It was finally Friday, meaning that the weekend followed, where finally I could relax a bit and spend some time with both my family and friends. Natalie was coming for a sleepover, however Mark couldn't join. At least, she was able to come.

Both my parents were preparing the guest room for Natalie's stay. It was a very welcoming room, bright with a great view overseeing the garden underneath. It was a great room. I never understood why it was left for guests and not used for our personal use. I guess it's our way of welcoming them?

'Sera, at what time do you finish school today?' Mum asked as she made some tea for all of us.

'At 2pm…' I replied as I gulped a large glass of water. 'Why?'

'We have to be at Flynn's at 1pm till about 3pm peanut.' Dad answered back as he placed the cutlery on the table. 'Would you and Natalie be ok till we come?'

'Dad, we're not 5 anymore! Besides Gail and Taylor will be here. So don't worry at all.'

'Gail took a day off.' Mum said again as she brought everything to the table.

'Is she ok?'

'Yes, she went to visit her sister.' Dad replied again as both my parents took their seats. 'She'll be back tomorrow if not even tonight.'

'Ohh… ok…'

'Aren't you having breakfast?'

'Not hungry…' I quickly replied as mum cut me out.

'Honey, you cannot start your day on an empty stomach.'

'It's not empty…'

'Water is nothing.' Dad stated again giving me his stare. 'Now come and join us. This is good food. It won't kill you.'

'Dad…'

'Now Sera…'

I hated it when he got all controlling and dictatorship. If a girl is not hungry than she is not hungry. Why don't they understand it? What's wrong with that?

'Sweetheart it's for your own good.' Mum insisted as she took her oatmeal and I nibbled on some grapes, however it wasn't long till Taylor saved me from all their constant stares.

'Sera, it's time for school.' Taylor started as he entered the kitchen.

'Taylor, make sure she has some breakfast on the way.' Dad ordered.

'Yes Mr Grey.'

Great, now he's ordering people to monitor what I eat. What's wrong with him? Why is it important for him that I eat or what I eat or not? I'm healthy… I'm living and breathing… Nothing is wrong. And the worst part is that they don't let me do anything I want. It's like a crime if I don't have breakfast or anything…

It was Taylor that jolted me up from my thoughts, in the middle of the drive as he stopped in front of his favourite diner.

'Sera?' Taylor called me again for the second time.

'Yeah… yeah…' I said immediately. 'Sorry was lost in thought.'

'Mr Grey asked me to get you some breakfast.'

'There's no need… I'll eat something later.'

'You know he'd want to know… I'm not lying to him.' Taylor insisted as he turned facing me. 'I'm getting some pancakes for Natalie. Do you want some?'

'Um… yeah… sure… they sound good.' I said, finally resorting to what he said.

The drive to school wasn't long and in an instant we were already there. Natalie was already there waiting for her own father to give her some TLC. I enjoyed watching from the distance. They had a healthy relationship. A father that forgot work and everything when he was with his daughter, and a daughter that loved her father unconditionally… it made me think… how do I love my father? I've never thought about those things… he's always busy with things… especially after… after …

Flashback 2011

'Sera where the hell do you think you're going?' Dad shouted as he came in my room.

'To uncle Elloit.' I replied immediately as he tried holding me in his tight grip.

'Stop it dad… you're hurting me.'

'Christian leave her…' Mum told him. 'Sweetheart, what's wrong?'

'You don't know?' I asked in disbelief. 'Let me tell you then mum. Dad was in his office having some type of meeting and they asked him if having a daughter would interfere with work… and you know what he answered? He told them that 'my daughter doesn't mean anything.' I replied with tears in my eyes.

'Christian did you say that?'

'I didn't mean it!'

'So now you say things you don't mean? So when you say that you love me every night before I sleep you mean that you hate me dad?'

'Ana I wanted to win the contract… It meant that I have to go abroad for few weeks every now and then… which is why they asked me that…' Christian explained slowly.

'I'll call Elloit… You'll stay with them for a while…' Mum said as she brushed with dad's shoulder. 'We need to talk Grey.'

'Sera!' Natalie shouts jolting me out again from my thoughts. 'Damn you're getting more lost in that brain of yours these days…'

'Sorry…'

'Let's get to swimming class… I still have to change.' Natalie states again as she drags me with her.

Before I follow her suit, I notice that I still had the pancakes in my hand, so I quickly hid them in my bag, where no one would notice what I have.

'Will you take it easy Nat?'

'Nopes… have to show you my new bathing suit!' She insisted as she took out her new pink and black suit. 'Dad picked it out for me.'

'Wow! It's beautiful! I never knew Taylor had this in him!'

'Heh… that's my dad!' She said happily, as she went into an empty stall, where she quickly changed. As there was no one, I took out my untouched pancakes and threw them quickly in the garbage available, however it was bad timing, as Natalie got out of the bathroom. 'What are you doing?'

'Nothing… Just threw away my used tissues…' I quickly replied as I went into the available stall.

I could see in Natalie's face that she was suspecting something, and as her father, she had to investigate.

As she saw I was still in the bathroom, she went to the bin, and rummaged through it only to find pancakes instead of tissues.

When I got out in my suit, I saw her staring at me… but yet not confronting me.

'What?' I asked not knowing what Natalie wanted.

'You look… different…' She started. 'Did you lose weight?'

I felt my head spin for a moment, and didn't realise that I was getting red in the face, but I answered as quickly as I could.

'Um… not that I know off.' I said as I went forward to my bag and set my clothes neatly pleated, and took out my towel. 'Shouldn't we go to the pool?'

'Yeah…' Natalie answered.

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