Asking mum

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After mum had dealt with the fire that Aunty Ruff and uncle Tuff caused, we came home. This feeling is weird, the question I've been wanting to ask for years. I want to say it now, but how would mum react?

Mum was in the kitchen cooking, maybe it's a good time to ask now, while she's busy. I approached mum carefully, " hey mum" I asked in a calm voice but with a look of question in my eyes. "Yes Emily" she replied. "Nothing" I said, I didn't want to ruin her mood.

"Emily what is it and don't say it's nothing, your father used to give me that look. What's wrong?" She asks again. " I want to know how my father died?" I said so quickly. Mum looked at me confused then realised what I said, she looked at me and said in a low tone "don't ask that question Emily".

"Sorry mum I just want to know, I needed to know". There was suddenly a knock at the door, it opened and in walked uncle Snotlout. "Hey Astrid" he was interrupted by a knife getting thrown across the room, in his direction.

"Okay then, so your in a bad mood, yep I'll come back later then" he said before running off. I turned to look at mum, but she was gone.

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