Time changes everything except something within us which is always surprised by change. - Thomas Hardy
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(Elian)
Elian walked with Blake towards her mother's house. The wind was gently caressing her face and playing with her soft brown hair.
They stayed silent all through the way, but Blake's hand was gently rubbing her back, as if he knew how frustrated she was about going to dinner at her parents' house. It was. And she always was agitated whenever she had to go there.
Dinner was always full of unwanted moments. Elian would gladly avoid it, but she couldn't avoid it, because they were still her adoptive parents, and she was still their daughter.
Her father opened the door and greeted them both.
"Hi, dad." She whispered as he hugged her and patted her head.
"Hi, baby."
Lafay
