try begging

After pressing her nose against his coat and blouse, she had to admit that Ellie wasn't lying. It seemed as though she had caught the scent of Norman's perfume and cigarettes.

"Mom, I'll go take a bath and come back."

Grace quickly went to the bathroom, filled the tub with water, took off all her clothes, and put them in the laundry basket. She had left her young daughter at home and was about to roll around on the hotel bed with a man. She was sitting in the warm water, feeling embarrassed, when Ellie came in through the half-open door.

There was a toy in her arms. The child still had a face full of heartache. The moment their eyes met as she entered the bathroom, Grace smiled, but her expression became even more frowning and she quickly lowered her gaze to the floor.

Oh my, I'm really done for.

Ellie sat down on the rug in front of the tub, this time with her back to it. Then she put her toy on the floor, so Grace asked.

"Why? Have you been missing your mom lately?"

"no."

"really?"

"... ... ."

"Did you take a bath?"

The golden back of her head nodded vigorously. No! I said, "No!" I was afraid I would have to take another bath, so I answered honestly. Seriously, me. Grace held back her laughter.

That's exactly what I wanted to see.

I couldn't stand it for a moment and followed you here.

Ellie's true feelings are revealed.

If you tease her like this, she'll get angry. Grace, the sinner, kept her mouth shut and watched the child wriggling her hands vigorously while holding the toy. What Ellie brought was a telephone that she had made with a wooden candle holder, wire, and yarn.

"Ring ring."

The child picked up a receiver made of paper and held it to her ear, making a ringing sound with her mouth. Grace pretended to hold the receiver to her ear as if there was a transparent phone in front of her.

"Ring ring, ring ring."

"Yes, this is the operator. Who is this?"

"It's Ellie."

"Oh, it's Ms. Ellie. Where should I take you today?"

"Mom, I'll make you a drink."

"Mom, I changed. What do you want?"

"Ellie, you're mad. You're so annoying!"

"omg!"

Grace had no choice but to laugh or cry at Ellie's bombshell announcement. In the end, she chose both.

"No. Sob, sob. Mommy is sad. Without our Ellie's kiss, Mommy can't even breathe."

"Then it's Mozza!"

Seriously, this kid has no mercy.

"Ellie, look at Mommy. Okay?"

Grace became genuinely anxious when Ellie didn't calm down after going to bed. She didn't want her child to go to bed with bad feelings.

"Huh, Ellie?"

How many times did I tap Ellie's shoulder with my fingertips as if I was knocking while she was lying down holding her stuffed rabbit? The child who had been silent until now asked in a sullen voice.

"Is Mom better at work than Ellie?"

"No, that can't be true."

Grace felt even more sorry because she wasn't late because she was working. Thinking back, she had said that she would play in the evening when she left the child at daycare. She didn't think much of it because she said it every day, but now she thought that it might have been a precious promise to the child.

"I'm sorry I broke my promise. Instead, I won't go to Mom's company next Monday. Ellie, don't go to daycare and play with Mom all day, okay? We'll go to the zoo to see elephants and giraffes and ride Ellie's favorite horse. How about that?"

Even though she sincerely apologized and offered to make up for her broken promise, Ellie still showed her the back of her head. Grace's heart sank even though it was just a child throwing a tantrum.

"Ellie... You don't like Mom anymore?"

"...no."

Only then did the child respond, then turned around and grabbed Grace's cheeks with both of her tiny hands... .

side.

Today, I gave her the kiss I never got before.

"love you."

Ellie rolled over again, adding a blunt confession of love as a bonus, and slowly crept into her arms. Her mother, still angry, seemed to agree, but it seemed to mean that it was okay.

"Mom loves Ellie too."

Grace pulled the child close, wrapped her arms around him, and whispered her love as if it were a lullaby. She had never felt such pure love for someone. Grace wished that Ellie's love for her was the same.

I used to believe that love was like a solid rock. But now I don't want a rock. I want a love like the ocean.

I wanted to have a love like the ocean, not a love that is worn down and cracked by time and wind, but a love that does not change even when it is occasionally battered by rough winds and becomes deeper as time passes.

All the love she had felt in the past had been transformed into hatred, disappointment, and pain. Without Ellie's infinite and pure love, Grace was empty and nothing.

I will protect only my love for you.

Grace kissed the child's shampoo-smelling head and made a promise.

"Graham...."

"huh?"

"Are you going to see the elephants?"

"Yeah, of course."

"Graham...."

"huh."

"Are you going to buy toys too?"

Greedy. Grace nodded with a small smile.

"Yeah, yeah."

Seriously, wherever this kid goes, he'll live without any loss.

"Mom, but... ."

What will they ask me to do this time? A dress?

"Where is Dad?"

Ellie brought up the word she had been trying so hard to avoid. At that moment, Grace froze as if her daughter had asked for her father.

"Lucy's dad is fat too. Eddie's dad is always sleeping, and Betty's dad always brings home money."

It seemed like she remembered clearly what the village grandmother had said at the bakery that morning. And then, all day long, everyone she saw asked her what her father was.

Is it time now? No, it's too late.

Grace began to explain in detail what it meant to be a father.

"A father is like a mother."

"What?"

When the first words in response to the comment that she looked like her mother were, "Then are you pretty?" Grace smiled and gave Ellie a kiss.

"That's not what I'm saying. It's two people, one dad and one mom, making a baby together."

"Make a baby?"

"huh."

"Why make it?"

I was really nervous because I thought they would ask me how to make it, but surprisingly, they asked an easy question.

"Because I love you."

It was a textbook answer.

"Then what does your father look like?"

Like you.

While Grace hesitated and couldn't answer, Ellie fiddled with the ears of the stuffed rabbit and whined.

"Lucy's father is a man."

Ah. That's when I realized. The child wasn't asking about his father, but rather who would take on the role of father.

"All fathers are men. All mothers are women."

"Then are all men fathers?"

Grace was taken aback by Ellie's question. Do two-and-a-half-year-olds have such complex thoughts?

"No. A man and a woman meet and become father and mother."

It must have been a difficult story, because Ellie furrowed her brows and thought deeply for a while before asking.

"Mom, is Dad here too?"

"Huh? Huh... ."

"Then, is Eli a father too?"

This was an even more difficult question to answer.

"Everyone has a father."

So this time too, I thought I got through it well by giving a fundamental answer.

"Lucy, your dad is home at this time."

"that's right."

"Eddie, Betty, and Billy are all home now. But why aren't you home at Ellie's?"

"uh...."

Finally, Ellie asked the most difficult question. It hadn't been awkward just a moment ago.

"Ellie's father is in heaven."

But he's a devil fit for hell.

"Why? Why is Ellie's father in heaven?"

Leon Winston, you son of a bitch, save me.

This was torture. I had written a novel of my own in preparation for a day like this, but when I tried to lie to the child, my mind went blank and nothing came to mind. I wanted to bring the mastermind behind this situation and have him explain it to me.

"If I write this, I won't be able to come to heaven?"

"I can't come."

It broke my heart to see the child visibly depressed.

"Betty said her daddy will buy her a puppy on the day Santa comes."

"Mom, I'll buy you two presents, one for Dad. I'll get three from Santa Claus. Wow, that's exciting. Sounds good, right?"

I tried to stimulate the greedy child's greed by changing the conversation, but it didn't work. Once he starts talking, he doesn't shut it, and once he becomes curious, he has to dig deep to find out.

"Then do you love mom and dad too?"

"...what?"

It seemed that she had taken to heart what I had said earlier about babies being made out of love. Today was the first time that my daughter's exceptional intelligence felt like a curse rather than a blessing.

"... I wonder if Mom and Dad love each other?"

Grace suddenly realized that she, like Ellie, had asked her mother similar questions without knowing the truth at all.

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After pressing her nose against his coat and blouse, she had to admit that Ellie wasn't lying. It seemed as though she had caught the scent of Norman's perfume and cigarettes.

"Mom, I'll go take a bath and come back."

Grace quickly went to the bathroom, filled the tub with water, took off all her clothes, and put them in the laundry basket. She had left her young daughter at home and was about to roll around on the hotel bed with a man. She was sitting in the warm water, feeling embarrassed, when Ellie came in through the half-open door.

There was a toy in her arms. The child still had a face full of heartache. The moment their eyes met as she entered the bathroom, Grace smiled, but her expression became even more frowning and she quickly lowered her gaze to the floor.

Oh my, I'm really done for.

Ellie sat down on the rug in front of the tub, this time with her back to it. Then she put her toy on the floor, so Grace asked.

"Why? Have you been missing your mom lately?"

"no."

"really?"

"... ... ."

"Did you take a bath?"

The golden back of her head nodded vigorously. No! I said, "No!" I was afraid I would have to take another bath, so I answered honestly. Seriously, me. Grace held back her laughter.

That's exactly what I wanted to see.

I couldn't stand it for a moment and followed you here.

Ellie's true feelings are revealed.

If you tease her like this, she'll get angry. Grace, the sinner, kept her mouth shut and watched the child wriggling her hands vigorously while holding the toy. What Ellie brought was a telephone that she had made with a wooden candle holder, wire, and yarn.

"Ring ring."

The child picked up a receiver made of paper and held it to her ear, making a ringing sound with her mouth. Grace pretended to hold the receiver to her ear as if there was a transparent phone in front of her.

"Ring ring, ring ring."

"Yes, this is the operator. Who is this?"

"It's Ellie."

"Oh, it's Ms. Ellie. Where should I take you today?"

"Mom, I'll make you a drink."

"Mom, I changed. What do you want?"

"Ellie, you're mad. You're so annoying!"

"omg!"

Grace had no choice but to laugh or cry at Ellie's bombshell announcement. In the end, she chose both.

"No. Sob, sob. Mommy is sad. Without our Ellie's kiss, Mommy can't even breathe."

"Then it's Mozza!"

Seriously, this kid has no mercy.

"Ellie, look at Mommy. Okay?"

Grace became genuinely anxious when Ellie didn't calm down after going to bed. She didn't want her child to go to bed with bad feelings.

"Huh, Ellie?"

How many times did I tap Ellie's shoulder with my fingertips as if I was knocking while she was lying down holding her stuffed rabbit? The child who had been silent until now asked in a sullen voice.

"Is Mom better at work than Ellie?"

"No, that can't be true."

Grace felt even more sorry because she wasn't late because she was working. Thinking back, she had said that she would play in the evening when she left the child at daycare. She didn't think much of it because she said it every day, but now she thought that it might have been a precious promise to the child.

"I'm sorry I broke my promise. Instead, I won't go to Mom's company next Monday. Ellie, don't go to daycare and play with Mom all day, okay? We'll go to the zoo to see elephants and giraffes and ride Ellie's favorite horse. How about that?"

Even though she sincerely apologized and offered to make up for her broken promise, Ellie still showed her the back of her head. Grace's heart sank even though it was just a child throwing a tantrum.

"Ellie... You don't like Mom anymore?"

"...no."

Only then did the child respond, then turned around and grabbed Grace's cheeks with both of her tiny hands... .

side.

Today, I gave her the kiss I never got before.

"love you."

Ellie rolled over again, adding a blunt confession of love as a bonus, and slowly crept into her arms. Her mother, still angry, seemed to agree, but it seemed to mean that it was okay.

"Mom loves Ellie too."

Grace pulled the child close, wrapped her arms around him, and whispered her love as if it were a lullaby. She had never felt such pure love for someone. Grace wished that Ellie's love for her was the same.

I used to believe that love was like a solid rock. But now I don't want a rock. I want a love like the ocean.

I wanted to have a love like the ocean, not a love that is worn down and cracked by time and wind, but a love that does not change even when it is occasionally battered by rough winds and becomes deeper as time passes.

All the love she had felt in the past had been transformed into hatred, disappointment, and pain. Without Ellie's infinite and pure love, Grace was empty and nothing.

I will protect only my love for you.

Grace kissed the child's shampoo-smelling head and made a promise.

"Graham...."

"huh?"

"Are you going to see the elephants?"

"Yeah, of course."

"Graham...."

"huh."

"Are you going to buy toys too?"

Greedy. Grace nodded with a small smile.

"Yeah, yeah."

Seriously, wherever this kid goes, he'll live without any loss.

"Mom, but... ."

What will they ask me to do this time? A dress?

"Where is Dad?"

Ellie brought up the word she had been trying so hard to avoid. At that moment, Grace froze as if her daughter had asked for her father.

"Lucy's dad is fat too. Eddie's dad is always sleeping, and Betty's dad always brings home money."

It seemed like she remembered clearly what the village grandmother had said at the bakery that morning. And then, all day long, everyone she saw asked her what her father was.

Is it time now? No, it's too late.

Grace began to explain in detail what it meant to be a father.

"A father is like a mother."

"What?"

When the first words in response to the comment that she looked like her mother were, "Then are you pretty?" Grace smiled and gave Ellie a kiss.

"That's not what I'm saying. It's two people, one dad and one mom, making a baby together."

"Make a baby?"

"huh."

"Why make it?"

I was really nervous because I thought they would ask me how to make it, but surprisingly, they asked an easy question.

"Because I love you."

It was a textbook answer.

"Then what does your father look like?"

Like you.

While Grace hesitated and couldn't answer, Ellie fiddled with the ears of the stuffed rabbit and whined.

"Lucy's father is a man."

Ah. That's when I realized. The child wasn't asking about his father, but rather who would take on the role of father.

"All fathers are men. All mothers are women."

"Then are all men fathers?"

Grace was taken aback by Ellie's question. Do two-and-a-half-year-olds have such complex thoughts?

"No. A man and a woman meet and become father and mother."

It must have been a difficult story, because Ellie furrowed her brows and thought deeply for a while before asking.

"Mom, is Dad here too?"

"Huh? Huh... ."

"Then, is Eli a father too?"

This was an even more difficult question to answer.

"Everyone has a father."

So this time too, I thought I got through it well by giving a fundamental answer.

"Lucy, your dad is home at this time."

"that's right."

"Eddie, Betty, and Billy are all home now. But why aren't you home at Ellie's?"

"uh...."

Finally, Ellie asked the most difficult question. It hadn't been awkward just a moment ago.

"Ellie's father is in heaven."

But he's a devil fit for hell.

"Why? Why is Ellie's father in heaven?"

Leon Winston, you son of a bitch, save me.

This was torture. I had written a novel of my own in preparation for a day like this, but when I tried to lie to the child, my mind went blank and nothing came to mind. I wanted to bring the mastermind behind this situation and have him explain it to me.

"If I write this, I won't be able to come to heaven?"

"I can't come."

It broke my heart to see the child visibly depressed.

"Betty said her daddy will buy her a puppy on the day Santa comes."

"Mom, I'll buy you two presents, one for Dad. I'll get three from Santa Claus. Wow, that's exciting. Sounds good, right?"

I tried to stimulate the greedy child's greed by changing the conversation, but it didn't work. Once he starts talking, he doesn't shut it, and once he becomes curious, he has to dig deep to find out.

"Then do you love mom and dad too?"

"...what?"

It seemed that she had taken to heart what I had said earlier about babies being made out of love. Today was the first time that my daughter's exceptional intelligence felt like a curse rather than a blessing.

"... I wonder if Mom and Dad love each other?"

Grace suddenly realized that she, like Ellie, had asked her mother similar questions without knowing the truth at all.

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