Blame It On The Pain Episode 19
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???? Blame It On The Pain Episode Nineteen:
βNo! Daddy! Please, no!β
Her screams are the equivalent of waking up to a shotgun going off. Sheβs trembling so hard, Iβm convinced she must be having a seizure.
I jump up and flick on the light beside the bed, her screams quickly turning into muffled cries. I gently nudge her, but she doesnβt wake. βAlyssa, youβre okay. Itβs just a bad dream,β I say. I hold her by the shoulders and try a little harder this time, and finally the shaking stops and her eyes open wide.
She looks around the room, confusion marring her face briefly before she realizes where she is. βOh god. Iβm so sorry.β She sits up in the bed. βThis is beyond embarrassing.β
Her eyes dart to the door and she makes to stand but I gently pull her back to me. Iβm all too aware of how much of a flight risk she is and sheβs not running away from me this time. Especially in this state.
βThis happen often?β I ask.
Her head falls against my chest and she lets out a deep breath before whispering, βNot really. Only when Iβm exhausted. Usually, I donβt allow myself to sleep that soundly because I know what the end result will be.β
Thatβs when it sinks in that it wasnβt just a random bad dream, but a reoccurring nightmare. I tip her chin up to look at me. βWhat happened, Alyssa? Trust me enough to let me in.β I kss her forehead. βPlease.β
She fidgets and squirms out of my arms. Just when I think sheβs about to bolt, she looks at me and does the one thing Iβve been waiting for since I met her.
She drops her armor and opens up to me.
(Alyssa)
Pastβ¦(FLAHBACKS)
βReally, cupcakes for breakfast, Graham?β my mother cried. βThat is not an appropriate breakfast for a 9-year-old.β
I grinned around a mouth full of my heavily laden chocolate frosted cupcake. βBut Iβll be 10 in two days, Mommy,β I argued. Before my mother could protest further, I added, βAnd look, Daddy put goblins on them!β
Since my birthday fell on Halloween, my fatherβs nickname for me had always been βgoblin.β Most little girls would have hated it and wished for a nickname more feminine like βPrincessβ or βPumpkinβ, but I loved it.
My mother shook her head and looked at my father. A soft smile spread across his face when he walked over to her and held a cupcake up to her lips. βCome on, honey. Take a bite. No one can resist little goblins.β He looked at me and winked. βIsnβt that right?β
I nodded my head in excitement. βDo it, Mommy. Please.β
She let out a frustrated sigh before she took a haphazard bite. She pursed her lips and looked at me, her expression much softer than it was a moment ago. βOkay,β she conceded. βFinish your cupcake, but no more. You need to get ready for school.β
My father pulled my mother closer. βYou have some frosting right here,β he whispered before he kissed her.
I scrunched my nose and made a face. βBut itβs my birthday,β I whined, effectively interrupting their moment. βWhy canβt I stay home with you? Or go to work with Daddy?β
My mother put her hands on her hips and gave me βthe look.β I knew that look well. βAlyssa Ford Tanner. Itβs not your birthday yet. Now finish the rest of your cupcake and get ready for school.β
Yup, she called me by my full name. She meant business.
I scrambled off the counter top and let out a giggle when my father swooped down and picked me up. βIβll tell you what, little goblin. How about I drive you to school today?β
My face lit up. βYou mean it?β I asked incredulously.
All my dad did was work non-stop, especially as of late. Sometimes an entire week or two would pass without me ever seeing him.
This time, it had been almost three whole weeks. I hated it, but he promised me he would be around for my birthday weekend.
I overheard him telling my mother that him and Ford, his best friend, and partner, were working on their most important case and trying to gather intel, but they were encountering some unforeseen problems.
I didnβt really understand it, but I knew my father had a very important job.
He caught the bad guys.
However, he never wore a uniform like some of the other officers I saw. Instead, he mostly wore suits to work and participated in things called βstakeoutsβ or βgoing undercover.β People at work also referred to him as βSpecial Agent.β Whatever that meant.
I knew he traveled to the city a lot. Thatβs where his headquarters and most of his cases were located. It was also his favorite place in the whole entire world.
TO Be Continued