Niall’s POV
I furrow my eyebrows as I constantly check the list, making sure that everyone had the right things in their bags. Jana probably had this all memorized, so she didn’t need to have the list. But me, on the other hand, I definitely had to have the list.

Tori, Taylor, and Tristan had their own copy of this. Tori helped Terra, so I’m sure they have all the stuff they needed, but yet again, they could have missed some things. And besides, Jana and I have nothing else better to do at the moment.

I was in the middle of checking Terra’s bag when Jana broke our silence. ‘’Tori was sick all day long.’’ She mumbles. ‘’Oh well.’’ I sigh, shrugging a little. I care, I really do. I’m her father, of course I care. But still, she deserved it because she done it to herself.

‘’She cried half the day away. She told me that she felt like a disappointment, that we could never love her the same.’’ Jana adds and I look up at her. She was looking at me, her eyes steady on mine.

‘’I told her none of that was true. She just.. won’t believe me.’’ I mumble, looking away. ‘’You’re treating her… like that, though, Niall. She’s your daughter, you need to at least show her that you care, prove it.’’ Jana insists.

‘’What more can I do, Jana? I can’t just be there for her at every beckoning. She needs to do this on her own.’’ I say, getting slightly annoyed that she’s starting this conversation with me. ‘’Well, I’m on her side, she needs to know for sure that we’re here for her.’’ Jana says.

‘’Babe, I am here for her. I love her, with all my heart. You know this, so please, stop trying to blame for this stuff.’’ I say straight forward, no attitude at all. ‘’Niall, I’m not. I’m just saying what she’s been telling me.’’ She replies.

‘’Well, maybe its best if you keep those things between you and her.’’ I shrug lightly as I zip up Terra’s bag and slide it over with the few that we’ve finished. I grab the next one that was closet. I throw it down and unzip it. It was Tristan’s I think, not too sure though. But yet, I think.

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It was almost 11pm, everyone was in bed except for me and Tori, I know for sure. One, because I had some things to do in the office. And two, because Tori walked into the kitchen when I was getting some water earlier, but she didn’t say anything to me. I didn’t say anything to her either though.

At the moment, I’m standing outside of her closed bedroom door, debating on whether or not to go in and talk with her. I’m afraid that those things Jana said are true, but yet I know they could never be. But still, I’m worried for Tori’s sake, not mine.

I knock on the door, opening it just a split second after. I’m her father, I don’t need to know anyways. She glances up at me from her laptop, sitting on her bed with her legs crossed.

‘’You alright, babe?’’ I ask as I step into her room, shutting the door behind me. ‘’Yeah.’’ She mumbles lightly, her eyes going back to the screen of the computer. ‘’You doin’ school work?’’ I say as I go over to her desk, which wasn’t far from her bed, and pull the chair out.

I sit down as I hear her sigh. ‘’Yeah.. finishing up something. Diana said I had to get it finished today.’’ She tells me. ‘’Don’t stay up too long, we have to get up early in the morning.’’ I remind her.

‘’I know.’’ She nods lightly. I spin around in the chair so that I was facing the desk, my back to her. I didn’t want her to think I was invading her space. I see a small stack of CD’s on the desk, I know this isn’t all of the one’s she owns though.

She’s got boxes full, different artists and genres, all from different years. She loves music, that’s a fact for sure. ‘’So, um.. Mom told me you were sick all day.’’ I say as I fumble with my fingers, my arms sitting on the desk.

‘’Yeah.’’ She sighs lightly. ‘’Did you take any medicine?’’ I ask, curious of her health. ‘’Um, yeah.’’ She mumbles. ‘’Well.. I hope you feel better. I don’t like it when your sick, it scares me.’’ I clear my throat a little as I continue to talk to her, trying to get some lost bonding time in.

This rarely happens, believe it or not. The little girl that used to spend every waking moment right beside me.. is now the young lady that would rather run away then to talk to me.. and it hurts, it really, really, really does hurt me.

‘’I know,’’ She says, ‘’Daddy.. can I tell you something?’’ She asks. ‘’Yeah babe, anything.’’ I say as I spin the chair around to pay more attention to her. Tori looks over at me, her eyes gazing into mine, I could see guilt, pain.. perhaps suffering, even.

I lean my elbows on my knees as I wait for her to say whatever it is she wanted to say. I didn’t want to rush her though. ‘’I um, I told Dalton.. about it.. an.. he.. um.. he well, uh.. he said he didn’t.. want it.. but I do.. and I.. I don’t know what to do..’’ She sighs, stressed I can tell.

‘’So, you’re saying he doesn’t want to be.. in your life anymore? Because you’re keeping that baby, whether he likes it or not.’’ I say as I sit up straight, crossing my arms on my chest. ‘’It doesn’t matter if he does.. because.. he said.. he said we were.. over.’’ Tori tells me.

‘’You don’t need him, baby. If he can’t accept it.. then he’s not worth your time anymore.’’ I assure her. ‘’I know.. I’m just scared.. that I won’t.. be able to do this.. alone.’’ She mumbles lightly.

‘’You’re not alone.. You got me and Mom.. and every one else. You know that.’’ I say. ‘’Yeah, you’re right. Daddy.. is it um, stupid.. that I’m already thinking of.. names?’’ She smiles lightly as she looks away from me.

‘’Nope. Mom and I had half our kids names’ ready before they were created.’’ I wink lightly as she glances at me, ‘’Nah, I’m kidding. Only one of y’all were planned anyways.’’ I release a small laugh.

She laughs a little too, I’m glad to see she’s okay. ‘’Just don’t rush it, take it slow.. Alright?’’ I ask as I stand up, getting ready to go to the bedroom, I was getting tired. ‘’M’kay.’’ She nods lightly as I lean down to her forehead, kissing her skin lightly.

‘’I love you baby, get some sleep.’’ I say as I lean up and head towards the door. ‘’Okay, love you too.’’ She smiles as I look over my shoulder at her. ‘’Alright, g’night.’’ I smile as I open the door. ‘’Goodnight.’’ She replies just as I shut the door.

I know some where deep, deep down inside of her.. that little girl is still there. She might be having to grow up a lot faster now, but that little Princess is still there, I know it. I can see it. I can.. feel it.

Notes

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