Chapter 13: Clear It Up (4)
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“Listen to me…” Owen knelt down so he could be at eye level with the girl. “You’re a big girl, and big girls don’t cry… So you have to be strong.” He said as he smiled her way. Those were the usual encouraging words he would tell others, or he had others tell him. It was always the same thing… emotions were viewed as weaknesses…
“But I can’t help crying… I feel bad for everything…” Fiona said as she brushed away the tears off her face, she was bright red, it was quite the ugly cry the girl had at that moment.
“It’s okay to cry sometimes…” Philip said as moved closer to the other two people. “You can’t always be strong.” He extended his hand but his sister stepped away.
“I’m alright… I don’t need your consolation.” Fiona said with a strong front that s
