u n b r e a k a b l e

A heavy sigh filled the corridor as Martin once again stared down at his phone. Had his friend fallen asleep or something? It was a possibility, even though they had been texting one another for as little as fifteen minutes ago. He was right on his way to turn around and leave, when a door further down the hall opened up instead and a person came walking out. This wasn’t something he usually did, but seeing as the food in his arms were getting cold he thought it best to try. “Hey! You want some fast food? The person here”, he nodded at the door, “isn’t as alive as I thought he’d be and it would be a waste to throw it away.”

Walking out of her apartment, it was time for Danielle’s daily walk. If she didn’t have time for a walk, she would become agitated easily and would start to walk around her apartment to get rid of it for hours and hours. Locking her door, she fixed her sunhat and walked down the hall. Seeing a figure down a ways, she walked closer to it to find Martin looking anxious. “Well, I’ll only take it if there’s enough for two people. Eat with me.” She smiled kindly at the younger Boyle. “I mean, only if you want to and have time, of course. No pressure.”

Edmée sat quietly at her favourite table in the corner, with her favourite book resting on her legs. Her daughter, Issy, ate at her chicken nuggets. Taking a bite of the breading, she said ever so casually with a hint of her own dramatics “Oh no! Your face is missing!”. Eddie perked up and smiled, taking her head in her hands. She pecked little kisses on her face and laughed into her cheeks. “Nom, nom, nom, oh no, now your face is missing!”. She watched a shadow pass their table and looked up, smiling. “Oh did you want something? The chair? An apology for the face-eating?”.

Taking a sip from her coffee, Danielle looked over to the table beside her to see two familiar people. She always thought Edmée and Issy were the perfect mother/daughter duo since they mirrored each other perfectly. Whenever she saw them around, a quiet grin spread across her face. Standing up, she took her coffee and walked over to them. “You have nothing to apologize for, Emdée. You two make face-eating look cute.” She laughed, giving her a wide grin. “Issy is becoming a pro at eating your face. Next thing she’ll move to is taking off your nose.”

“Okay, so I went out and splurged on myself and splurged I mean I may have bought this dress from Alessia Harrington and I look ridiculous, don’t I?” Though Druella owned many dresses and skirts, she had never once bought something so fancy and worn it on a whim, rather than out to galas and other important events. 

Smiling widely at her little sister, Danielle shook her head. “You look absolutely beautiful, Dru’.” She said in awe, now walking towards Druella and lightly touching her hands on the fabric. “My little sister is all grown up. You need to stop it.”

“I feel like both of these memes need a round of applause. Leo’s went on for many years now and the Damn Daniel video was watched by millions just in one day. I feel like these were very impressive.”

“It’s times like these, when I think I should’ve followed my original life plan: become a doctor, own dogs. That was it. It was simple. Now I’ve got a 16 year old, and a 12 year old constantly fighting each other, and a six year old who likes to match the volume of the other two fighting in order to get her own attention. —They have a dog whisperer, why is there not one for kids? The Child Whisperer. —Nope, nevermind… I hear it now.” 

“Yeah, I was about to say The Child Whisperer sounds kind of creepy.” Danielle laughed at the woman, showing her a wide smile. “Though, I understand how you feel. Even though i’m childless, I did have an original life plan that I didn’t follow. I wanted to become a vet and own five dogs.”

“I have no intentions of going to the event, Judith.” Danielle said calmly, giving them a sweet smile. “If my family was part of the whole rich politicians and senators community, I would of given the invitation another thought.” She said, shrugging a bit. “May I ask why you’re not excited about this?”

“I would’ve thought all children nowadays would go for Elsa as the blonde Disney Princess, kudos to her parents for showing her the classics.” Smiling, Maddie laughed quietly. “I can never remember their names, but it would be a brilliant insult.”

“I can’t agree more! I was ready to hear the girl call me ‘Elsa’, but in the end, I was in a puddle of shock and cuteness.” Danielle laughed, the novelist in her springing forward. “Really? Their names are Anastasia and Drisella. The reason why I remember their names is because they terrified me as a child.”

“It never ceases to amaze me, to be honest. I can never figure out how such a small mind can bring forward so many big, creative ideas.”

Shaking her head, Danielle offered the man before her a wide smile. “There’s no need to thank me. I would of helped a talking penguin if it asked me the same thing.” She laughed softly, now offering her hand to him. “Nathan, it’s a pleasure. I’m Danielle Milestone.” She said, looking into the man’s eyes. “Who’s the lucky lady?” She asked, motioning towards the chocolates.

Willful people were a rare find and even more willing to help someone who had been lying drunk on the grass not too long ago. She had nothing other than to be thankful to the blonde woman with the kind mannerisms, people such as herself were all kinds of rare nowadays. “I don’t know, perhaps we could go get something to eat?” She nibbled on her bottom lip and wondered if food was going to be good to her – well, as long as it didn’t make her sick. “I heard that hydrating was good, and we could be near my grandmother’s diner, I don’t really know where we are.”

“Getting something to eat at your Grandmother’s diner sounds lovely.” Danielle said softly, now offering her hand. “Here, i’ll help you up.” Once getting the girl on her feet, she wrapped an arm around her so she could walk somewhat stable. “As of right now, we’re at the park in Mount Royal if that helps. Can you remember where your Grandmother’s diner is by?”

“Elsa, that’s her name. That would have driven me crazy. If you auditioned for either, you’d definitely get one or the other. And the kids would love you either way.”

“That’s very sweet of you to say, once again. You’re very kind. I’m Danielle, by the way. Danielle Milestone. Are you new here?”

“Are you sure that’s something you actually want to see though? I highly doubt that.” It was still an awfully soothing thought to know he had Danielle’s support when it came to Layken. The whole deal surrounding his ex and her sister was a somber one, in a way, with far too much negativity among the positive but without a chance of awkward misunderstandings falling into the mix of thoughts that seemed to linger them between. “Of course not… I’m not here to take Hayley away from her again, I made that very clear the last time you and I spoke. It was never my intention in the first place and she has all the right to reconnect with her, but… it should also stay between the two of them here at the start and it’s a good chance Hayley is going to start to see her as someone who will just pump gifts at her which is something I’ve tried really hard to avoid for the past two years. I want my daughter to have everything she needs but I don’t want to spoil her unless it’s necessary, it didn’t do me good and I don’t think money did your sisters much good either.” Simon let out a heavy sigh, pondering on the next couple of words he was about to explain. “Yes, I explained it to her the day after her drunken mind thought it was wise to kiss me. I’m just not too sure how much of that went into her head, since she can’t really discuss the past without storming away in fury and that’s the part that worries me. I think she’s stuck in the future while I’m still stuck in the past and… I just know how easy it is to slip back into old habits, I don’t want Hayley to grow up in a broken home – you should understand what that’s like. Neither I or Layken are very stable people, Dani.” It irked him to admit that fact out loud, but he couldn’t ignore it either.

“I’ll take my chances. I’m feeling risky today.” Danielle laughed softly, giving her friend a kind smile. At this point, their serious talk was becoming real and she wanted to keep it light on one hand, but serious on the other. Overall, the support she had for Simon was undying and she couldn’t be happier that they were on the same page about things when it came to Layken. “Once again, I understand. Layken feels like Hayley will truly love her with toys and happiness. All she needs to do is give her lots of love, attention, and all the hugs in the world if she wants to accomplish it, but she doesn’t know. She’s still learning how to be proper when it comes to children, anyways.” Saying these words about Layken hurt her heart a bit, but it was all true and her love for her sister was covered in words she said about her. Raising her eyebrows as she heard his explanation, she let the words sink into her mind and thought for a bit. “I’m not shocked she kissed you, you know. With all the love she’s trying to give Hayley, she’s trying to give it to you, too.” She said, now looking into his eyes. “Simon, I think you’re a stable man just by looking at Hayley. You raised her to be a wonderful girl and that shows you’ve grown into a wonderful man. In all honestly, there’s no way Druella and I will ever help this turn into a broken home. If it does, we’ll do everything we can to stop it because our love for the both of you is unimaginable. You’re family to us, Simon, and we’re always going to treat you like it even if you and Layken are on bad terms.”

Under Pressure | Family

Sitting in her living room, Danielle had a cup of coffee in her hand and the other on her keyboard. Snuggled up in her pajamas, she cancelled all her meetings today so she could start on her new novel she’d been thinking about. As of right now, there were no words on the computer screen. She had major writers block and needed it to be over with. Sighing deeply, her head sprung up as she heard the doorbell. Getting up, she moved her laptop to the coffee table and sat her coffee down. Walking over to the door, she ran a hand through her hair before opening it.

Her smile was slow as it slowly unfurled against her features, soft around its edges as the slightest furrow pulled over her brows. “That’s adorable.” 

“I’m glad you think so. It was quite an adorable scene.” Danielle said to Marion, smiling at her. “As she was leaving, her mother quietly told me that I played Cinderella perfectly.”

When Danielle heard the bartender’s answer, she sighed softly and shook her head at his apology. “You have nothing to apologize for. You didn’t know.” She said, now looking into his eyes and smiling softly. “This man loves to think he’s still an alcoholic and run away from me, so i’m glad to know he was seen here by you. I’m sorry for barging in on you like this.”

“Peaceful?” Lucy raised her eyebrows at Danielle and chuckled lightly. Her baby girl’s cries seemed like anything but peaceful to her and when she put her set of lungs to work, it was like the world could come crumbling down and glasses would crack at the high pitched screams. Naturally and thankfully this was not her behavior right then and there, she was being a good girl and letting her brother in the stroller peacefully watch the world around him without being disrupted while she snuggled against Lucy’s chest and made the blonde sigh happily. ”That’s an interesting way of of listening to her screams,” she smiled. “I don’t know, I’m sorry she disrupted you, though, you seemed quite engrossed in whatever you are doing there.”

Nodding to Lucy’s question, Danielle made sure she had a good reason in mind before answering. “I think her cries are peaceful because it’s a rare sound and newborns are so fragile. Weirdly enough, your daughter’s cries are very cute.” Of course, her words definitely sounded weird to the human ear, but to her, it was the truth. “No need to apologize, Lucy. I’m having major writers block right now so it was perfect timing.”