Chapter 6 – The Talk

Year 2035

Dad called the gang to come in our house for an intervention for me. I didn't know at that time but when I got home from Mike's, I saw them there with an intervention banner.

Earlier that day.

He dialled Aunt Lily, Aunt Robin, Uncle Ted, and Uncle Marshalls numbers into a group call. "CODE RED!" He screamed at them like crazy.

"Shhh…It's only 6am Barney. Why wake us up?" Aunt Lily said as she got up from bed.

"Guys, we need to give Ellie an intervention quick" He said super concerned. "Ted do you still have the old banner?"

"Yah Barney. Why DO you need to give her an intervention? I mean your daughter is a good child, she never did something so disappointing to you right?" Asked Uncle Ted.

"I think she just did last night! I'm not sure guys. Please just get here, quick before I lose my senses!" He was rumbling.

Uncle Ted and Aunt Robin arrived first. They helped set up the intervention banner and then dad gave them papers to write their letters on. Then Aunt Lily and Uncle Marshall arrived as well. They prepared for 'the talk' on the car ride to our place.

"Guys, what should I do?" Dad was really worried. "What if they go all the way? Oh no! I'm not ready for this"

They tried to distract my dad and so they started a conversation about their children.

"Well I remember Penny's first time" Uncle Ted sound disgusted.

"Bro we don't want to hear that!"

"Now I remember Daisy's! Uh!" Said Aunt Lily.

"Wait they tell you this things?" Asked dad.

"I asked Daisy because well I was concerned. And you know how girls are when they talk about these things! They really go in details" Aunt Lily and Aunt Robin shared a look then smiled for a second then they were instantly weirded out.

"I asked Penny through Dr. Tharhinosaurus" Uncle Ted was so proud of himself.

"Ted I can't use a puppet for my kid!" Dad said.

"Well anyways back to my story about Daisy" Started Aunt Lily

"Lalaalala…huhuha…lalala..huhuhaha" Uncle Marshall was covering his ears not wanting to be a part of this.

"Daisy said it was romantic. She was on top. The pace was slow and they reached climax at the same time even if he had small penis"

"UGHHH! No. Just stop!" The guys shouted covering their ears.

"Okay so with Penny," Uncle Ted swallowed his saliva then paused for about 10 seconds. "The guy nailed her, the end"

"Details?!" Aunt Lily and Aunt Robin asked.

"Ugh! You girls with your salty language!"

They prepared for the intervention. They planned what to say and how to say it. But those preparations were not used.

I arrived at our house at 7am. I entered the house and found them sitting at the couch. I directly ran to my room with an excuse to take a bath first. No questions asked.

"A bath first? Oh my! I knew it. A bath first? When it's your first time you definitely need a bath first! Oh no I can't do. Lily I call you in charge!" Dad was so nervous.

"I think Ellie might have misinterpreted what I advised her" Aunt Robin whispered to Uncle Ted.

"WHAT? You told Ellie that it was okay to hook up?" Shouted Uncle Ted. Dad heard of course and so he went straight to Aunt Robin and pointed a finger at her.

"You! Why would you do that to MY baby? What if she caught STD or worst what if she gets pregnant! Did you even advise her to use protection?" Dad was really panicking.

"Sorry. I did not directly told her that. I just said if she loves him then she should give him 'IT'! I didn't know kids these days thought of that as a sexual thing!" She was defending herself.

"Ooohh Nooo. Her life is ruined! RUINED!" Dad was whining like a child.

The whining made Aunt Robin laugh. Dad saw her chuckle and suddenly he was this serious guy. He looked at Aunt Robin in the eyes and shouted at her. His face red and frowned.

"Do you think this is funny? Huh? My daughter's life is ruined! Do you think that is funny?"

I came down after I heard him scream like an angry police. I approach him to explain everything.

"Dad" I looked down.

He began to cry. I didn't expect that he would take this seriously because, well, his stories were mostly about banging chicks and I thought this would be normal to him.

This was the second time he cried in front of me.

"Dad I'm sorry"

"Did anything happen between you two?" He asked stuttering.

"Yeah" It was a soft silent answer.

Silence engulfed the room for about a minute. The others went out and left me and my dad alone.

He was back to screaming. Aunt Lily even returned to the room to calm my dad down.

"Ellie, I told you to not do this. I gave you everything you wanted. Haven't you seen my life? Do you think I am happy with my life?" He sat on the edge of the couch, one hand on his forehead. "Look at me! This, this will happen to you if you continue that. You will lose the love of your life. Your friends will always think that you're a whore with nothing good inside. You would be alone, unless of course if a random dude will impregnate you, which you will eventually!" I saw that he was tired of screaming and so he just said "I can't let you turn into me sweetie"

I was sobbing hard because I felt really guilty for disobeying my dad. It's true, he did give me everything but I let him down. I knew that he felt defeated in his life and he felt that he can't be fixed, that is why he is doing everything he can to make me perfect.

"Go to your room. You are grounded for 3 months"

Aunt Lily hugged my dad. Uncle Marshall brought him water. Uncle Ted packed the intervention banner and the letters they made. And Aunt Robin went to my room to talk to me.

She was there to comfort me. She didn't really say anything. She just hugged me and said she was sorry for everything. It helped. I needed the hug and so when I calmed down I thanked her and kissed her cheeks. After she saw that I was calm she decided to go down and get me some water.

"Ted" She approached him. "I think I should stay, you go ahead. Ellie needs me"

Everyone eventually went home which left me, my dad, and Aunt Robin in the house. Aunt Robin tucked me into bed so that I could rest for the day. She was like a mother to me at that time because she also cooked lunch for me. It was scrambled egg. It didn't taste good as that of dad's but I appreciated the effort.

I took a nap then I was awakened by murmurs. Turned out, it was dad and Aunt Robin fighting in his room. I eavesdropped their conversation.

"Let it go Barney. She's just a child" She was calm.

"You don't know what you're saying, you're not even a mother!" He was calm but you could feel anger.

"Barney, be rational. Ellie is a nice girl. She really is sorry, she feels guilty"

"How dare you teach me how to discipline my child! She's mine! I know her and I know that she needs scolding ones in a while"

"You're mad at her for this? You've done much much worse. I think you just see her becoming you and that terrifies you. She's different Barney! I think that good heart of hers is from her mother not you!" She was now angry too.

"Get out of my house now" Dad said in a quiet voice, the tone he uses when he feels defeated.