chapter of his life. Death and Tragedies
But everything changed because of one short sentence.
I was looking for Margot near the room where the bride was getting ready. The door was slightly open.
And then I heard Claire’s voice:
— You’re not the most important girl in your daddy’s life anymore. Stay away from the family pictures.
I froze.
A few seconds later, Margot came out.
She was crying, but she was trying to do it quietly. Family
She sat by the window and looked at her little shoes.
The same ones she had been so proud of that morning.
I walked over and sat beside her.
— I’m here, sweetheart.
She hugged me.
For a moment, we sat in silence.
Then she asked:
— Did I do something wrong? People and Society
— No.
— But she said…
— I heard her.
Margot looked up.
— She’s going to be Daddy’s wife.
— Yes.
— So now
she’ll be more important than me?
I took her hand. Weddings
— Your dad loves you in a special way. You are his only daughter. No one can take that place.
— Even if he gets married?
— Even then.
She thought for a moment.
— What about the pictures?
— You’ll be in them.
— How do you know?
— Because I’ll make sure you are. Parenting
She believed me.
Then she asked me to go outside with her so she could hear the tapping of her little shoes again.
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We went outside.
She twirled around the parking lot until she started laughing again.
And by then, I already knew what I had to do.
During the ceremony, I sat in the third row and watched Emmett and Claire exchange their vows.
I had a lot to say.
But I knew the most important thing was not to turn the wedding into a conflict.
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