Dad Turned Fifty, I Turned To Ice novel

The next morning, my parents slept in . For the first time in ten years . Mom stretched , a smile on her face . " Now that's more like it . Waking up without having to creep around ? Brilliant . Taking the day off was the right call . " Dad smiled too . " Right . Shop's closed today . Let her sulk . Skipping one meal won't kill her . Maybe it'll get the point across . " Mom hesitated . " Isn't that too tough ? " Dad dismissed it . " It's gotta be tough love . You saw her yesterday , with all that chaos , she just shut down and hid . No meltdown , no hurting herself .

That proves she can cope . She just decides when she doesn't want to . " At breakfast , Emily asked if they should bring food to me . Dad was firm . " No ! If she's really hungry , she'll come out herself . We can't keep coddling her . " Mom agreed . " Right . The doctor said sometimes overprotectiveness from family can make the condition worse . We have to help her learn to adapt to normal life ! " The three of them talked in normal volumes for once , even turning on the TV . Though the volume was set very low , it was a huge breakthrough for them .

I hovered by the dining table , watching the relaxed smiles on their faces . See ? You're so much happier without me . At noon , a regular customer called for frozen shrimp . " Alright , I'll go get it now , " Dad said , heading for the storage room . Mom thought for a moment and got up to follow . " I'll come with you . See how much stock we have left . Actually ... should we reopen the seafood shack ? " Dad's eyes lit up . " Really ? " Mom nodded . " Amelia's sixteen . She's not a little kid anymore . Yesterday ... with all that racket , she managed . That's progress .

We can't put our whole lives on hold forever . Emily's got college ahead of her , a whole future . That takes money . We need a future , too . " They grew more excited , planning as they walked . " Let's open next month . Start with a small stall like ten years ago , take it slow . " " Right . This time we do business normally . Call out to customers if we need to . No more sneaking around . " Chapter 4 44.44 % " As for Amelia ... if we have to , we'll buy her some noise - canceling headphones . She'll have to learn to cope . " I floated beside them , seeing the rekindled hope in their eyes .

Suddenly , I felt a pang of pity . They were finally seeing a dawn . And they were about to discover I was dead , snuffing out that hope again . I tried to push them away , but my hands passed right through them . Dad's hand was already on the doorknob . Dad pushed open the storage room door . Mom was still talking . " You know , I really miss the old lively days . Shouting to sell seafood , it was so full of life . " Dad walked to the freezer , a smile on his face . " Yeah , those were the days . Once Amelia gets used to it , we can ... " 44.44 % admin