She ran upstairs, towards the observatory’s telescopes. Mason was right behind her, making sure she won’t trip and fall because she wasn’t looking down but up at the stars. She stood there feeling upon her the vastness of the sky above. And how little her life seemed to be, like a butterfly flapping her wings, no one knew the sea of thoughts in her.She silently waited for her turn at the telescope, striking up a conversation with people like her, trying to admit nature for once, in theory extremely busy lives.Upon her turn, she peered through the eyepiece and gasped in awe. She saw the beautiful rings of Saturn first, her heart clenching at the breathtaking amazement she was suddenly filled with. Why hadn’t she come here before? Why had she delayed this moment for so long?Right, because she wasn’t allowed to. She glanced sideways at Mason, looking at the sky above without the telescope, just bare eyes. His eyes turned to her, and she smiled.“You wanna see?” She asked him, straight

He closed his book and waited till Vitale was done grooming his dear daughter after a traumatic experience. He yelled while she listened when the only she wanted was someone to hold her close. She had asked for his hand while driving home and he had immediately agreed.This daughter was neglected for all he could tell, like the man he was, hiding his true identity from his daughter. How he ever wondered if he would have the same mentality to know what to do and when.His thoughts went to his father. A real father he was. Who actually knew what to do? His father had loved him dearly. So much so that he died for him. The only two people he ever loved were snatched away from him at the mere age of childhood.It made him wonder if she had ever experienced true love. It was no doubt her father loved her, but his love had no value he could not hold her in times of need.He waited for her father to interrogate him, ask what happened and how. But he didn’t. Vitale only gave him a nod and left