[ she says it like she expects them to lose interest. like maybe there's not a moment to waste. everyone went to the park, are they going to change their mind if they have to wait?
deep down, Emma knows better. they don't hug her like they'd ever leave her behind, yet her head and her heart are a little torn on what could happen next. her heart says this is what she's been waiting for, but her head says people change their minds all the time. she knows because she's felt that disappointment before, and it would hurt so much more if it was her real mom and dad who decided not to take her this time.]
But they'll be back soon. Is that okay?
[ she glances up to her mom first, then her dad. he called her princess (she might not have said anything, but she definitely noticed). no one's ever had a name for her like that, but she likes it.]
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[ she says it like she expects them to lose interest. like maybe there's not a moment to waste. everyone went to the park, are they going to change their mind if they have to wait?
deep down, Emma knows better. they don't hug her like they'd ever leave her behind, yet her head and her heart are a little torn on what could happen next. her heart says this is what she's been waiting for, but her head says people change their minds all the time. she knows because she's felt that disappointment before, and it would hurt so much more if it was her real mom and dad who decided not to take her this time.]
But they'll be back soon. Is that okay?
[ she glances up to her mom first, then her dad. he called her princess (she might not have said anything, but she definitely noticed). no one's ever had a name for her like that, but she likes it.]