Why are mommy and daddy so mean? 
- 2035
Note: This is set in the world that Jess had a dream about - aka Jess never came back to C High but instead of “Jess” knowing what’s going on (like in the misc), this features Jess who lives in that world.
Many people could say that Shay had an amazing life. Honestly, Shay believed it. She lovveeeed her mommy and her daddy and they always gave her kisses and hugs everyyy day. What was better than that? Let me tell you - nooooottthinggg. Her father would always play soccer with her when she wanted and it was soooo much fun to beat him. How could the world think he was soooo good? Or maybe Shay was just a prodigy. TAKE THAT SOCCER PLAYERS (or how her mama said football) SHAY WAS GOING TO BEAT YOU ALL ONE DAY. RAWR. Then, after playing all day with her papa, her mommy would feed her the besttt food and her dad would complain because for some reason he didn’t like chicken nuggets. It was all really funny to watch but her and Zoe didn’t care, all Shay cared about was how she loved her family - even though zoe was realllyyy little right now. Aidan was little…er but he was fun too. And then Godpapa Andy was her favorritteeeeee, and cousinnn Kayaa who was soooo pretty, and Cousin Ronnie who was sooo coooool, and… well, you get the gist, Shay could go on and on and on and on but to sum it up, she was happy and she never wanted anything to change.
So tell Shay why when she went to sleep one fateful night with everything okay and happy and her dad kissing her good night and her mom reading her a bedtime story, that she didn’t wake up that way? As usual, Shay woke up with the sun - a bright smile on her lips as she jumped off her bed. But… it wasn’t her bed. Confusion met her little features as she looked around the room. Instead of her purple elephant wallpaper, the wall was a borrringgg white color. And instead of her pretty purple bed, she was sleeping in a big bed like mommy and daddy did. Annnndd where was her stuffed Giraffe? Shay didn’t go anywhere without Mr. L.N. Snuggles. What did L.N. stand for? Well, obviously Long Neck. Also where was her sister? Zoe and Shay shared a room always… so where… where was Zoe? Where… was Shay? Did her mommy and daddy move her? But why?
Do you know how kids usually could feel when something was wrong? Well, Shay just… had this feeling. A bad feeling… one where if she told her mama she was having, her mom would usually hug her until she calmed down, and right now, she wanted her mom. With a scared look on her face (even though she was trying to be brave), Shay struggled to open the door leading out to a bright hallway. But it wasn’t… her hallway. This wasn’t her house… so where was she? There was a pretty chandelier near the staircase, and Shay also saw that there was another floor. It was only when she heard distant sounds downstairs that she slowly made her way down - her thumb in her mouth to provide any sense of comfort.
Though the noise became louder as she walked down the last stairstep, and realized it was laughing coming from the backyard. Don’t get Shay wrong… this was a pretty house. It just felt… lonely. It was so big but no one was inside… why would anyone want this? Shay liked her house with her mom and dad close by a few rooms away from her and Zoe’s. But… but maybe the laughs were her parents? With a sense of hope, Shay walked faster towards the door - struggling once again to open the glass door and finding herself facing a large pool overlooking the beach. There were a few people in the backyard; both men and women who seemed to be having fun - but she couldn’t she her mom or dad.
“…And what kind of drink would you like beautiful?”
There was instant recognition in Shay as she heard her dad’s voice, instantly running and wrapping her arms around his legs when she reached him - uncaring that there was a girl wearing a bikini smiling and twirling her hair. “Daddy daddy… I was so scawred. Where…where are we? Where’s mommy?” Shay questioned, looking at her dad with bright eyes. Though, the man who looked back at her scrunched his eyebrows before sighing, looking around the room. “What the hell guys? I thought the no kids rule was a given. Who’s child is this?”
There was a frown on her daddy’s face as he bent down, pushing Shay’s arms off his legs gently. “Kid, where are your parents? Let’s go find them and get you out of here. This isn’t a party for kids,” Okayyyy why was her Daddy playing pretend? This wasn’t very nice… Shay already didn’t feel well. “Daddy… you’re my daddy. I don’t know where mommy is,” Her papa’s features contorted with confusion before he started laughing. “I get it. Alright, guys, which one of you paid a little girl to say that. Priceless. Good one.” Standing back up, Dorian pulled out his wallet. “Hilarious joke kid. What do you want? A tip for that performance. God they really are starting you little actresses young,” Dorian sighed, shaking his head as he handed Shay a 5 dollar bill from his wallet before continuing to talk to the woman in the bikini as if she wasn’t there.
Shay could feel her eyes bubbling with tears as she looked at her dad. Why was he pretending like he didn’t know her? He just kissed her goodnight a few hours ago… what did she do wrong? Why didn’t he want her anymore? “I…I want… I want my mo…mommy,” Shay whispered, looking at him but he just… ignored her again.
Not knowing what to do… Shay just… walked away - back inside his house where she took a seat in a corner and proceeded to cry.
"Trust me, Dan. I don’t want to bloody be here either. If I could pass this interview to anyone else, I would have. I… I honestly never want to bloody talk to that idiot after what he did at Davina’s funeral… god bless her soul. At this point, I’m honestly going to just bite my tongue, ask the 5 questions I have to, and get the hell out of here.
Walking through the front door, Shay saw her mom with her phone to her ear. Though, hearing Shay cry, the woman put the phone down looking at the girl with a shocked expression - soon changing to one with compassion. “I’ll call you later Dan… Hey sweetheart. Are you okay?”
Jess bent down next to Shay and the minute Shay saw who it was, the little girl wrapped her arms around her mom - sobbing harder as the woman patted her back. “Mo…mommy, D…daddy… he was…being…mean” Shay cried. Moving away from the girl, Jess wiped Shay’s tears with a soft smile “I’m sorry sweetie… I’m sure your parents didn’t mean it. Where are they? You shouldn’t be all alone,”
Wait… did her…did her mom…not… know who she was either? This wasn’t funny anymore… Shay didn’t like it she just wanted her mom to hug her and kiss her again. “Come on, let’s go find them okay?” . With that, Jess wrapped her arms around Shay, holding the girl up as she walked outside where Shay had just come from. Shay didn’t say anything - her sobs simply became louder as her mom walked her outside. "Dorian… first of all, don’t. I’m not here for any rude commentary, especially not around a little girl. Second of all, what the bloody hell is wrong with you having a party with alcohol and little girls alone in the other room. Do you know where her parents are so we can get done with that interview and… well… never speak again?
Jess didn’t even give Dorian a chance to say anything before looking down at Shay, “Hey sweetie. Where are your parents? Can you point them out?” . Finally moving away from hiding her face in her mother’s shoulder, Shay looked back at Dorian through blurry eyes before pointing at him.
“You have a kid?” Jess asked, shaking her head slightly.
“Trust me, I don’t have a kid.” With that, Dorian looked straight at Shay. "I don’t know what kind of ploy this is, but tell your mother that I’m not giving you any money. Got it? Who the hell is your mother anyways? Is she here? Who let you into this party?
And with that, Shay turned her face to her mom - staring back at her with confusion and pointing at her. “Yo…you’re my…my… mommy and…daddy,”
A slight gasp left her lips as her eyes opened, her face filled with tears she shed during her dream and her father standing before her. Though, the moment she saw her dad, she started crying harder.
“Shay, what’s wrong?” her father asked, helping her up and sitting down on her bed so he could put his arms around her. “Yo…you told me… you told me I wasn’t your… your ba…baby,” Shay cried, stuffing her face in her dad’s shirt. “…and…and mommy didn’t…didn’t remember me… and you to…told me…to go…go away,”
She felt her dad hold her tighter, a kiss meeting her forehead soon after. “I would never say that sweetie.” her dad started, wrapping his arms around her and standing up before walking outside the door and towards the kitchen. “I love you too much. I love youuuu soooo much that I’ll even give you ice cream right now. Will that make you feel better, beautiful?”
“Ca…can I sleep with you and m…mommy?” Shay whispered as her dad had a bright smile, kissing her again. “Of course you can,”