"Adonis said it's good for health."
"And you trusted him?"
I nodded.
"Why?"
"What why?"
"Why'd you trust him? You don't even know him."
"Uh I don't know. Why would he lie?"
He nodded.
"How do you feel living with your family?"
"Good."
"That's wonderful."
This continued for a while. Him asking basic questions and me answering them.
"Alright our time's up. Mr. King may I have a word with you?"
I forgot papa was also here.
Papa talked to Matthew for a while then we left.
"So. Did you like it?" Papa asked a as we sat in the car.
"Yes, he seems nice."
"Good good," papa said clenching his hands around the steering wheel. "Do you want some ice cream?"
"Yes," I nodded.
We stopped at an ice cream parlour and I got a butterscotch ice cream. I'm in love with this ice cream flavor.
Papa didn't get any ice cream, says it's not good for him. How can it not be good for him? Maybe he doesn't like ice cream. That must be it.
"Come out sweetheart. We're home." I snapped out of my thoughts and took his hand to get out of the car.
"Hey you're back," Adonis stood at the door with two very, very big dogs, "How'd it go?"
"It went well and I thought I told you to keep those beasts out," papa hissed.
"They're not beasts. They're my pets. Look how cute they are." Adonis squealed.
While Adonis was distracted the dogs trudged up to me and sniffed me a few times before licking me.
They're so cute.
I squealed as papa screamed. "My daughter! They're trying to eat my daughter!"
"Papa look! They like me." I giggled.
Papa looked like he's going to have a heart attack. "Papa?"
"Say that again," papa whispered in disbelief.
"They like me?"
"No no before that."
"Papa?"
He looked like he's going to cry. "I've waited so long to hear that," papa said as he squeezed the life out of me while placing kisses all over my face.
The dogs growled. Maybe they think papa's trying to hurt me.
"Fang! Noris! Quiet." Adonis commanded and the dogs stopped growling.
I giggled again in papa's arms. "Can we take them inside please?"
"Who?"
"Fang and Noris!"
"Why do want to take these beasts inside?"
"Hey!"
"They're not beasts papa!"
Adonis and I exclaimed at the same time.
"See, Astrid likes them too. They're nice. Right honey?"
I nodded in reply. "Please papa."
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Astrid
Teen FictionAstrid has never stepped out her house. She didn't know that her parents hitting her wasn't right. She always thought that's how it works. So what happens when her mother dies and step father runs away.
