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Goodbye

(Part 4 of Playtime)


"Daddy… where has Mommy gone?" the little girl asked. Her eyes were round, and curious as she looked up at her tall father.

"She's gone back to her own era, Yume. Her mother, your grandmother, is sick. She wants to take care of her until she is better," the father replied. His face was grim, but his voice expressed his sadness.

The little girl flattened her ears to her head. She walked over and hugged her father around his upper-leg. She was still too small to reach his waist, but it didn't bother her. She knew her father would miss her mother, terribly. He always did whenever she had to return to her 'era' thing. "Don't worry, Daddy. Even though Mommy is gone for a while… I'll look after you," she said.

The father turned his head and looked down at his daughter. Surprise, replaced the sadness in his eyes.

The little girl grinned up at her father and hugged his leg tighter. "Mommy isn't gone forever, Daddy. So, try not to be so unhappy." She then let go of her father's leg and latched onto his boa instead. She laughed as the soft fur tickled her skin.

The father watched his daughter play with his boa. He didn't say anything, but the sadness in his eyes had dimmed greatly.


TO BE CONTINUED…