❪ ᴄᴜʀꜱᴇᴅ ꜰᴀᴛᴇ ❫

𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘶𝘦
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Rushing up the steps to the gallery August Crain winces seeing his wife standing there waiting for him.

"You're late," Adeline tells him as she grabs her bag August nods hurrying towards her and kissing her cheek.

"There's my beautiful girl. I'm sorry I'm late baby but I'm here and yes I already got all of Jules's text messages and voicemails," August tells his wife as he grabs her jacket holding it open for her to step into.

"When she asks and she will ask you are taking the blame, mister," Adeline tells him thinking back on the five texts and three calls she's already got from her daughter asking where they were.

"I'm sorry," August tells her making Adeline nod as she leans in to him as August pulls her closer.

"You're forgiven if you remembered to get the white chocolate pretzels," Adeline says as August smiles down at her moving some hair out of her face as he grabs her bag from her.

"Then I'm forgiven," August tells her holding the door open as Adeline laughs heading out the gallery doors.

"At least by me," Adeline reminds her husband who nods knowing that his daughter will not forgive him as easily as his wife did.

Opening the car door August lets his wife step in making sure her coat is in there as well before setting her purse down.

August shuts the door before heading towards the driver's side making sure no vehicles were coming before getting in the driver's seat. 

Sitting in the car August puts on his seat belt before grabbing his wife's hand after putting the car in drive as he begins to drive home.

Adeline smiles at him as she uses the CarPlay to call their who answers on the third ring.

"Finally! Where are you two?" Juliet exclaims the moment she answers the phone.

"Well hello to you," August comments chuckling as Adeline shakes her head.

"Sorry. Hey Mom and Dad! Now where are you both?" Juliet questions as Adeline laughs out loud at that looking at her husband.

"I'm sorry squirt my meeting ran late and I got stuck in traffic, but we are on the way, and due to my lateness I'll let you pick the first movie. As long as it isn't a chic flick. Oh let's watch Tangled!" August exclaims smiling as Adeline shakes her head at him.

"What is your obsession with Tangled? Baby, you have a problem you might need therapy," Adeline tells her husband who looks at her offended.

"She's right Dad you have a problem, but I love you anyways I suppose," Juliet comments as August smiles at the screen as if his daughter who there.

"I love you to squirt. We'll see you soon," August tells Juliet who smiles at that.

"I love you, baby," Adeline tells her daughter as August smiles at her grabbing her hand to kiss her knuckles as Adeline smiles at him.

"I love you both be careful!" Juliet says before the family of three say goodbye and they hang up.

Adeline lays her head back against the headrest as August lays their joint hand in her lap rubbing her thigh slowly as they sit at the red light.

"I still say Tangled is the best movie," August says making Adeline bust out laughing as she shakes her head just as the light turns green.

August begins laughing with her as he begins turning right just as a truck some speeding the opposite way heading straight towards him the headlights hitting the two of them.

"August!" Adeline screams as the man tries to jerk the wheel but not in time as the truck hits the head making the car flip and hit a semi that was passing.

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"Mom Dad the hot chocolate is almost cold and the popcorn isn't buttery anymore where are you both? Is everything okay?" Juliet questions into her phone leaving another voicemail as she paces her home in Seattle.

Her parents were supposed to be home more than thirty minutes ago and after she got off the phone with them earlier Juliet couldn't get ahold of them since.

As she begins to call them again the doorbell rings. As the phone continues to ring Juliet heads towards the front door looking through the peephole only to completely freeze open as her phone falls from her hands.

As if on autopilot Juliet opens the front door seeing the two police officers in front of her.

"Juliet Crain," one of the officers says as the girl looks at the two of them.

"Yes," Juliet whispers her voice cracking as the tears begin to well up in her eyes as the officers stare at her.

"My name is Officer Wilson or you can come me Dan if you would like," the male officer who looks to be close to his late thirties or early forties with grey in his hair says kindly to the girl.

"Where's my parents?" Juliet whispers looking at the two as the younger officer looks down at them with a look of sympathy on his face as the older one looks at her sadly.

"No. No. No please," Juliet begs as she starts sobbing shaking her head her head not wanting to accept what they were saying to her.

"No!" Juliet sobs as she begins to fall to her knees making the older officer catch her as he pulls her to him Juliet sobs clutching onto him as she just repeats no again and again.

˗ˏˋAUTHOR NOTE'ˎ˗
Oh, my baby!

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