A/N: Second chapter. Please, let me know f I'm messing up with the grammar, or suggestions, everything, R&R.
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"Did you tell him?"
"Most of it"
"Phillipa, did you tell him?"
"No"
While I was growing up, my hair started to get darker and darker. I started to seem like my mother. When I was fifteen, I brought a curling tongs , and for my birthday I decided to make a look change and curl all the ends of my hair, to look like my mother, and I was. My green eyes, the shapes of my face, my hair... I was like a mirror of her.
My father went to my room in the morning to wake me up, and found me already awake.
"Philli, happy Birth-"
I turned around to see him, and he dropped his jaw. I could see how the expression in his eyes changed, from a happiness to a sadness in just seconds.
"Hi daddy"
"Philli, you look... great-"
"Like mum"
"Yes, like her"
He came to me and hugged me. I really loved my father more than anything, and in that time I didn't want to hurt him but, he needed to remember Mal, my mother.
"Why Paris?"
"You know, I'm sick of hear that fucking question"
"Im trying to support you in everything Philli, but I need you to tell me the truth"
"What truth?"
"The truth that you are running away from him. One day, you'll have to confront this-"
I took his hand and crossed my fingers with his.
"Let's find our flight"
My sixteen birthday was coming, and I was waiting for a surprise. I saw my father talking with James and Ariadne, so I supposed that when I was coming from school I would find a party with all my friends or something like that.
It was friday. James went to school early and he had a sleepover, so he texted me. But I woke up and only found my father in the kitchen making some coffee.
"Where is everyone?"
"Ari took Paris to the kindergarten"
"Oh, I have classes today, so I'm leaving"
"Do you need me to ride you?"
"Yeah, why not"
He didn't say anything about my birthday, but told me about the special dinner of the next monday for his anniversary with Ariadne. Hell, I was really angry.
He stopped the car in front of the school. My eyes were full of tears, trying to fall down my face.
"A familiar dinner, and later I need you to take care of Paris. I'd like to take Ari to the cinema or-"
"You know what dad? Piss off"
I got down the car and run to the school. He forgot my birthday, my sixteen birthday.
"Where did you get these? Dom signed this?"
"I got my ways, Uncle Arthur"
"I hope that we don't get in any trouble for these papers. Hell, you need it to get trough imigration"
"Jeez uncle, we'll get into that plane with no problems, trust me"
"We need to talk"
"Not in front of thousand of people hearing my problems-"
"First class"
I touch his jacket. It was an Armani suit, like always.
"Everything with you is first class, isn't it?"
I didn't know what to do. I did not have any place to go, so I went home. It was silent, so I went to the fridge, took some ice cream and went upstairs to my room. When I opened the door I found him, sitting on my bed, with a bouquet of red roses, my favourites and a cake.
"I'm so sorry Phill-"
"You sorry? It's my sixteen birthday, you forgot it and now you say you sorry?"
"Im sorry"
"Oh, let me clear my mind, and your mind. Today I woke up and found you making plans for your fucking anniversary, you were so busy trying to figured out how to surprise your wife that you forgot your daughter's sixteen birthday. I'm not going to forgive you"
I passed imigration without any trouble, thanks to my uncle Eames. The forged certificate was perfect.
"Now that we are sitting alone, we need to talk"
"Where do you like me to start?"
"It's a long flight"
"A year and a half ago he forgot my birthday"
I took the cake and throwed it to the floor. I started to cry, and he tried to hug me, but I move away from him. I was really pissed off.
"Leave me alone"
"Phillipa, please"
".alone"
He left my room and I locked the door. I started to cry harder and harder, almost screaming. The only thing I wished that day is just kill myself. I could not believe that my father forgot my birthday. I don't know how many hours I cry, because my eyes were red and also my face.
Someone knocked the door. She was.
"Phillipa, it's me Ari and Paris. We want to give you your present"
"I don't think I can open the door"
"It's ok. Can we talk tomorrow?"
I didn't answer her. If dad didn't remember my birthday, she supossed to know, and made him remember.
"I called you that night, remember?"
"Yes, you and grandpa. God, even uncle Eames call me"
"I heard the tension in Dom's voice. He was really sorry"
"He was. I went downstairs to answered your phonecall, and he was sitting in front of me, trying to figured out how to apologize to me"
"Honey, uncle Arthur is on the phone. He want to talk to you"
I opened the door and there he was. I looked to his eyes and I knew he was very sorry, but he hurted me. And my heart was broken.
"Well, someone who remember me"
I ran downstairs and picked up the phone.
"Hi uncle Arthur... thank you. My day? Well, I went to school, and-... yes, I'm doing well... No, I don't get ANY present, but guess what? It doesn't matter, if I get some phone calls of the people who REMEMBER me, I will be ok. Material thing aren't important to me... Really? Are you serious?"
He said he was arriving to L.A the next day to spend the weekend with me.
"Well, that will be great. I'm going to pick you up from the airport. But I need you to promess me something... Just you and I. I really need someone who can HEAR ME"
He noticed the tension in my voice and on my words.
"Ok, see you tomorrow... I love you too. Bye!"
"He's coming?"
My eyes met his.
"Yeah, I think there are people who care about me"
"Phillipa stop this! I'm so sorry, but you need to know something"
"What? That I have to take care of Paris while you and Ariadne are going out for a movie or-"
"Ariadne had lost a baby"
"But, when I went to your house, you and him were ok"
"Yeah, he told me why he forgot my birthday. Ariadne had lost a baby, so she was a little depressed, he too. I didnt know about that, so my dad was trying to do something to cheer her up. The doctors said that the posibilities of getting pregnant again was... minimum"
"She looked so happy..."
"Because I fixed up things with daddy, and she though that it was her fault"
"And it was her fault?"
"I'm sorry dad. I didn't know"
"I know. I'm really sorry Philli. I know how hurt are you feeling. Just let me get you whatever you want for you-"
"No presents. I just want you to give me a hug and promess me that you'll never leave me"
"I promess"
He gave me a hug, and kissed me on the cheek. Ariadne went downstairs and gave me a present. It was a ring with a initial of my name with a little diamond.
"It's our present"
"I like it. Thank you"
In that moment, almost eleven pm in the night, uncle Eames called me.
"It's your uncle Eames"
"Hi...thank you!... Yes, I'm ok. Tomorrow? What time?... Ok, I'll be waiting. No, I don't have boyfriends but-... Uncle Eames! Thank you again. I love you... ok, bye!"
"What did he say?"
"That tomorrow in the morning I will receive a package of him"
"Knowing Eames... no, I don't know what it could it be"
"He was the package"
"I remember when he came, with a bouquet of roses. You were upset, because you wanted to be the only one who came to L.A just for me"
"And he ruined my plan"
Next day, saturday, I woke up early and went to the airport to pick up uncle Arthur. He was wearing a three piece suit, like always.
"Happy birthday Phill!"
I put my arms around his neck, and he put his arms around my waist. We stayed in that position for a long time, until I broke the hug. I cannot deny it. I liked him, with his perfect hair, his suits, his smile... he was like the perfect man to me.
"Thanks for coming"
"There is nothing to thank about. Your dad?"
"He's at home. I told him you were coming late, so he doesn't know I'm here"
"Are you ok?"
"I'm fine. Let's go"
I drove him to home. In the ride, we talked about different things, and he told me about his journeys around the world. He promised me that when I finish school, he will take me with him to the place I choose.
Now his promess is becoming a reality.
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