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Nikki's POV

"Mom?" I called out. "Mom?" I called out again, but there wasn't any answer. I walked down the hallway and I walked by Danni's room. I suddenly felt very sad, and I had no idea why... I walked back to her room and opened the door. I was shocked at what I saw. Nothing is what I saw. The room was empty... I looked down at the floor, and there was a piece of paper.

I went over to it and I picked it up. It was a newspaper clipping. There was a picture of Danni and it had an article beneath it. It said that she had died in a car crash on father's day. There was something wrong with the car, and that's what caused the crash...

Then, I was lying down in my room, and my dad and my mom were standing over me, smiling. But then, my dad's hand hit my face hard. I grabbed my cheek, and it was hot from the force. What the hell is happening? Why is my dad here? Why is Danni dead?

"That's for disobeying us," my mom said, in her sweet voice, with that same smile on her face.

"Wha...?" I started to say, but before I could get the rest of it out, my dad's hand hit my face again.

"Don't speak!" my father yelled at me. "You know what you did. You tried to tell on us. But, you know the truth. Your sister died in a car accident." He emphasized the word 'accident'. Then it hit me. They killed her...

I looked back up at them and they were still smiling that evil smile. My mom winked at me and then they turned and left.

I woke up in a cold sweat... It was only a dream, I told myself. I reached for my lamp, but it wasn't there... I hoped out of bed and felt around for the light switch, but it wasn't there either. I found the door and opened it. The hallway light illuminated the room, and I looked around confused. This wasn't my room.

I went out into the hall and headed towards the stairs. I walked down them and into what looked like the living room. I saw that the TV was on and someone was sitting on the couch. I walked around to see who it was. It was my dad.

"Hey, Nikki. What are you doing up?" he asked me. I just looked at him. What am I doing at his house?

Without thinking, I sat down on the couch and curled up next to him. He put his arm around me, and I smiled. I don't know why I was doing all of this. I couldn't help it. It's almost like, someone else was controlling me...

"I couldn't sleep. I had a bad dream..." I said, without thinking again. I looked over at the side table and I saw a picture. It was of me, Danni, dad, and Frank. We all looked happy together. It was on, what I'm guessing is, their tour bus. I leaned over and picked it up. I heard my dad chuckle.

"I remember Bob taking that picture. That was a fun day," he said.

"Yea, it was," I said, smiling. I quickly wiped the smile off of my face. What is going on?

I put the picture down and got up. I yawned and turned around to face my dad.

"Going back to bed?" he asked. I shook my head and yawned again. He got up and wrapped his arms around me.

"Goodnight, Nik. I love you," he told me.

"I love you too daddy," I said. I smiled and walked up the stairs. It wasn't until I reached the hallway when it hit me what had just happened. We hugged. We said that we loved each other. And, I called him 'daddy'.

What in the hell is going on?

I opened my eyes and looked around. I have no idea what that was. Maybe I was dreaming? God, I hope I was dreaming...

This looked like a hospital room. Why was I in the hospital? Oh, yea... I stabbed myself... But wait... I'm not dead. Was I dying? Am I dying? I am so confused.

"Nik?" I heard. I looked around, trying to find the source of the voice. I looked over and I saw my dad. What was he doing here?

"Dad?" I asked. "What are you doing here?" He sat down in one of the chairs and looked at me.

"I wanted to be here with you. I'm so glad that you're okay," he said. It looked like he had been crying. Did he care...?

"Why should you care?" I asked.

"Because you’re my daughter, Nik. And I know what you're going to say. But, that's not the truth. I could never leave you. I love you and your sister more than anything. You guys are my life..." he told me. I didn't know what to say. He loves me. He didn't leave me. Was I wrong to believe what mom has told me all of these years?

Wait... Why am I even asking myself these questions? Mom wouldn't lie to us...

What am I talking about? Of course she'd lie to us! She hits me and Danni, so why wouldn't she lie? Maybe dad isn't what mom said he'd be like. Maybe he's really great... I have no idea anymore...

"Well, if you didn't leave... then... what happened?" I asked, looking from him back to my hands.

"Things hadn't been going well for me or your mom for a while. And when I got a scholarship at a university in New York, I guess that was the perfect time for Amy to make her move. We had planned for me to go up there and get an apartment, and you guys would come up when I did. I called, but you guys weren't there. I came back, and you guys were gone," he said. He wasn't even looking at me anymore. He was looking down at the floor, and he was folding his hands.

I don't know, but just hearing him say it... I... I just don't know. I want to believe him so bad, I really do. I want to have my daddy back. I want to be able to have those conversations with him. I want him to be my shoulder to cry on. I've always wanted him there, even though I didn't admit it.

"Dad?" I said. He looked back up at me, and I could tell he was holding back tears.

"Yea?" he said. I smiled at him.

"Thanks for being here," I said to him. He smiled and got up. He came over and leaned down beside me, and I wrapped my arms around him.