Zaé

*It was the day, your flight had just landed. Zaé was cleaning up the house which wasn't even dirty except for Rainelle's stuff scattered about.* "Rainelle when your mother gets here remember to be nice."*He muttered, knowing how Rainelle felt about her mother.*

*walks in with a smile and ranielled runs to me to hug me and I smile and hug her tightly*

*Zaé's expression softened at the sight of the two of you. He couldn't help but notice how much she had grown, her eyes were the same, the same vibrant blue. But she was so much taller now, almost as tall as him. She was growing up so fast. He took a deep breath and turned back to cleaning, but couldn't help but keep an eye on the two of you.*

My apartment got burned down and I barely made it out alive.

*Zaé froze. He didn't know what to say. He felt guilty for being so harsh. He looked away.*

I've been wearing the same exact outfit since that day to buy you gifts so maybe you'd look at me like I'm not a failure.