14. Dream or Nightmare

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Ben pov:
So things have been pretty great and funny.
Grace is the most happy kid I've ever seen and my mom her reaction was just the best when she heared that Harry and I adopted her.
She first thought we were joking but then she was glad she did got a grandchild after all.
Harry's sisters still thought he's messing with them though... Since they still thought he was super irresponsible, but he has been the better parent, by far.
But that's kinda funny since he had the tough life on the isle and I basically literally lived like a king.
"Hey Grace, are you coming? You have to go to school?" Harry asked.
"Coming dad." Grace said and Harry and I looked at each other.
"Dis she just...?" Harry asked with a small smile.
"Yea..." I said with a little bit bigger smile.
Grace came to us and she looked at me.
"I still can't tie my shoes..."
"Here, let me do it."
Grace hugged me after I tied her shoes for her and she smiled.
"Thanks dad."
Okay so after two weeks, she called both Harry and me her dad. Just the best feeling ever, besides kissing Harry, obviously.

So Harry dropped her off to school and then the two of us had a little date on top of the Auramoutain.
It was Harry's idea and even though it was safe, as soon as we got there it got kinda funny.
"You know on second thoughts this might've been a bad idea..." Harry said and I looked at him.
"Why? Are you afraid of hights?"
"What? No. Just a little worried this might not be safe..."
"Oh come on, it's totally fine. People come here all the time."
"If you say so..." Harry muttered and I smiled.

Everything was going well but Harry still seemed to think this was a bad idea...
Well he was kinda right.
We heared the ground crack and Harry looked at me.
"Ben!" he yelled as I fell down.
I was able to grab onto a rock and I grunted.
I was hanging above a cliff of at least 30 feet.
I swallowed and Harry's head poked over the edge.
"Ben!"
"I'm here! I'm fine..." I muttered as my eyes slowly looked down.
"Hang on! I'll find something to get you out of there."
"I don't have many other options..." I said.

Harry pov:
I was able to grab Ben hand and he had his other hand on this rock which he held onto as well.
"Ben, give me your other hand too!" I said.
"I can't..."
"Yes you can you idiot!"
Ben looked at me and then I felt his hand slipping out of mine.
"Ben...?"
"I'm sorry..." he said and he fell down the cliff.
"NO!" I yelled but it had no use...
He was dead for sure...
My breath stocked and my hands were shaking.
This was my fault... I wanted to go up here...
I backed away from the cliff and I climbed down.

After I brought Ben's body somewhere else; the graveyard but he wasn't burried yet, I went to Belle.
She had to know...
As I stood in front of the room where a guard said she was inside... I lost the courage to tell her...
I was about to knock but hesitated...
I sighed as I finally knocked after a few moments.
"Yes?" Belle's voice said.
I opened the door and then Grace ran to me.
"Dad!"
Right... Belle was babysitting Grace... Dang it.
"H- hey little girl..." I said and Belle noticed something was up.
"Why don't you go to your room to play with your toys?" Belle asked Grave and she nodded before she went to her room.
Belle looked at me.
"What's wrong, you've never called her little girl before... It was always little duckling."
"It's all my fault Belle..." I muttered.
"Well it's just a nickname..."
"Not that, Belle... Ben."
Belle looked at me.
"W- what do you mean?"
"He... He's gone... It's my fault..."
I saw how Belle broke down and she almost collapsed while being in tears.
I kneeled next to her and she wrapped her arms around me.
"No..." she kept saying.
"It's my fault Belle... I'm so sorry..." I said and well... We both started to cry and tried to comfort eachother...

After a while Belle looked at me.
"How are you gonna tell Grace?"
"I... I have no idea..."
I sighed and looked away.
"I really screwed up..."
Belle lifted my chin as she made me look at her.
"Hey, from what you just told me. It wasn't your fault. It was an accident..."
"Dad! Can we play together now? Playing alone is boring..." Grace said as she burst in the room.
She looked at us.
"Where is my other dad...?" she asked with her sweet/sad voice.
"And why are you two crying...?" Grace asked on the same tone.
I kneeled in front of Grace and looked at her.
"I have to tell you something. And you need to listen very carefully, okay?"
Grace nodded and I looked at Belle for a moment before I turned back to Grace.
"You know that your other dad and I adopted you, right?"
"Yes. Because my real parents died in the fire you saved me from." Grace said with a smile.
"Well... Your other dad... He... He is dead too..."
Grace her smile faded.
"Wh- what...?"
"I'm so sorry... I-"
But Grace hugged me as she burst out in crying.
I wrapped my arms around her.
"I'm so sorry Grace..."
"Why do all my parenrs die...?" Grace asked.
"Hey, I'm still here... And I promise to be alway there for you. I'm not going anywere... Pumpkin..."
"That's what my other dad always called me..." Grace said.
"I know..." I said and she hugged me again.

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