Fake Dating | Hizzie

Addiction

Addiction affects twenty-three million people in the united stated alone. And only 11 percent of people try and get help for what they're dealing with. A lot of people try and blame the disease for their actions. But some people face it headstrong and take the consequences they made for themselves.

It was Saturday, and everybody had something going on except Lizzie. Hope had a date with Maya. Penelope and Josie went apple picking, and they invited Lizzie. But she passed on the invitation. So when she heard a knock on the door, it scared her who would come to the house at 1 p.m.

She dragged herself from her bed and walked to the door and opened it to see her father standing there. She didn't know how to react. Was she supposed to be happy to see him or mad at him for leaving?

"Lizzie, can I come in." the dad asked.

She nodded as he walked through the door he remembered all the memories he made in this house with his lovely wife and daughters.

"dad, why did you come back? Why now," Lizzie asked trying to hold back tears

He turned around to see his daughter's eyes watering but didn't know what to do. "I needed to get help before I could come back, and now that I got it, I am back."

"what do you mean to get help." Lizzie sobbed now with rolling water down her face

He put his hand on his daughters' hand and sat her down on the couch. "Lizzie, I am acholic, and I had to get help. That's where I was for the last two months. The day after I left you and Josie I knew that its not the person I wanted to be. And checked into Rehab, and now I'm standing in front of you two months clean." He handed her his two-month sobriety chip

She looked at the chip, and she was proud of her dad but found it hard for him leaving her just when mom died. "dad I am so happy for you. I am, but you left just when mom died."

"I know honey, and I regret doing it, but all I can do is try and make things better now. And I thought you would be okay with Josie. You were always so close." The father said

"We were okay, dad, but when I needed you the most, you weren't here to pick up the pieces the way mom used too." Lizzie said

"I'm here now tell me what's going on."

"did you hear what happened to Hope over the summer." Lizzie asked

"yea, of course, I did. It's sad, but why bring it up you stopped being her friend before that."

"that night she did it I saw her at a party and got a bad feeling, so I ran to her house to find her lying in the bathtub."

"oh, honey, that must have been traumatic seeing someone you are in love with just laying in the water like that." The dad worriedly said

"I'm not in Love with Hope, dad, and don't you remember what you said about being gay and how wrong it is." Lizzie said

"over the last two months, I met the most amazing people, and they were dealing with the same issues I was. And some of them were gay, and some weren't, but I learned that everyone should be loved for who they are and not judged. And who are we kidding you were in love with Hope Mikaelson since you were little. Me and you mom always joked that you two would get married someday. Your mom wanted it to happen."

Lizzie thought about it for a moment, and she couldn't deny it anymore. She loved Hope Mikaelson. But judgment from her father scared her until he said that it was all right she couldn't see it in front of her. And now she started sobbing.

She clenched onto her father and cried on his shoulders. He said, "what's wrong, Lizzie."

"you're right, I do love Hope, but I pushed her so far away that she will never love me again. and not to mention she's got a new girlfriend." Lizzie sobbed

"Hope was always for second chances. Just tell her the truth, and everything will work its self out. and if it doesn't, I will eat ice cream with you as you and mom did." The dad said

"dad I am so happy that you are Home, but there have been some changes in the house. Penelope lives here now, and so does Hope."

"Okay, how about you tell me about it over lunch." The dad said smiling

Lizzie nodded

While that was going, Hope and Maya went on their first date, and it went amazingly, they didn't do anything special. They did what they always did talk about their days and lives while eating some food. Hope felt a little distracted during the lunch, but luckily Maya didn't pick up on it or Hope thought.

Maya dropped Hope off at Home, and she saw a familiar car in the driveway and rushed inside to make sure Lizzie was okay. Seeing that Penelope and Josie weren't back yet.

She ran into the kitchen to see Lizzie and her dad eating lunch and talking. They both faced her, and Lizzie said: "want some."

Hope shook her head and said, "no, thank you. I just ate."

She looked towards her dad, and he got up and hugged the young girl letting her know that everything was okay. The front door opened, and Josie looked around and saw her dad and ran to hug him and said: "are you back for good now."

He nodded and smiled that he finally put the pieces to his family back together. Josie knew about her father in Rehab but promised she wouldn't say anything to Lizzie.

Hope went back to her room, and face timed her girlfriend to tell her the news. But as soon as Maya picked up, she felt like she zoned out. She heard and responded to everything Maya said but felt like she wasn't even there.

Lizzie walked to Hope's room so that she could talk to her about everything. But heard Maya on the phone and walked away and went back to her room. She decided she was going to go and tell her another time.