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>It's currently summer vacation for your daughter, Beatani
>She's going to be graduating next school year, a thought the brings a tear to your eyes as she'll become an adult soon
>She's been anti-social for most of her life, choosing to stay at home and spend the day with you when not at school
>Not that you mind, nothing makes you happier than spending time with your daughter
>This past school year, though, she's finally made a couple of friends at school
>She likes to talk about them a lot when hanging out with you
>On top of that, she's actually been going outside on her own
>Today she went out into the city to buy a new game
>You offered to go with her, like usual, but she insisted she go by herself, proclaiming that she's a big girl now
>And with her smug grin, she went off on her own
>About an hour has passed since then, in the meantime, you've been cooking dinner for when she returns home
>You decided to make her favorite meal to congratulate her
>It's practically done at this point, you're just letting it simmer for when she returns
>And right on cue, the front door opens
"Beatani! How was-"
>She slams the door shut and rushes toward you
>"Dad!"
>Tears streak her cheeks as she buries her face in your chest, sobbing and shuddering while holding you tight
>You hold her in a desperate attempt to calm her bawling
"W-what happened!?"
>She cries into your chest for a few seconds before finally saying
>"I was- I was walking then, then, these men grabbed me and- and pull me into the alley and they-"
>You heart sinks as she digs her head into you again, unable to stifle her sobbing
>She pulls herself away once more
>"I- I got away but... but..."
>She buries herself again and screams into your chest
>"I'm never going outside again!"
>She continues to cry
>You feel utterly defeated, unable to save your own daughter when she needed you most
>You pull her in tighter, hoping that what you do now will ease her terrified heart
