"We've just moved here." I said. The woman looked sadly at me. "I hope you change your mind." she replied and walked away.
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Adam and his children have moved into an old abandoned mansion. The reason why they moved, was because he wanted to give h...
"Excuse me, but have you seen a girl with blonde hair?" I asked. "I saw a girl yesterday, but I'm not sure if it was her, because she didn't showed her face." said a woman. "Thanks anyway." I replied and she nodded.
"This is hopeless." I complained. "Don't give up, we'll find her." said Jack. "But we don't know where she is." I replied. "If I know her right, she has probably gone to abandoned places where no people are." he said. "Maybe." I replied. After a while we came to a burned-down house.
"Max." I called but got no answer. "She has probably burned down the house to cover her tracks." said Jack calmly. I knew he was right but I couldn't stop thinking about what could've happened to her. "Please, don't let my daughter be dead." I replied and tears were rolling down my cheeks.
After a minute we found her. "Max." I said happily and hugged her. "Dad, papa." she replied. "Never do this again, I was so worried." I said. "I thought no one loved me." replied Max. "We love you so much, we will always do." I said. "I'm so sorry dad, I promise that this won't happen again." she replied and hugged me back. "Come, time to go home." I said.
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Max fell asleep on the couch. I made up a fire to keep her warm. I stroked her hair and sang Slipping through my fingers. Flower was lying next to her and she smiled.
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Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning. Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile. I watch her go with a surge of that well-known sadness, I have to sit down for a while.
The feeling that I'm losing her forever and without really entering her world. I'm glad whenever I can share her laughter, that funny little girl.
