Page 6 of Daddy's Little Fighter
“I do.” He nodded.
“What about the monsters?” She looked around like they were going to appear at any second.
“They are going to stay away from you while I’m gone,” Daddy replied.
“But you didn’t do your magic to keep them away,” she pointed out, worry starting to creep up inside of her.
Frankie knew the monsters weren’t real, but they felt it. Every single time Daddy left the house to go do something, he would always do his ritual of walking through every room and spreading his magic to keep them away. When he didn’t, the walls felt like they were closing in on her even more.
The monsters were out to get her.
“I can have someone come and sit with you while I am gone, maybe Dominic, or some of the girls can come over,” Daddy suggested, ignoring her magic comment. “That will keep the monsters at bay since I can’t do the magic right now.”
It had been a month since Halloween, and she still hadn’t set foot outside. Daddy had tried several times, but she wasn’t willing to try. Daddy had mentioned the girls wanted to meet her several times, but Frankie wasn’t ready yet. Frankie didn’t know if she would ever be ready.
“Bu-but the monsters,” she whispered, her eyebrows pulling in. “They’ll come after me while I wait for Dominic to come over.”
She didn’t want Dominic to come over to the house either. No one had been in the house besides Dr. Mike and Michael. They had wanted to check up on her in the beginning to make sure she was okay, but she hadn’t seen them in over two years. Everyone who came to see Daddy always stayed outside to talk to him.
Did Frankie feel bad? A little, but she didn’t want anyone to see her. She was fine just where she was, not seeing anyone but Daddy.
“They won’t, but it will take Dominic several minutes to get here. The other option is you coming with me to the club,” Daddy slowly offered.
She shook her head. Frankie was not leaving the house.
No.
“It’s one or the other. I need to leave now, they are expecting me soon. You can either come with me or you can wait for Dominic to get here.” Daddy gave her the options. “But you need to pick quickly.”
Daddy grabbed his bag and placed it over his shoulder. What was she going to do? Frankie didn’t want to go outside, but she didn’t want to be left alone in this house.
Frankie opened and closed her mouth several times but ultimately shut it without saying anything.
“I can carry you in. We can put a blanker around you so no one can see you, and you can stay in my office while I meet with a couple of people,” Daddy told her.
Bringing her fingers up to her mouth, she started to bite at the end of them, feeling the nerves rush through her. The choice was having someone watch her or go out in public.
“No one will see you. I’ll make sure no one is in the hallway when we walk through the building,” he explained. “I will carry you into the building with a blanket over you. No one will even know you are there.”
If he told people not to be in the hallways, everyone would know she was there. Several people had tried to message her in the beginning, and some still did, trying to see if they could see her again and find out how she was doing. Frankie always replied, but said she wasn’t going outside any time soon. But they never gave up .
“I—” She took a deep breath. Was she really considering it right now? Was she really thinking about stepping out of her safe zone so the monsters didn’t get her?
“Frankie?” Daddy tilted his head to the side. “Are you all right?”
“I guess I’ll go with you. As long as no one sees me,” she quickly replied. “And I want the blanket around me when we go in. The pink soft one.”
Daddy stared at her for several seconds as he took in her words. Did she say something wrong? Should she have stayed home and waited for Dominic to come over?
“Daddy?” she hesitantly whispered.
“You want to come with me?” he asked.
Frankie nodded. “Only if I can have the blanket wrapped around me and you carry me. Also, I don’t want anyone to see me. I don’t think I can handle that yet.”
Frankie didn’t know if she could handle going out, but she didn’t want to be left alone in the house. It was scary when she was on her own, even when Daddy did his magic to keep the monsters at bay.
“Of course. Get your shoes on, and I will grab the pink blanket.” Daddy nodded and walked out of the room.
