The place are they? What may they be doing?

Are they assembly individuals? Did they’ve one other occasion that Puck forgot to inform me about?

I simply need to see him and inform him that I gained’t run away subsequent time he kisses me. That he’s proper, and we will discover our personal time. Our personal Neverland.

The research door beneath me slams shut, and I hear Daddy curse as he stomps up the steps. I attempt to shrink so he’ll stroll straight previous me like he all the time does.

However when he reaches the highest of the steps, for the primary time in months, perhaps even years, he stops in entrance of me and tuts.

“You’re nonetheless right here, then?”

He goes to stroll away and, slowly, my physique begins to unfurl itself from the ball I crawled into as I straighten.

Puck stated to me yesterday we may run, and I by no means as soon as thought-about it earlier than as a result of I believed it will be inconceivable. Daddy would by no means permit it; he’d by no means take the prospect of somebody seeing me.

And although I do know he acts like I don’t exist, I by no means actually thought-about it’s as a result of he simply needs I used to be by no means right here.

“The place else would I be?” I query, and he stops, his again to me.

And as an alternative of cowering, like I’ve all the time executed earlier than, a brand new sense of bravery has stiffened my backbone. I don’t know the place it’s coming from, however I’ll use it whereas I’ve it.

It appears he has nothing to say, and he takes one other step forwards, however one thing in me doesn’t maintain again. My phrases have discovered a voice, my emotions have discovered a pillar.

“How may you?” I ask, standing now so I’ve a bit benefit ought to I have to run.

“You retain me trapped right here and don’t even acknowledge that I exist.”

I ball my arms into fists as he turns round, his eyes zeroing in on me.

“Who the fuck do you suppose you’re speaking to?” he spits, and I attempt to preserve my backbone straight. I can really feel my physique desirous to cripple in concern already.

“My father!” I half-shout. “I’m speaking to my dad!”

He’s frozen on the spot, and I step an inch nearer to him, making an attempt to see via my watery eyes.

“I simply need my dad,” I whimper, and with out which means to, let a couple of tears slip free.

When he has nothing to say, I step even nearer, making an attempt to not attain out to him as a result of I don’t know what he’ll do.

“Why do you hate me? I simply need you to note me. I simply need you to need me such as you need King. Why do you hate me?”

My phrases are popping out all jumbled and rushed, and the little woman in me is craving for his affection.

Why is that this my life? Why has he dictated it this manner?

“I simply need my daddy,” I cry, and with out considering, wrap my arms round his big waist.

I’ve by no means hugged him earlier than. Not Carlo, the infamous mafia chief, and never Carlo, mine and King’s dad. I don’t suppose I’ve ever touched a single inch of his pores and skin earlier than.

However one thing in me reached out to him. Craved it.

And I do know that he’s not a person stuffed with hugs, however six-year-old Bonnie owed it to herself to strive.

But it surely’s short-lived.

His arms grip my wrists harshly, and he throws me off of him with drive till I land on the bottom in entrance of him.

“I’m not your daddy,” he spits, and I really feel it on my cheeks. “You aren’t my baby. You’re pathetic, and I’m stunned you haven’t drummed this into your head but.”

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