Edens pov

I sat in my room with my legs pulled up to my chest and cuddled up with a blanket. I sat watching UhOhBro on my phone to make me feel a bit better. His satire humor always made me laugh. With my headphones in and volume up it was easy to slip into my own little world. I kept scrolling through YouTube eventually getting bored.

Instantly I click on my Pandora app and put on my station Good Music Bruh. Quickly Fall Out Boy's Dance, Dance started playing. I hum the first few lines and slowly getting into the song, swaying side to side. "Tonight it's "It can't get much worse" Vs. "No one should ever feel like..."

I stand in my feet, phone in hand and bounce around slightly. Then I start blurting out the lyrics.
"I'm two quarters and a heart down and I don't want to forget how your voice sounds these words are all I have so I'll write them, so you need them just to get by."

I felt like I was at a band concert, jamming out, forgetting about all of my worries. "Dance, dance. We're falling apart to half time. Dance, dance and these are the lives you love to lead. Dance, this is the way they'd love, if they knew how misery loved me."

I didn't care about what was going on around me. I didn't care about the people around me. I didn't care about anything but this small moment of happiness. "You always fold just before you're found out. Drink up it's last call, last resort, but only the first mistake and I..."

Suddenly, I felt my door open quickly. I took out my head phones and turned around, facing my door. There stood a disheveled Mark. His eyes were red and puffy, his deep red hair messy. I was worried but then instantly tensed up, remembering what happened earlier. "What do you want?" I crossed my arms, looking slightly up at Mark who was two or three feet away.

"Eden....I'm sorry." Mark sputtered out.
"Wait what?" I raised my eyebrows, curious and surprised by Marks anseer.

"I'm sorry, I have been such a terrible father. I should have paid more attention to your feelings. Instead of being ignorant and just passing it off as you being a teen." Mark sighed, running a hand through his hair.

"D-Dad you haven't been a terrible father. You are doing a good job, I'm sure anyone could tell you that. I-I just am having trouble dealing with somethings and I don't quite feel like a father can help. No offense I just...I feel like I'm losing it and I don't want to worry you with my problems because I know you have got your own with your cousins wedding this weekend and then the awards show and-and..."

"I'm going to stop you right there, Eden your problems should and will always come first before mine. I'm sorry I didn't say that earlier. Your problems and issues are more important than any silly wedding or awards show. I am here for you sweetheart. I will always be here for you." Mark held out his arms for a hug and I hesitated before hugging him. It was a tight, loving hug. "I love you sweetheart."
"I love you too dad." I sighed happily.

Update: I will post the rest of the chapter tomorrow. Swear on me mum

I haven't been able to update because I got the flu for a week, I had to catch up in school which took a week, then I had to get my grades up because ya know that important and I have been really busy with family issues.

I hope you understand

I swear I will post a chapter tomorrow ♡

Thank you so much for all the love and support throughout this time

I can't belive Edens tale has 40.2k reads. That's insane. Thank you all for the bottom of my heart ♡