It's fine, it's just life

Five

Axel ☝️

Lilly Russo pov

"Dad!" I shout, I run towards the table he's sitting down.

He gets up smiling and hugs me.

"No physical touching!" A guard shouts we pull away. Dad sits down as I do the same.

"I miss you papa." I say smiling.

"You've gotten so beautiful darling." He says smiling as I giggle.

"H - did those basterds touch you again?" Papa ask.

"N - no." I lie.

He looks at me, I'm sure he doesn't believe but he lets it go.

It's my fault here's in here anyways. He doesn't need to know. I don't want to burden him with my problems as he's in here.

( Flashback )

I cry on the floor as mom and Jason beats me.

We freeze hearing the door open, I still silently cry.

Papa comes in smiling his smile fading as he looks at me on the floor. He then looks towards mama and Jason.

Mama has a belt while Jason has a knife.

Papas eyes darken. He walks towrds Jason and jumps on him and punches him.

Mama walks towrds papa.

"Get off of him!" Mama shouts hitting papa.

Papa punches Jason one more time. He turns around grabbing mama by the throat lifting her off the floor. He then throws her.

He walks towards her getting on top of her and shouts at her.

A few minutes later the door is slammed open.

I see cops.

"Lorenzo Russo! Hands up where I can see them!" A police officer says pointing his gun at papa along with the others.

Papa slowly gets his hands up in the air. Mama cries but I don't care.

I look at papa, he slowly turns around his hands still up.

He looks at me and smile softly. "I love you." He mouths.

Before I can do it say it back they take him away.

I cry silently.

"T - thank you officer. He hurted my baby." Mariah, my mom says as she walks towards me and puts me in her arms.

( End of flashback )

"Hey, it's not your fault." Papa says as I nod.

"I got exciting news." Papa says smiling as I look at him.

"They said that if I keep being good they'll let me out earlier. So then it means I can see you in your birthday." Papa says as my eyes lit up.

"H - how have you been?" I ask as he sighs.

"Good." He says as I nod.