Prompt: B-007 Speak
POV: Diana
Genre: Angst
Characters: Diana and Natalie
Rating: K
"Mom?" Natalie asked, looking sincerely right at me. "What is this?" She held up a little music box for me to see. She had gone snooping in the attic while I was cooking downstairs.
I took the box in my hands, too many awful, haunting memories flying back at me. "It's nothing…just an old music box."
"Who's Gabe?"
I just froze. We were waiting for this day to come…and now we weren't even ready for it. We'd always neglected telling her about her brother. She was young. She didn't need that.
"Who is he? His name's on the music box."
I could've told her right there…it would've been fine. But no.
"He's no one, sweetie. "
I could tell by her face that she knew I was lying. And it seemed from that moment on, she never looked at me the same again. We would never be as close as we were.
All I had to do was open my mouth! I just had to speak up and I would've been heard.
But I guess it's too late now.