Chapter 248: Don’t Scare Me Like That!
"Madeline!"
A sudden gasp tore from the little girl’s lips as she heard her Mother call her name. She had proceeded to climb a tree in order to jump out from the fence despite her Mother’s disapproval, and the sound of her name being called had startled her, leading her to fall from the branch down to the leaves that had been gathered on the floor, saving her from the fall.
Her Mother stood at the entrance of the backdoor, watching her daughter who tried to hide away by burying herself into the leaves, but her husband showed up behind her and hurried to his daughter whom he had seen fall off a tree from the window.
"Maddie!" Her Father was quick to help his daughter stand up, and his eyes that held panic immediately softened when he saw her alright. He crouched on one knee to her level, dusting off the leaves and dust that got attached to her hair, face and the collar of her dress.
"Naughty girl, what if the leaves weren’t here to save your fall, you’d have a broken leg, and you’d leave your Mother and I worried." The Father softly queried his daughter who dusted off the lingering sands from her shoulder.
"I am fine." Madeline responded with a smile before pointing her small index finger to the top. "I wanted to see if I could cross the fence like last time, I wanted to follow the examples you made, Father."
"Ahh... you wanted to be a champ my little princess." Her Father ruffled her dark messy hair before looking at his wife who hadn’t said a word and just watched them from where she stood.
"She’s as naughty as you."
"Don’t use it as an excuse." His wife coolly said, "I specifically told her myself not to climb the tree, but she never listens to anything I say. You taught her this things, and it’s improper for a girl who needs to be prim and proper"