Dear Daddy,
Bailey, George, Grace, and John all came over today. They did have dinner with us, but it was really to work on a case. I don't know why they didn't stay at their office, but Uncle Bailey said something about it being locked down because of the cameras malfuctioning. I don't know what that meant, but I like it when they come to visit. Angel and I stayed in my room to play Barbies. I'm getting too old to play with Barbies, but it's always fun with Angel. She makes voices. When the pizza got here, we got to come out and eat with them. Grace was talking about her parents coming to visit Jason. I realized that everyone there had talked about their parents and their families except John. Didn't he have one? Even Mommy had told me about Granpa even though he wasn't around. I was next to John, so I asked him.
"Why don't you ever talk about your family? Don't you have a Mommy and Daddy?"
John started to choke on his food and Mommy's hand flew to her mouth. The entire group stopped talking and looked at me. I didn't know if I had done something wrong? John took a drink before even answering me. "Well, my mom went away like your dad did."
"What about your daddy?"
"He's in Boston."
"Do you go visit him a lot?"
"No, Chloe, I don't."
He seemed almost mad and sad all at the same time. I didn't even know you could do that. So I gave him a hug.
"I didn't mean to make you sad. I'll share my Mommy with you."
John looked even more sad. I was trying to make him feel better, not worse. But then he hugged me back. When I looked up at him, I saw that he had tears in his eyes. I didn't know why, so I hugged him tighter.
"Thank you, Chloe-Girl. That's very nice of you."
I looked over at Mommy and she looked like she was about to cry. Everyone did, except Uncle Bailey. I didn't know why. I guess they knew that John was sad, too. Everyone stayed really quiet and all I could hear was Denzel panting down at my feet. So, I said something. "I have a play on Friday. I want all of you guys to come!"
And then they all smiled at me like I was just another little girl and that John wasn't sad. That was the end of that. I still don't know why John was upset. I know that he misses his mommy. I miss Daddy all the time. But why doesn't he visit his daddy? I don't know if I'll ever find out why.
Love,
Chloe Waters
Bailey, George, Grace, and John all came over today. They did have dinner with us, but it was really to work on a case. I don't know why they didn't stay at their office, but Uncle Bailey said something about it being locked down because of the cameras malfuctioning. I don't know what that meant, but I like it when they come to visit. Angel and I stayed in my room to play Barbies. I'm getting too old to play with Barbies, but it's always fun with Angel. She makes voices. When the pizza got here, we got to come out and eat with them. Grace was talking about her parents coming to visit Jason. I realized that everyone there had talked about their parents and their families except John. Didn't he have one? Even Mommy had told me about Granpa even though he wasn't around. I was next to John, so I asked him.
"Why don't you ever talk about your family? Don't you have a Mommy and Daddy?"
John started to choke on his food and Mommy's hand flew to her mouth. The entire group stopped talking and looked at me. I didn't know if I had done something wrong? John took a drink before even answering me. "Well, my mom went away like your dad did."
"What about your daddy?"
"He's in Boston."
"Do you go visit him a lot?"
"No, Chloe, I don't."
He seemed almost mad and sad all at the same time. I didn't even know you could do that. So I gave him a hug.
"I didn't mean to make you sad. I'll share my Mommy with you."
John looked even more sad. I was trying to make him feel better, not worse. But then he hugged me back. When I looked up at him, I saw that he had tears in his eyes. I didn't know why, so I hugged him tighter.
"Thank you, Chloe-Girl. That's very nice of you."
I looked over at Mommy and she looked like she was about to cry. Everyone did, except Uncle Bailey. I didn't know why. I guess they knew that John was sad, too. Everyone stayed really quiet and all I could hear was Denzel panting down at my feet. So, I said something. "I have a play on Friday. I want all of you guys to come!"
And then they all smiled at me like I was just another little girl and that John wasn't sad. That was the end of that. I still don't know why John was upset. I know that he misses his mommy. I miss Daddy all the time. But why doesn't he visit his daddy? I don't know if I'll ever find out why.
Love,
Chloe Waters