," he says as his own tears fall down his cheeks and I and Hope pull him into a trio hug, And we feel our own tears fall.

"We love you, Father," we say together.

Xxxxxxxx

"Taylor, are you alright?" teacher Caius asks. I pulled away from my daydream and sniffled a little. I can't think about these things now.

" yes I am ." I say . he didn't look convinced, his eyes were narrow and he was analyzing me clearly.

We were in one room, I was in an armchair and he was in another.
Teacher Caius thought it best to be alone so we could talk, Hope was somewhere else having a conversation with another teacher as well.

Alaric Found it best Hope and I talked about our problems with someone other than ourselves.

"Taylor, how do you feel now?" I laughed without humor.

"How do I feel? I'm angry, Very angry, but not only for what Landon did, I promised my father that I would take care of Hope, that I would protect her and guess what? I couldn't, She's with a broken heart, And it's my fault! "I exclaim. Mr.Caius didn't change with my tone. He just looked at me and folded his hands. "I don't know what I should do, I'm lost and don't have..." I stopped. There's no one to show me a way ...

He arched an eyebrow "No what?" I took a deep breath.

"Never mind, Kirby is still out there and he will regret the day he was born," I say through gritted teeth.

"Do you want to kill him?"

"he lied to Hope! she's been through so many things! so many disappointments, so many losses, she doesn't deserve this!" I was furious.

Caius eyed me warily. "Do you think it's your fault Hope got hurt? Do you think you failed to protect her?"

I tried to stay strong "Yeah ... I should have pushed him away, I should have stopped him, 'cause she got hurt again and I couldn't do anything to stop it." I sighed.

"Taylor, none of this is your fault. You didn't know that would happen."

"It's not your fault, you didn't know this would happen..." my own words prowled my mind now, I said the same thing to Hope when Mom died ...

"I haven't been there..." I whisper, Head down.

He looks at me sadly "But it's here now, And now Hope needs you, Someone who supports her, wants to redeem herself? First you have to stop blaming yourself for the bad things that happen, None of this is your fault." He said and continued, "You have to open up, Taylor, no one can stand to keep so many emotions in yourself forever." I huff.