new arrival

lies and stubborness and a departure

India was in her room reading her storybook although she was 9 she still loved stories about princess's and princes and she believed in them. Cynthia loved this quality about her that she still believed in fairy tales after everything she has been threw she was always afraid that someone would burst her bubble and she would stop believing.

Paul had dropped Heather off at the house everyone was still hoping that the two girls would bond and that India would like her but no one saw what Heather was really like Heather was a bully who wanted everyone's attention on her and India was a naive little girl who wanted everyone's attention but she sometimes went the wrong way about getting it

" hello John" heather said politely

" ello heather love India's in her room if you wanna go and say hi"

" i don't know if i should she does not seem to like me"

" oh she does she just gets a little jealous she is used to being the only little girl in Paul's life she just isn't used to sharing him yet"

" oh ok ill go and say hi then" she said sickeningly sweet

Heather walked right into India's room

" look at the baby reading a fairy tale book you do know there not real" she sneered

" they are real "

" you really are stupid there made up there are no such things as princess's and princes"

" I'm daddy's princess"

" yeah but not for long as I'm going to be everyone's new princess"

" no you wont"

" i already have Paul. he doesn't even like you anymore he called you a spoiled brat last night"

" i don't believe you "

" well he did he doesn't even like you and soon enough everyone else wont like you either"

" your horrible"

Heather starts to cry loudly making John and Cynthia run into her room

" what did you do to her India" John shouted scaring India

" she called me h h horrible john" she sobbed into johns arms

" ahh im sorry sweetie don't cry now"

" do you want me to call Paul for you" Cyn asked

" yes i want Paul" she cried louder

" ok ill go and call him"

"why did you call her horrible for India"

" she was being mean to me she said that princess's don't exist and that Paul hates me and that you will hate me as well she was being horrible to me"

" i didn't say that she is lying i want Paul" she squealed making john hug her tighter which annoyed India as she felt the only little girl allowed to hug her daddy was her

" get away from my daddy stop hugging him now" India shouted trying to pull heather off him

" India stop this right now i am so ashamed of you i can't believe you are acting like this "

Paul came charging into the room

" what on earth is going on in here what has happened?"

" she called me horrible dad and she is telling fibs about me"

" I'm not why does no one believe me I'm not lying " India shouted breaking into tears

" India you are turning into someone I'm not liking love please stop this behaviour its not nice i miss the sweet little girl" Paul said

" im not lying no one believes me not even my own daddy i wish i was dead" she screamed

" what a horrible thing to say take that back" Cyn said shocked at her outburst she has never said anything like that before and the room suddenly fell into a shocked silence

" no i won't take it back im going to eat lots and lots of peanut butter then ill go and be with my grannies in heaven at least they will believe me " she shouted her cheeks stained with old tears getting mixed with new ones

" why would you say something like that you know how much i miss your granny Julia i have talked to you about her how much pain i feel and you say you want to go to be with her and knowing how much it would hurt me" john shouted

" you would not care you would not even know I'm gone I'm an embarrassment you have never really wanted me that is why you leave me all the time and now Paul does not need me no more the only people who love me is mommy and George and Ringo. you's all have her now"

" this is all because you are jealous that your not the centre of Paul's attention isn't it? he is not your dad even though you sometimes like to think he is and if he wants to be with Linda and if Heather wants to call him dad then its good"

" its not good because what will happen to me if you leave again and mommy cant cope what will happen to me now"

John looked like those words were stabbing him and he looked in such pain

" is this what is worrying you that i will leave and you would have no where to go. princess im not leaving you ever again and neither is mommy and neither is uncle Paul we all love you even when you are acting like a little diva"

" but im not lying i pinky promise you that im not she was mean to me and she has been since we met and she said that she is going to take everyone away from me"

" she is lying you said to me that she is jealous she does not like me " Heather protested

" look this needs to stop i dont know who is telling the truth but it needs to be ended ok you's two will be seeing alot of each other so you's need to get along ok"

" no daddy i don't want to be friends with her ever"

India hid under her covers and john put his head in his hands not knowing what else to do John could see no way to resolve this situation and sometimes john wished she was not as stubborn as he is.

" well if you two cannot get along i guess i won't be around here as much" Paul said sadly

" just go and leave me everyone else does" India cried into her pillow

Paul left the room feeling sad and defeated he was devestated that he would not be around india much now he felt like he has lost a niece.