It's kinda weird now. Like an awkward silence. May opening up a little about Daisy did help a little. At least Skye knows what to look out for now. She also saw Cal at the mall when they were there. She hopes the Coulsons didn't notice. That's the last thing she needs is Cal stalking her.
Phil and Melinda gave her the a-okay to go back to school this week, so that's exciting and Maria is supposed to be stopping by for dinner to check in.
"Skye, can you put down these forks?" Phil asks.
Skye grabs the utensils and places them in the correct order. She can at least thank Sister Mean Jean for that. 2 hours of etiquette class each week finally paid off. If only Sister Mean Jean could see her now. Bam! In her face!
*ding dong
"I'll get it" Melinda calls before opening the door, "Maria"
"Lin" She smiles back
"Come on in, Phil is just done dinner"
"Wow, this smells great" she says walking into the kitchen, "Hi, Skye, how are you?"
"Good,"
She gives me a look and I send back my usual look. Phil places the food down and we sit down to eat.
"So Skye, tell me what you guys have been doing."
"Oh-uh not much. We went shopping a few days ago."
"Oh, what did you get"
"Clothes, and stuff to decorate my room" Skye shrugs, twirling some spaghetti on her fork but not eating it.
"How's school?" Maria asks.
"Good."
"How's your friends"
"They're good."
"Skye, can I talk to you for a minute?" Maria asks, motioning for another room.
"Yeah," She says, getting up.
Walking in another room Maria motions for Skye to sit on the couch.
"Skye, are you okay?"
"Yeah"
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah"
"You can tell me anything. You know that right"
"Yeah, yeah I know"
"So what's going on with you? It seems a little tense."
"It started at the store. I picked out a daisy print comforter and everyone was frozen. So I felt weird and decided to pick out a different one and everything was fine. We get home and Melinda knocks on my bedroom door. She got me the original comforter and explained about her daughter Daisy. It's been a little weird though still"
"There's still something you're not saying"
"How-"
"Skye," she smirks. Yeah, she knows, you can never get anything past Maria.
She bites her lip and thinks about what she could say. Does she tell the truth? She could just say a former family. No, Maria would know.
"Nothing, just a guy"
"You're with a guy?"
"No" Skye quickly, "no, no. I just, there's this guy and he says he's my father."
"He just randomly came up to you? How does he know?"
"I don't know. He had a whole DNA result page."
"How did he get your DNA?"
"I don't know"
"Skye, how long has this been going on?"
"Couple years"
"Why didn't you say something?" Maria asks.
"I asked my other workers, but um…they said that it was fine or something. I mean he just follows me around sometimes. And leaves me gifts on July 2nd. He says it's my birthday. But that'd mean I'm not technically 17 yet. But they said it didn't matter so, I figured it didn't."
"I'll always care about you Skye you know that right.,"
Her soft and genuine comment silences Skye for a moment.
"You know, I imagine it's been hard. Bouncing around everywhere, new schooling every couple years, but know that you have family now. You always have me, your friends, and Phil and Lin love you. We all love you. I noticed you've been just picking at your food, what's that about?"
After more silence Maria asks, "Do you know his name?"
"No" Skye lies immediately.
"Why haven't you told Phil or Melinda?"
Skye shrugs. In honesty, what's there to tell? And why would she want to. With everything going on the last thing they'll want to be worried about is a potential stalker.
Maria sighs. Something is weird about this situation. So a random guy walks up with DNA paperwork claiming he's her father? How did he even get DNA?
"I don't know, never the right time? It's fine, he's just is obsessed with the idea that I should be with him because he's my father. He is loony."
"Skye, a grown man should never be obsessed with any girl or woman. It can be dangerous. I've seen a lot of bad happen from that. I need you to be honest with me, because I don't mean to scare you, but this is concerning. Is there anything you can remember about him."
"Uh, big eyes, rough hair with a little scruff as a beard, and a crazy look in his eye."
"Did it look like he was on something?"
She shakes her head, no.
Maria thinks back to her friend's crazy ex, Cal Johnson. He like stalking, and always had a weird look in eye. There were a lot of similarities. July 2nd, like Lin and Phil's daughter? This is just too coincidental. She has to ask Lin about this.
"Skye, why don't you go upstairs for a little while and bring your plate too. I want to talk with Phil and Lin"
She nods, getting up and leaving. Sighing again, Maria gets up and meets back up with Phil and Melinda who are now cleaning up.
"What's wrong with Skye?" Phil asks, "She just came in and grabbed her plate and left"
"Lin, have you seen Cal lately?"
Melinda whips around, almost dropping a plate giving her a questioning look, "I saw him briefly ?"
"I was just wondering."
"Maria, you never just wonder. What is this about?" Melinda asks, suspicious.
"Skye told me that this man has been following her around. He claims that he is her father. Somehow he even got her DNA"
"Did she tell you his name? Surely another social worker reported it or something"
"She said she doesn't know his name but I think she knows. Apparently she did, she told multiple of her social workers but they said that it wasn't a big deal. I am going to call her past social workers because stalking allegations are serious. Not only is she a minor, but this guy is a full grown man and the fact that he might have gotten her DNA"
"Well, Mel and I will look into it"
"Yes, oh- and when you have time, we'd like to look over Skye's file."
"Oh-right, I completely forgot, I'll send that right over"