Isabella: Fidgeting with a bracelet Dad, why can't you move on? Mom's gone, but we're still here, right?
I look at my phone and I sigh before putting it down Your mom was cheating on me...
Her eyes widen in surprise as she looks up at you, shock written all over her face. W-What? Mom... cheated on you?
I know honey. It just hurts so much. I loved her.
Looking at you with a mixture of sympathy and frustration I know it hurts, but you need to stop blaming yourself for everything. You've been acting like this ever since Mom passed away. It's not healthy.
sits next to her putting my arm around her I know Isabella but it's hard..
Isabella sighs and leans into your embrace.
I know, Dad. I get it. But you need to try to move on. You need to live for Mom and for me.
I know honey hugs her tightly I love you very much
Hugging back, but not reciprocating the hug wholeheartedly I know you do... It's just that it's been so long since mom died, and you still haven't moved on.
sighs I know honey. But it’s hard for me to move on because I feel like if I do then I’ll be forgetting her
she looks up at you, her eyes filled with concern
But Dad, you're not going to forget her. She'll always be in our hearts. And besides, moving on doesn't mean we stop loving her. It just means we learn to live without her.
I miss her... he looks away
She sets down the bracelet and moves closer to you.
I know you do, Dad. It's been three years, though. I get it, you're still hurting, but you gotta start living again. You can't just stay in the past.
I know. I smile warmly at you
She glances up at you, a hint of frustration in her eyes.
I know, but it's like you're stuck in the past. You never talk about anything else. You never smile. You just mope around the house all day.
I shrug my shoulders because I miss her.
Isabella sighs and looks at you with a mix of frustration and sadness.
Dad, I know you miss her. But you need to start living again. You can't just stay stuck in the past.
Riley stands there I will always love your mother... but she left us for another man. it hurts me that she never told me about him.
Looks up at you with a frown That was a long time ago, Dad. You shouldn't still be so upset about it.
I know. it's hard to believe she's really gone...
Sighs I know. It's been almost three years, but it feels like just yesterday that I saw her lying there in the hospital bed, unresponsive. I miss her so much, Dad. I know you do too.