“Jake?!”

He turns around and his mother gives him the look to take his sister along with them. He rolls his eyes.

“Come on Chrissy.”

She gets all excited and runs as fast as her little legs would let her.

~1 Year later~

The maid knocks on Elizabeth’s door.

“Yes?”

“Sorry to disturb you Miss Elizabeth, but your father requests your presence in the family room.”

“Thanks Julie. Do you know what this is about?”

“No Miss.”

“Ok, I will be right there.”

5 minutes later Elizabeth arrives in the family room.

“Daddy?”

She sees him sitting on the couch holding a paper that looked like a letter but she wasn’t sure. She guessed that he didn’t hear her so she walked up to him and set her hand on his shoulder.

“Daddy?”

He quickly looked up and quickly set the letter beside him as if he was trying to hide it.

“Oh Elizabeth, you startled me.”

“Sorry daddy. Julie said you wanted to see me?”

“Yes darling I did. I didn’t know how to tell you this. You know your mother went on a trip.”

She nodded her head. She got a feeling that this wasn’t going to be good.

“Well sweet heart, she isn’t on a trip.”

“What do you mean daddy?”

“Elizabeth……” He looked at her and all he could see was his wife’s eyes looking back at him. He looked back down at his hands.

“I was trying to tell you but I didn’t know how but I know I have to tell you now.”

It was quiet again, he didn’t want to see the hurt in his daughter’s eyes.

“Your mother left.”

“I know daddy, but she should be home tomorrow.”

“Sweet heart she won’t be coming home. She left and she won’t be coming back.”

“What? I don’t understand, you said that she went on a trip.”

“I know and I’m sorry, I just didn’t know how to tell you that she left, I couldn’t bare the thought of the hurt that you are feeling right now.”

She was only 8 years old so she couldn’t really grasp the thought of what was really going on, she just knew that her mother wasn’t going to be coming back. She started to cry.

“Oh baby, I’m sorry.” He wraps his arms around her. “It’s going to be okay.”

“I want to see mommy, I want to see my mommy.”

“I know you do, I know you do.”

He slept with her in the guest house. He didn’t want to sleep in his room because it hurt too much and he knew that her bed was too small so they slept in the guest house.

The following morning they just sat in the bed remembering all the good times that they had.

“Daddy?”

“Yes?”

“Will she ever come home?”

“I don’t know.”

“Will you let her come home?”

“I don’t know”

“I love you daddy”

“I love you too sweet heart.”

“It hurts daddy.”

“I know sweety, I know.”

TBC…?