Anita pushed her sunglasses into her hair when he took her face in his hands. She’d forgotten about them, even in the darkness of the house. Like the jacket she wore, they were her shield against the world, but she didn’t need to be shielded from him. The piercings in her cheeks felt strange beneath his hands, and she couldn’t stop crying, fat tears continued pour out of his despite his attempts to push them away.
She laughed, nodding when he referred to her as big. Though rarely used, she knew she had her mother’s laugh. Her hands replaced his own as if they could do a better job of levying the flow of tears. “Yeah, I’m-” She didn’t really know what to say. She was bigger, but she didn’t necessarily feel grown up. Anita had no fun facts about herself that she was willing to share with him. She didn’t want to tell her father what a disappointment she was. How could she tell him that she had run away from home, and from her mom.
How could she admit that he had left her all alone to him?
Anita had never seen her father cry, but she didn’t see it as a weakness. She was grateful when he pulled her into another hug, commenting on his own sentimentality and saving her from having to talk about herself. “You and me both, I guess,” she joked, wrapping her arms around his neck. Her tail swayed gently around her knees. He was everything she remembered about him. His laugh, his hugs, his voice, they were all the same. Anita was overjoyed that her memories of him had never faded. A part of her just wanted to crawl into his lap and be rocked gently while she cried it out, like they’d done when she was little.
Quick to cry, she’d gotten that from her mother, too.
“I didn’t know we had any uncle Elliot,” she replied, dropping her arms back to her sides as he released her. She could have held on longer, still not entirely sure this wasn’t some fever dream. “But I’m not going to complain.” She stepped around Daisy how was still vacuuming for any noodles she could have missed around her feet. As he continued to speak her tail stopped its movements. Anita took a step back so she could look up at him. Her mouth opened once but closing before she said anything. Her brow furrowed. “L-last time?” she asked, swallowing down the thick feeling in her throat. H-how long have you been…” she seemed to struggle for the appropriate word. “How long have you been back?”
How long had she not known her father was alive?
She laughed, nodding when he referred to her as big. Though rarely used, she knew she had her mother’s laugh. Her hands replaced his own as if they could do a better job of levying the flow of tears. “Yeah, I’m-” She didn’t really know what to say. She was bigger, but she didn’t necessarily feel grown up. Anita had no fun facts about herself that she was willing to share with him. She didn’t want to tell her father what a disappointment she was. How could she tell him that she had run away from home, and from her mom.
How could she admit that he had left her all alone to him?
Anita had never seen her father cry, but she didn’t see it as a weakness. She was grateful when he pulled her into another hug, commenting on his own sentimentality and saving her from having to talk about herself. “You and me both, I guess,” she joked, wrapping her arms around his neck. Her tail swayed gently around her knees. He was everything she remembered about him. His laugh, his hugs, his voice, they were all the same. Anita was overjoyed that her memories of him had never faded. A part of her just wanted to crawl into his lap and be rocked gently while she cried it out, like they’d done when she was little.
Quick to cry, she’d gotten that from her mother, too.
“I didn’t know we had any uncle Elliot,” she replied, dropping her arms back to her sides as he released her. She could have held on longer, still not entirely sure this wasn’t some fever dream. “But I’m not going to complain.” She stepped around Daisy how was still vacuuming for any noodles she could have missed around her feet. As he continued to speak her tail stopped its movements. Anita took a step back so she could look up at him. Her mouth opened once but closing before she said anything. Her brow furrowed. “L-last time?” she asked, swallowing down the thick feeling in her throat. H-how long have you been…” she seemed to struggle for the appropriate word. “How long have you been back?”
How long had she not known her father was alive?
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