Dear Adagio

>"You make me feel so constricted in this house! You never let me out with friends, you never take into consideration on how I feel, and you always cling to me when you have your drunk episodes! I can't take it anymore!"
>You clung to your whiskey bottle like a baby while trying to reach out to your only daughter
A-adagio, please wai-
>"No! I don't wanna hear it! I've had it with your attitude and- well, MAYBE MOM WOULD STILL BE HERE IF YOU KNEW HOW TO BE A PARENT!"
>After saying this, Adagio quickly put her hand over her mouth with a surprised expression
>Her heavy words brought you down to your knees, tears streaming down your face
>With such a rush of emotions, Adagio could let out the only words that she could think of
>"UGH, I HATE YOU!"
>Adagios words formed into a knife and drove itself straight into your chest
>At least, that's what it felt like to you right now
>And with that, the door slammed shut
>You stared at the door for hours with a worn and broken expression dripping from your face
>The only actions that come to your mind are to take a swig from your bottle, smash up the entire place, or go after her
>But her words seemed to have nailed you to the floor
>It felt impossible to stand on your feet
>All you could do and really felt like doing was cry
>And that's what you did, the bottle slipping from your hand onto the floor
>You curl up into a ball and sob to yourself
>Memories come flooding in
>You and Adagio reading stories with her on your lap
>Watching old movies together with her crying into your shoulder when the sad parts came
>You telling her everything would be alright
>The first time she called you...
>Daddy...
>What was that thing you used to say to her right before bed when she was a child?
>Oh yeah
I'm gonna protect my little girl...
>You bring a hand up to your head
Nothing will ever harm her...
>You drift closer and closer into sleep
You'll be save with me...
>Slowly, your red, tear stained eyes close shut
My dear sweet little Adagio...
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>The morning sun came through the window
>It shone right into your face
>You open your eyes slowly
>What happened last night?
>Oh.
>Adagio...
>Your only daughter, the only one you loved in your life, walked out last night
>I HATE YOU
>Her last words before she stormed out
>Fuck...
>What else did she say?
>She talked about her mother
>You stretched your muscles and pulled yourself up from the ground
>You wish you could tell her the truth about her mother, but you're afraid it'll break her heart too much
>She was an unemotional woman, never cared about you, Adagio, or even herself
>So much in fact that she decided to take her own life
>Her reason being, "If I'm dead then it's not my problem"
>She never wanted Adagio in the first place, so why should she have to take care of something she didn't even want?
>You dragged yourself to the kitchen and pulled out a frozen breakfast TV dinner thing
>The only way you could tell Adagio is if you put the blame on yourself instead of her being the reason
>You sigh to yourself, throwing your breakfast in the microwave
>Maybe Adagio was right though
>You've started to become dependent on her
>Whenever she tried to leave it felt like she would be gone forever
>You tried your best to be that cheerful and loving dad for years, but over time all the bills and the death of Adagios mother caught up with you
>It left you as an empty husk of yourself
>Night of drinking and crying into your daughters shoulders are mostly what occurred throughout the days
>You never took into consideration on how seeing her own father like this made her feel
>But it's too late now
>She's gone, and for all you know, she'll never come back
>Money was always tight, so there wasn't really much for her to come back for
>You sat at the table with your hands on your head
>How could you have let it get this bad?
>Maybe you should go out and look for her
>She did leave with that boyfriend of hers, and you know where he lives
>But scenarios started popping into your head
>'What are you even doing here? can't you realize that she is sick of you?'
>'Leave me alone! I don't even wanna see you again!'
>It's all too much to bear
>Your breakfast finishes with a ding, but you don't even want to get up right now
>But all of a sudden, you hear the doorbell ring
>No way...
>You leap out of your chair and make a mad dash to your door
>You grab the handle with nearly enough force to break it and wildly swing it open
Adagi-!
>Nothing...
>You look around but saw only your run down front lawn
>But you swear you heard...
>Maybe... maybe your just being paranoid
>There's no way she'd come back to such a sad sack of shit
>You sigh and put your head down
>But something small catches your eye
>There's... a letter?
>You pick up the letter and open it
>"Look behind you"
>What?
>You turn around
>In a split second, your view is obfuscated by orange and you're brought to the ground
>There's only one girl you know who can knock you flat on your ass
A...adag-
>"OH DADDY I'M SOSOSOSOSO SOOOO SORRY ABOUT EVERYTHING I SAID I LOVE YOU DADDY PLEASEDON'THATEMEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASE"
>It only took you a second to realize who was
>Right after that second, you squeezed your loving assailant with all your heart
Adagio please... I want you to know that I love you, so, soooo much...
>Adagio gripped your shirt and cried into your chest
And I'm sorry... I never realized how hard I made it for you...
>You held her as close as you could and cried
I just hope you can forgive me...
>She brought her face from your chest to look you in the eyes
>"*Sniffle* Of course daddy... I'm sorry too, about everything I said last night! I don't know what came over me b-but... *Snifflesniffle*"
>She just couldn't get out the words anymore and went back to crying in your chest
>You petted her hair and told her what came from your heart
I promise, things are gonna be different now, you'll be safe with me...
>You kiss her forehead and hold her tight
My dear, sweet Adagio...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te11UaHOHMQ
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