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Remember Me?

Regret.

(Mike.)
She was back.

My daughter.

Alia.

i stared at the direction she ran off and jut stood there. After so many years. She had grown into a beautiful lady, looks just like her mother. I sighed and picked myself off the ground. All her words reappearing in my head. I Don't blame her... I deserve it. I slowly walked to the bus and cried. I never cried... At least that what Alia said when she was small.
I was her superman. Her Hero.
im nothing but her greatest enemy.

"Hey Uncle Mike." Stephan said as I walked by him, Kitty, Ashley and Alia's friend... Penny I think it was. She had this look in her eyes, like I was her enemy as well. "Dad's inside. Looking for you."
"Thanks Steph. You guys staying outside?"
"Yup." Kitty said.
"alright. The extra blankets are in the bottom cabinet. Have fun." I said. Not really in the mood
"nights." They said.
"yeah." Was all I said back. I entered the bus, passed my band members and isolated myself in my bunk.
"Mike?"
"In my bunk." I could hear Vic struggling to get to my bunk. He opened the curtain.
"Why are you here? You're usually outside smoking or drinking. I thought you were with Alex."
"not tonight. Not in the mood." I sit up right and hugged a plush giraffe a fan gave me a few years ago.
"Wanna talk about it?" Vic said.
"I think it'll help." I admitted. He sat down next to me and put my Jack Skeleton pillow on his legs.
"Talk."
"Okay.... So Alia's back." He looked at me shocked. "I know, it shocked me too. She stood there like any normal fan, but when our hands touched, I knew it was her. Her eyes were filled with disappointment and hate. I talked to her..."
"what she say?"
"that I was the reason behind her depression, her hate towards herself, the reason behind her self harms as her suicide attempts. And that hit me like a fucking bullet in the chest. I couldn't look at her. She said how sadness turned into hate. She hates me. I never wanted that, but I do deserve it. I want her to have at least bit of love for me... I know I missed a lot, 15 years! But I couldn't keep her.. I couldn't. She reminded me soo much of Tris."
"well. We have one more show then we go back home. One thing for sure I know is that she loves you still, she just refuses to show it. No child hates their parent, Mike. You had I know that. Another thing, she's friends with Stephan, Dani, Kitty and Ashley.. You don't think you might see her more often. Take her out, talk to her. She'll slowly leave that hate behind if you show you're willing to make it up for her."