PART TWO
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"When's Daddy coming home?"
No one answered.
"Hey!" the 4 -year-old girl exclaimed.
"When the war's over Hilde," her sister Nicole said, not looking up from her book.
"When's the war gonna be over?"
Again, no one answered.
"Nicole!"
"I don't know, Hilde! Quit asking me stupid questions!"
The 14-year-old girl angrily stormed out of the room, trying to hide the tears in her eyes.
"Mommy! Nicole's being mean!" Hilde whined.
Hilde's mother sighed. "Don't pay any attention to her, Hilde."
"Aren't you going to punish her?"
"She's just sad about Daddy leaving."
"She's still being mean."
"She can't help it, honey."
The girl was quiet for a moment, then asked, "Why did Daddy leave?"
"He went to go fight in the war, honey."
"Why?"
"He's trying to defend the colonies."
"What's wrong with the colonies?"
"Some bad people are just trying to control us, honey."
"Is that why they're having a war?"
"Yes, sweetie."
"Stupid meanies. Why can't they leave us alone? I want Daddy to come back!"
Hilde's mother bent down and embraced the child as they both began to cry. "I wanna go with Daddy!" Hilde screamed. "I wanna go fight too!"
"You can't Hilde," her mother cried.
"Why not?"
"You're too little, sweetheart."
"I am not!"
"Well, if you go, who's gonna protect me and Nicole? We need our big strong Hilde."
Hilde loved pretending to be a superhero, and she always said she was protecting their family.
"But who's gonna protect Daddy?"
"Daddy can take care of himself, Hilde."
"But he's gonna be lonely."
"I know, Hilde."
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TO BE CONTINUED...
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So, what do you think? If I get a lot of reviews, I'll post the next part. But if I don't get many, than obviously not enough people are interested, so I won't post the rest.
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"When's Daddy coming home?"
No one answered.
"Hey!" the 4 -year-old girl exclaimed.
"When the war's over Hilde," her sister Nicole said, not looking up from her book.
"When's the war gonna be over?"
Again, no one answered.
"Nicole!"
"I don't know, Hilde! Quit asking me stupid questions!"
The 14-year-old girl angrily stormed out of the room, trying to hide the tears in her eyes.
"Mommy! Nicole's being mean!" Hilde whined.
Hilde's mother sighed. "Don't pay any attention to her, Hilde."
"Aren't you going to punish her?"
"She's just sad about Daddy leaving."
"She's still being mean."
"She can't help it, honey."
The girl was quiet for a moment, then asked, "Why did Daddy leave?"
"He went to go fight in the war, honey."
"Why?"
"He's trying to defend the colonies."
"What's wrong with the colonies?"
"Some bad people are just trying to control us, honey."
"Is that why they're having a war?"
"Yes, sweetie."
"Stupid meanies. Why can't they leave us alone? I want Daddy to come back!"
Hilde's mother bent down and embraced the child as they both began to cry. "I wanna go with Daddy!" Hilde screamed. "I wanna go fight too!"
"You can't Hilde," her mother cried.
"Why not?"
"You're too little, sweetheart."
"I am not!"
"Well, if you go, who's gonna protect me and Nicole? We need our big strong Hilde."
Hilde loved pretending to be a superhero, and she always said she was protecting their family.
"But who's gonna protect Daddy?"
"Daddy can take care of himself, Hilde."
"But he's gonna be lonely."
"I know, Hilde."
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TO BE CONTINUED...
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So, what do you think? If I get a lot of reviews, I'll post the next part. But if I don't get many, than obviously not enough people are interested, so I won't post the rest.
