Patricia Chavez
Chapter 6. Heartbreak Many times
Faint little footsteps rang out down the underground passageway that night. The clock on the wall has shown at 11 p.m. The tunnel, which connects the laboratory with Sean Conley's main house, is only illumination with small lights attached to the walls of the hallway every two meters.
As soon as he arrived at the end of the hall, the small step stopped in front of a door. Slowly the tiny little hand pushed the door made of stainless. The sound of the squeaks of experimental rats was heard from behind the door leaf that was blushing. The little girl just peeked out from the open door. There was no courage in his heart to break in.
"Daniella, what are you doing there? Come inside." Conley said while injecting a clear liquid into a white mouse in his grasp.
"Yes, Dad." Answer slowly.
Daniella put out a little energy to push the door. With a doubtful step he walked into the laboratory, once the door opened to the size of his body.
"Why haven't you slept ? What time is it?" Conley asked as soon as Daniella got into the lab. Conley put the rodent back into place.
"A I can't sleep, Dad." Daniella said with a down face.
"Why can't you sleep?" Ask Conley softly.
"I miss you, Dad. " With a vibrating voice.
Conley removed the Safety Glasses he was wearing and placed them on the table. Then remove the rubber gloves from both of his wrists. Next, throw it into the trash can that is not far from there.
"Oh Honey. Forgive me, Father." Conley positioned his body as high as Dany. Then he pulled the little girl in his arms, for a few minutes.
"Dad. Can I sleep with you tonight?" Dani whispered with an almost inaudible voice.
Conley took off his deck. Stunned looking at her plain face her little princess. His eyes were down on Dani's beautiful bead. He found deep despair there. Hope Conley grants her wish. There was compassion in Conley's heart. He realized, as a father he could not be said to be a good father. Far from a good word. Not wanting to see his daughter's disappointed face, Conley decided tonight he would grant Dani's request.
"alright sweetheart. Let's go to sleep." Conley smiled sincerely. While glancing at the watch attached to his left wrist
"It's 11:42. It was late. Let's get out of here."
Conley led Dani out of the lab and took off the white coat he was wearing, then put it in place. While walking outside, Dani's eyes unintentionally looked at the white mouse stored in the translucent cage. He remembered the incident at the beginning of coming to see his father.
"Dad.. What did you do to that white rat?"
"I'm testing the medicinal liquid I've found."
" What medicinal liquid is Dad?"
"Liquid ageless, dear."
"What is a young man?"
"By injecting the liquid, I expect the rat does not suffer damage to body tissues that cause it to age. In other words, he will look younger than his age."
"I mean dad?"
Conley halted his steps, as soon as they arrived at the entrance of the exit. Then open the door and let her daughter out first. After that he closed and locked the lab door. Holding Dani's hand, he continued his explanation.
"Hmmm. You remember Adolf's grandfather who lived down the block, honey?"
" Yes I remember, Dad."
"Daddy dreams someday, Dad, you and the people in this world never grow old like Adolf's grandfather."
"Will everyone get old, Dad?"
"All living things will experience aging. All the tissues in our body will eventually become damaged due to its natural processes. If you manage to find a medicinal liquid that can hinder the process, maybe you'll never be like Adolf's grandfather."
"Oh, so yeah.. "
"Understand Dad."
"Good girl."
Staying together, they walked down the hallway to the main house. When it was in front of Daniella's room on the second floor, when Conley was about to open the door, the little girl pulled Conley's hand that was in her grasp. With one hand still holding the door handle, the 40-year-old man turned his eyes to Dani who was also staring at him.
"Dad. Can I sleep in your room tonight?"
Conley was quite surprised by the request. Daniella never slept in her room. During this time he seemed - will create a limit of private areas that may or may not his daughter enter, including his bedroom. Conley doesn't want Daniella to find herself in a woman's arms in the morning. However, he is a normal guy who still needs a female touch. He does not want his biological needs to affect the mental development of Daniella who is still a minor.
Conley thought for a moment, "Of course baby. But for tonight only. How's it?"
"Yes Dad. Just tonight."
"All right then. Come.. " Taking the corner of his lips.
A smile was engraved on Daniella's innocent face hearing her father's words. Keeping Dani's hand in hand, Conley led the little girl to her room. As soon as the door opened, Conley reached out and pressed the light button near the door. The dark room instantly became bright.
"Come on, baby come in."
One by one, Dani entered his father's room. Impressed in doubt but filled with curiosity.
"You get on the bed, I'll take a shower." Conley kept stepping into the bathroom.
"Good, Dad."
His eyes looked around the room. The bedroom was predominantly light brown. The color that impressed masculine in Dani's eyes. The room that is not too large is seen indeed in the design for the benefit of its residents. There was no closet with books there. Wardrobe was made parallel to the walls of the room, so the room seemed more spacious. There is no table either. To put a small tooling, a shelf is provided that is deliberately made to stick to the wall. Daniella stepped towards the clean and tidy bed, with a plain white covering cloth. Putting his body on the bed repi, his palm reflex rubbed the thick mat that felt cold. The silhouette of two people crammed into the room that night, dancing back in his memory. There was a sense of tightness in the chest considering the events of that time. Daniella doesn't understand how she feels. The question came to his mind. Will he and his father do the same thing he saw that night?
The gurgling sound of water coming from the bathroom breaks Dani's daydream. His eyes swept back around the room he had just entered this time. In the emptiness of his soul, Dani hopes tonight he will get the word love from his father more than the naughty woman.
"Why not sleep?" Conley came out of the bathroom wearing only a towel that covered his lower body. Water droplets one by one dripped from between her hair.
"I'm waiting for you, Dad."
"Then wait a minute."
Conley dried his hair with another towel that he took from inside the closet. After that he wore a short gray pants and a white t-shirt. Then go up to the bed and put his body on the left side.
" Dear, here sleep near Dad." Stretching her right hand, while her left hand patted her right upper arm giving a sign of where Dani should lie.
Shamefully Dani climbed onto the bed and placed her head on Conley's upper arm. The man clenched Dani tightly as soon as the little girl lay nearby.
"Good night, baby. Good dreams, yes..." Conley's whisper in Dani's ear while gently tucking at her head.
Dani's heart beat faster. Being in the arms of the man who raised her was his deepest desire all along. Being able to smell the man's body scent so closely was no longer just a pseudo wishful thinking. Dani's heart was filled with flowers blooming in the morning. Dani responds to Conley's actions by clinging tightly to the man's body.
Breaths were smooth and regular, sounding shortly afterwards. The flowers that were blooming in Dani's heart, slowly began to wither. Why didn't the man press and squeeze her like he did the woman that night ? Dani was eager to hear the love speech from Conley before going to bed after they let out some very long strange noises. Why did Conley so choose who he would give the word love to?How insignificant is she compared to the flirtatious woman Conley just knew?
Not a second of Dani's eyes closed. All night he hoped Conley would wake up and do just that to him. Until the morning, only the kiss, kiss and good night he got from Conley. Dani is heartbroken for the umpteenth time to her father.
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