Dear Daddy,
Mommy never came home last night like she had promised. Angel tucked me in, but she wouldn't tell me where Mommy was. If I hadn't listened into her talk with John, I wouldn't be so scared. Mommy doesn't come home a lot because of what she does at the VCTF. It's just since she said Jack had set a trap, I was worried about her. She might get caught by the bad man. I really hated him then. I didn't have to go to school today and Angel didn't go to work. If I wasn't so scared for Mommy and John, I would have been excited. I eventually heard the elevator come up and I know it must be Mommy Mommy finally stumbled in with blood all over her. It was on her clothes and hair and hands. It wasn't hers, though. She didn't look like she was hurt. She looked really out of it, kind of dazed or something. I hid back in the hall as Angel came into the living room to meet her. "Jack's dead." She said it so solemnly. I thought that was supposed to be a good thing. Mommy didn't look at all happy. Tears were falling down her face and it made streaks on it. I really didn't understand why she was sad.
"I shot him, but not before he stabbed John. 7 times."
Angel sort of collapsed in front of Mommy, joining in with all the crying. I decided I'd rather ask about John and get in trouble for eavesdropping, then staying back in my hiding spot. I ran into the living room. "Mommy! Is John going to be okay?"
I suddenly felt hysterical. John was going to leave me just like Coop and Daddy did. He would never be my Daddy. He would never take me to the zoo or play games or watch Lion King with me ever again. Mommy stared at me for a long time and then she seemed surprised, like she hadn't been looking at me for the last five minutes.
"Sweetheart..."
"The bad man killed him! He did!"
I started to sob. Mommy reached out to me and hugged me tight. "John's still alive. Barely, but he's hanging in there."
I felt hopeful then. Maybe John wouldn't leave me.
"You need to be prepared for him to die, Chloe. He's been injured very badly. They had to take him into surgery for a long time to repair the damage."
"He's going to live. John promised to take me to the zoo this Saturday. He always keeps his promises."
I knew that I was living in denial. I was holding on to John when it probably wouldn't help at all.
"Mommy, I want to go see him."
"He can't have visitors. He won't know your there anyway. He's in a coma."
"I don't care. I want to see John!"
Mommy stared at me with sad eyes. I didn't know if she was going to let me go or not. Sometimes it's hard to read her.
"Let me take a shower. Then, we'll go to the hospital and see what we can do."
I gave Mommy and Angel a big hug and ran to my room to find Pancake and this journal to take with us to visit John.
Love,
Chloe Waters
Mommy never came home last night like she had promised. Angel tucked me in, but she wouldn't tell me where Mommy was. If I hadn't listened into her talk with John, I wouldn't be so scared. Mommy doesn't come home a lot because of what she does at the VCTF. It's just since she said Jack had set a trap, I was worried about her. She might get caught by the bad man. I really hated him then. I didn't have to go to school today and Angel didn't go to work. If I wasn't so scared for Mommy and John, I would have been excited. I eventually heard the elevator come up and I know it must be Mommy Mommy finally stumbled in with blood all over her. It was on her clothes and hair and hands. It wasn't hers, though. She didn't look like she was hurt. She looked really out of it, kind of dazed or something. I hid back in the hall as Angel came into the living room to meet her. "Jack's dead." She said it so solemnly. I thought that was supposed to be a good thing. Mommy didn't look at all happy. Tears were falling down her face and it made streaks on it. I really didn't understand why she was sad.
"I shot him, but not before he stabbed John. 7 times."
Angel sort of collapsed in front of Mommy, joining in with all the crying. I decided I'd rather ask about John and get in trouble for eavesdropping, then staying back in my hiding spot. I ran into the living room. "Mommy! Is John going to be okay?"
I suddenly felt hysterical. John was going to leave me just like Coop and Daddy did. He would never be my Daddy. He would never take me to the zoo or play games or watch Lion King with me ever again. Mommy stared at me for a long time and then she seemed surprised, like she hadn't been looking at me for the last five minutes.
"Sweetheart..."
"The bad man killed him! He did!"
I started to sob. Mommy reached out to me and hugged me tight. "John's still alive. Barely, but he's hanging in there."
I felt hopeful then. Maybe John wouldn't leave me.
"You need to be prepared for him to die, Chloe. He's been injured very badly. They had to take him into surgery for a long time to repair the damage."
"He's going to live. John promised to take me to the zoo this Saturday. He always keeps his promises."
I knew that I was living in denial. I was holding on to John when it probably wouldn't help at all.
"Mommy, I want to go see him."
"He can't have visitors. He won't know your there anyway. He's in a coma."
"I don't care. I want to see John!"
Mommy stared at me with sad eyes. I didn't know if she was going to let me go or not. Sometimes it's hard to read her.
"Let me take a shower. Then, we'll go to the hospital and see what we can do."
I gave Mommy and Angel a big hug and ran to my room to find Pancake and this journal to take with us to visit John.
Love,
Chloe Waters