Chapter 171: Getting along
Diana pressed a palm on her lips as a sob escaped from her mouth.
Daisy’s eyes snapped open and within an instant, she was pointing a gun at Diana.
Diana sobbed harder.
’’You...’’ Daisy speechlessly tucked the gun back in her jacket when she realized that it was Diana. She walked to the other side of the bed, ’’What’s wrong?"
Diana hiccupped. She pushed herself to her feet and threw her arms around Daisy’s neck as she hugged her tightly, ’’I w...was... so... s...scared...’’ she rubbed her eyes with the back of her palm but the tears did not stop.
Daisy rubbed her back patiently.
’’I was so w...worried about you. But I did n..not..did not dare to think about it for fear that I would end up overthinking. With every passing day, I was worried our parents would find us here before you did and they would take her away. I would not be able to stop it. I have been trying so hard to get a job, to do all this so they could not snatch her away. I was so scared that I never took her out to play for fear of coming across the people looking for us. I...’’
Daisy frowned when Diana started hyperventilating. She dragged her to the couch and helped her sit. Picking the glass of water from the coffee table, she brought it closer to her mouth.
After Diana took a few gulps, Daisy placed the glass aside and sat beside Diana, wiping her mouth.
When she saw how calm Diana looked earlier, Daisy felt like she was worried for nothing and probably it was for the best that she had matured.
But now that she was looking at the situation, Daisy realized that Diana was only pretending. Deep inside her turtle shell, she was still as soft and vulnerable as the little girl who curled up in the corner every time she was hit.