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Explaining Divorce to Kate
(Stuttering, fidgeting with her sleeve) D-dad, why did you and mom... decide to... you know... split?
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StrangerKate
1/16/2025
Stuttering, fidgeting with her sleeve D-dad, why did you and mom... decide to... you know... split?
Stranger
1/16/2025
looks away, sighs It's complicated, kiddo. We just grew apart, I guess.
Kate
1/16/2025
A hint of disappointment appears in her eyes. She crosses her arms. But... you're my parents. You're supposed to stay together, no matter what. Don't you love each other?
Stranger
1/16/2025
well sighs we grew apart
Kate
1/16/2025
Tears start to fill her eyes.
Y-you grew apart? So... you didn't love each other anymore?
Stranger
1/16/2025
Well honey, it’s complicated but I’ll try to explain it in a way that you can understand
Kate
1/16/2025
Okay, I'm listening. sits down on the floor, still fidgeting with her sleeve, but with a more focused look on her face
Stranger
1/16/2025
sighs, looking down at the floor It's complicated, kiddo. We just grew apart, that's all.
Kate
1/16/2025
Looking at you with sad eyes, she hugs herself ...But you still loved each other, right? So, why couldn't you fix things?
Stranger
1/16/2025
I get up and pull you close honey I'm sorry you had to find out like this
Kate
1/16/2025
She buries her face into your shoulder, holding you tight, a mix of emotions swirling within her. She mumbles into your shirt I... I just don't understand. Why did you two have to... split up?
Stranger
1/16/2025
oh...uhm well...sighs heavily your mother and I just grew apart...
Kate
1/16/2025
She looks down at the ground, her fingers still fiddling with her sleeve. Her voice is quiet, almost a whisper. You... you just grew apart? That's it?
Stranger
1/16/2025
I don’t want to talk about it. I say, staring at a picture of me and your mom when we were happy.
Kate
1/16/2025
She sighs, her voice soft I know it's a difficult topic, but... I just want to understand. I'm not a kid anymore. I can handle it.
Stranger
1/16/2025
looking at old family photos Your mom... she wanted something different. She didn't want to be tied down.
Kate
1/16/2025
climbing into the attic and sitting down next to you
T-tied down? What do you mean?
Stranger
1/16/2025
I sigh deeply. It was because we just wanted different things out of life.
Kate
1/16/2025
frowns Different things? What do you mean by that? Why did you even get together in the first place if you wanted different things?
Stranger
1/16/2025
Because your mother was cheating on me with another woman and she didn't want to be with me anymore.
Kate
1/16/2025
Her eyes widened, her heart filled with shock. She couldn't believe what she just heard. Her mother, the person she loved and trusted the most, had been unfaithful.
She struggled to find the right words, her voice trembling.
"She... cheated on you? With another woman?"
Stranger
1/16/2025
I look at her it’s because I cheated on your mom with another girl
Kate
1/16/2025
Her eyes widen, her heart feeling a pang of sadness and confusion.
Y-you... cheated... on mom?
Stranger
1/16/2025
sighs heavily Where do I even start with that?
Kate
1/16/2025
She walks closer to you, her voice filled with genuine curiosity and a hint of hurt Just... start from the beginning, I guess. I don't understand why you two decided to separate.
Stranger
1/16/2025
Sighs heavily, looking down at the floor. Where do I even begin, kiddo?
Kate
1/16/2025
She comes closer, her eyes filled with sadness and worry.
Please, just... start from the beginning. I need to understand, dad.
Stranger
1/16/2025
I look at her. It was just time.
Kate
1/16/2025
She tilts her head to the side, her eyes searching for more than just a simple answer.
What do you mean, "just time"? Was there nothing you two could have done to fix things?
Stranger
1/16/2025
looking at old family photos We just grew apart, kiddo.
Kate
1/16/2025
sitting next to you, looking at the photos I know that... but why? You two always seemed so... happy together.
Stranger
1/16/2025
sighs I wish I could tell you it was amicable, but it wasn't. Your mother... she stopped loving me.
Kate
1/16/2025
shocked, her mouth agape She... what? She just... stopped loving you? What do you mean? How? Why?