Has something bad ever happened to you, and you thought it was all your fault? That was how Lola felt.
She had been sitting at the dinner table for thirty minutes, even after everybody had finished whatever horrendous meal their father had halfheartedly made. Tapping her fingers on the table, she kept thinking about the whole reason why her mom left.
Of course, since it was a large family they were going to need a lot of money, but they did splurge from time to time on something unimportant. For instance, they got Lisa a Mini Mad Scientist chemistry kit, and that thing costed around one hundred dollars. It wasn't that much of a waste, however, since Lisa used it to win the Nobel Prize more than once. But, there was that one thing that Lola had set her eyes on: a Dikon video camera.
Since Lola thought she was one of the most beautiful pageant queens of the century, she thought that her wins should be recorded with only the highest quality cameras. This one had the best sound and video quality a camera could have, though there was a catch. It was expensive, so expensive that she couldn't count all of the zeros at the end of the price tag, (She is six after all.) But, she felt that she desperately needed it. And her father agreed. He loved to do anything for his children, and nothing seemed out of reach for him. So, he had gotten it. But what he didn't tell her was that he had grabbed all the money they had been saving up for their trip to Hawaii, a vacation everyone wanted and needed. This, of course, set off all of the events that happened. It prompted her mother to leave, her siblings to be upset, and her father an angry wreck. But you might be wondering how this affected Lola?
Well, you see, she thought it was all her fault.
She just wanted that camera so badly, and her father wanted to make her happy. But, it was her greed that started this entire conundrum. And she couldn't feel any more guilty.
She decided to go back to her room, making sure to close the door behind her. Lana was going to sleep in the dog house for God knows what reason. Lola then looked outside her window, seeing their backyard. A black feathered bird flew by, which caught her eye. It was flying in a circular motion over their back yard, and every so often it would cry out a low cry. The bird reminded Lola about Lucy, and how she loved anything black and dark. She decided that she would take a picture to show her. Come to think of it, she hadn't seen her around in a while. But, maybe she was just hiding like she always was. Ready to scare the living crud out of her siblings. So when she came back, she would give her the picture, giving a little sliver of happiness for the goth girl.
Looking under her bed, she finally found the camera her dad bought her, and set it up by her window. However, when she was just about to snap a picture, a thought appeared in her head.
'Why are you using the camera that brought your family such sadness?'
Her eyes widened, as she suddenly realized her actions. Why would she use this thing that tore everything apart? She doesn't deserve to use it. She was the one that decided to get it anyway, she doesn't deserve to even look at it. Everyone, Lana, Lisa, Leni, Luna, were all in pain just because of her greed. Why? Why did she have to get dad to buy this stupid camera?
In a fit of rage, she opened her window and tossed the camera out. It hit the ground below, making a smashing sound. She grinned. Now she wouldn't have to use it ever again. But then, hard footsteps came running towards her door.
"Lola!" Her father yelled as he barged in, startling the former beauty queen.
"Yes?"
"What did you to my camera?!!" He asked loudly.
"I got rid of it. It is the reason why everyone's in such a bad mood." She explained, crossing her arms and smiling.
"You idiot! I was going to sell the camera!"
Her smile disappeared as soon as she heard those words. She uttered a "What?"
"I was going to sell it to get our vacation money back! We could've gotten our money! Hell, your mother would've probably come back as well." He punched the door and yelled, frightening Lola to the core.
He then left, and Lola sank down next to the window. The guilt felt like a punch to the stomach, and Lola could barely take it anymore.
Has something bad ever happened to you, and it was all your fault? That was how Lola felt.