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I see mom standing inside my dad's current room, sitting on the bed, brushing hair out of his eyes. It's such a cute and loveable moment between them, I feel like I should leave and come back later. But mom must've heard my footsteps coming closer, so she looks up at me.
I see dad with a huge smile on his face; a smile that I haven't seen in so many months. I clear my throat and say, "I can go get Biana as well. She's been a wreck since… you know." I don't want to mention that time, because it might trigger something in his head. He shakes his head and says, "Fir right now, as much as I hate to do this, she can't come see me yet. You and I need to discuss some important matters."
I nod, and he nodded towards an armchair near the bed, probably wanting me to sit down in it. "Della and Fitz. I know that there is something that you're keeping from me. I can see it in your eyes, and I'm guessing it's something sad, considering the dull look in them. Your eyes aren't as bright as they usually are." Great. He's probably going to be like Grady, and put the pieces together.
I looked at mom for some help, and she gave me a small smile. They might mean that she wants me to tell her. Great. I get to break the news to my dad, who just got his mind healed, that the healer was driven to insanity trying to save him. What a happy time.
I took a deep breath, and said, "Well… dad… something sort of… happened to… Sophie," I say slowly, trying to form the right words. "What. Happened. To. Sophie?" he demanded. I pull my lips into a tight line, and I take a deep breath.
"Well she-" A shrill scream cut my words off. I turn around and I see Biana barrelling towards dad, and wrapped her arms around dad, and started sobbing into his shoulder. He pats her back and whispers, "I'm ok now. Everything is going to be ok." She slightly nods, and buries her head deeper into his shoulder.
Mom clears her throat and says, "Biana, sweety, Fitz and your father have some important things to discuss. Why don't we go downstairs and bring some tea for them. Does that sound good?" She gently pries Biana off of dad, and leads her towards the door. When mom closes the door, dad suddenly becomes very serious.
"So. Like I said before, I know that something is going on, and you were about to tell me before Biana came in. Now, I want to do this as easily as possible, but I still want the information. I can't stand seeing my family in pain, and me being oblivious." I slowly nod, still trying to form the words that completely left my mind when Biana came in.
"Well… you see… something happened… with Sophie…" I say slowly. His face turned slack, and he looks like he's trying to think about things that could have happened to Sophie. But, like Grady, he must've put the pieces together.
"S-sh-she g-got lo-lost… didn't she?" He stuttered. I slowly nod again. Even though he'll probably hate this, I need to keep the watered-down, and I'll add more detail as his mind gets stronger and stronger. "Yeah. Yeah she did. But, I swear, I'm going to heal her, and she can see that all her hard work paid off, and she can come and see you," I say with tears in my eyes.
She out of anybody deserves to be awake right now. If I had it my way, she and I would switch places. I don't care, but like I said, she should be here to see that all that training and studying would pay off. Maybe if I wasn't such a jerk to her right before she entered dad's mind, she would be here, talking to my dad, discussing important things. But no. She's lying in her bed, driven to insanity.
"I know what you're doing, Fitz. You're thinking about what ifs. But that won't help at all. In fact that was what I was thinking right before my mind broke. So, you can't be thinking about the past, something you cannot change, no matter how much you want to, but you need to think about what you will do in the future, that is something you can change," dad whispered.
I nodded, and I was about to go back into my thoughts, but mom came in, with some tea. "Hey, I thought that you were going to be thirsty, so I made some tea. I hope you don't mind," she said sheepishly.
"I don't mind at all, my love," then he pulled her into a kiss. It was awkward to see my parents practically making out, but I think that they deserve it. I stand up and I start walking to the door, giving my parents some privacy.
When I get into my room, I see the date, and I see that it's Sunday. And if it's Sunday today, then that means it's Monday tomorrow, which means that I have to go to school tomorrow. I have to go to school without Sophie. And without her even being there.
She's really only missed school if she was sick, on some quest for the Black Swan, or if she's too injured to move. That means that there are going to be many rumors spreading about where she is. Well, tomorrow is going to be fun to deal with!