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Chapter 5: Silena Beauregard
"If I eat another chocolate I'll get fat," Silena sat flatly as her father handed her a bonbon.
"Not fat," Mr. Beauregard reminded her. "But more than skinny."
"Which is technically fat," Silena countered again.
"And why do you want to be skinny?"
Silena stayed silent, thinking for a while, before speaking again: "It's because being skinny means you're beautiful."
Mr. Beauregard shook his head. "No it doesn't. Skinny does not necessarily mean you're beautiful."
"Then what is?" Silena nibbled on the bonbon warily.
"Just be yourself... Look like yourself. Now that's how you know when someone truly loves you."
"Is that what mom said?"
"Your mother was a different case."
Now Silena was interested. She almost never heard about her mother, and she was curious to know about her.
"So where is she now?" Silena asked curiously, pushing her luck.
Swearing will do me no good, Mr. Beauregard thought as he stared at his daughter. He closed his eyes and opened them again, before sighing.
"She had a love affair," Mr. Beauregard finally said.
"What's that?" Silena asked, wanting to know more.
"A love affair is when your partner cheats on you when you're married."
Hearing the news of where her mother cheated on your father should never be told when you're eating. Silena choked on her bonbon that she was eating, while her father patted her back slowly. She stared at him, and only saw the truth in his eyes.
Eyes cast downwards, Silena spoke again: "Why did she do that?"
She's the love goddess, Mr. Beauregard wanted to say, but he knew he couldn't. Not yet. Not until, she's older, he reminded himself. He felt the pair of eyes from his daughter stare at him, and he looked up to meet them.
"I have no idea," Mr. Beauregard answered, before managing a small smile on his face. "Another bonbon?"
Silena stared at the bonbon carefully, remembering her father's words. She smiled at him gratefully, before taking the bonbon and stuffing the entire thing in her mouth.
A/N: Once again, really sorry for the late update. Next time, I'll try to update faster, but can anyone give me ideas? I don't know if the statement of 'true love' from above is true or not. Thanks for all the support!