Hey everyone! New story, kinda sequel to Superhero, but can stand alone. Enjoy!
Chapter One: The Dares
They said they'd be here! They promised six year-old Rachel Elizabeth Dare that they would come for the one event that she begged and pleaded for them to come to: Career Day.
They're probably murdering trees in Switzerland. Most likely.
But no, their daughter is just going through an attachment phase. This'll go away. We can just skip this event, of course.
Salome's daddy is here, and he's a business man. He's giving out plastic bracelets for goodness's sake!
Mommy could've came. She's Daddy's assistant, and could have skipped that meeting in Norway, or wherever it was. Was Rachel not important enough for them?
Did she make them mad this morning because she forgot her homework? She didn't mean to. And Tabitha forgets her homework all the time and her mommy came today.
What did she do wrong?
She'll fix it, she swears. If they come today.
The door creaks, and Rachel turns her head so fast that she gets whiplash. No, just another simple Daddy looking for another simple kid.
Hours go by, Daddy or Mommy still aren't here.
"Hey, Rachel?" Zillah asks from the sit next to her.
"Yes?"
"Where are your mommy and daddy?"
"I- I don't know."
….
Rachel mopes for the rest of the day, and sits alone on the school bus. Not like any of the other kids would sit with her.
Her house is the last stop, thankfully. She doesn't know what she will say to Mommy and Daddy.
Rachel Elizabeth Dare walks the gravel steps, head hung low.
She opens the huge wooden double doors, and Mommy and Daddy are both on their phones, jabbering away, like she never entered the room.
But Rachel is smart enough to know they heard her come in.
….
Dinner was the only time they were off their phones. So Rachel decides she will use this time wisely.
"Uh, Mommy? Daddy?" Rachel mumbles, suddenly inferior.
"Yes, sweetheart?" Daddy looks up from his meal.
"Today was Career Day." Rachel simply says, and watches Mommy and Daddy lock eyes.
"We had some business issues in Saudi Arabia. I'm sorry." Mommy didn't sound too sorry.
"You said you would be there." Rachel says, bringing on a tantrum.
"Come here, sweetie!" Daddy gets up from the table, and hands her a box.
Shoes. Another dumb pair of international shoes.
"Oh. Thank you Daddy." Rachel says politely, like a pair of shoes could take it all back.
At that moment, Rachel Elizabeth Dare had her first temper tantrum since she was three.
She drops the fancy shoes on the ground, scratching the
leather sides.
"I wish you would have brought these to Career Day."
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