Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall.....

Reconciliation

I don't remember much, but I must've fallen asleep because when I opened my eyes, I was surrounded by hospital machines. I looked around. I could see my mother, sitting in a chair. "Mom?", I say weakly. My mom looks up and sees me, and her face lights up. "Arielle! You're okay!", she says, and throws her arms around me. "My darling, I was so worried!" "Hi Mom", I say, holding her tight. "Oh, one minute I was holding you and Judy, and the next, you just passed out on the ground! The doctors say it was from a loss of so much blood....."

"I'm alright now Mom", I say. "Is Judy okay?" My mom wipes her eyes and nods. "She was released from the hospital just yesterday. Aside from mild asphyxiation, she is just fine." I breathe a huge sigh of relief. "Good, great", I sigh. "And", my mother says, playing with my hospital sheet nervously. "There is someone else here to see you."

Then the door opened and someone walked in. When I saw who it was, my smile disappeared.

"What are you doing here?", I asked him. 

My dad sighed and sat at the edge of the bed. "I came to see you", he said. "After you learned that I was probably going to die?", I say coldly. "You probably wouldn't have seen me otherwise." My dad looked down. "I guess I deserve that", he says.

"I came back to apologize to you, and your sister", he says. "I never should have left you in the first place. I thought I was protecting you, but I was only hurting you." I folded my arms. "I'm listening", I say. "I missed out on your whole childhood", my dad says. "But I was a better business owner than I was a dad, so I stayed away because of that." He takes my hand. "But I'll never do that again", he says. "I'm not going to let you wait for time anymore. From now on, I'll make time." 

I stare at my father with tears in my eyes. "That's all I ever wanted", I say. "Do you really mean it, Dad?" He nods. "I do", he says and holds me tight. "I promise, I'll always be here for you from now on", he whispers.

I smile, and I don't let go of him, for I still fear that if I let go, I might lose him again. 

I think about all the events that happened these past months. I had almost lost myself, my family, I had almost lost everything, and all because of one evil ghost. Although, something good came from this. Arista may have brought my family closer together.....