Thread: RP: TEARS: THE PURGE [ Horror_Show &  randomname98766789]

Loud music from Lana was not particularly alarming. Starting in the girls teenage years, she seemed to enjoy blaring her favorite songs inside the house. Her mother always hated the noise and forced her to shut it off while he actually allowed this to happen. Leo was definitely the more lenient parent of the two but his limits were obvious and if Lana crossed the line, she would definitely know. A strange feeling started burning in the pit of his stomach when his knocking went unanswered and the music did not cease. Usually his daughter would answer his knocking or at least bring her music to a discontinuance. Even stranger, she enjoyed sticking to a routine schedule most of the time but no dinner was waiting on the oven and Lana seemed to be trapped inside of her own little word. Any logical father that loved his daughter could tell when something bothered his baby girl. Knowing what this time of the year meant to Lana sealed the deal and Leo cracked the door open slightly until she was in view. Her posture was poor and she slumped against the nightstand with a look of hopelessness on her face. She sat with the security box given to her by Leo a few years ago just in case of the worst possible scenario happened on Purge night and he was not around to protect her. Granted, the only way Leo could not protect Lana would mean that he was dead. She was easily the most important thing to him in this world and anyone trying to harm her would absolutely kill him first because there was no possible way around him. Immediately entering the bedroom, he approached the speakers and muted the volume before crouching beside of his daughter. Closing the box, he sat beside of Lana and wrapped his strong, fatherly arms around the girl and pulled her against his chest. To this day, he still blamed himself for what happened to her mother two years ago. Granted, any reasonable person realized it was obviously not his fault for what happened but the guilt was slowly killing him. Lana loved her mother and seeing her unable to deal with the loss destroyed Leo more than anything else in the entire world. If only he had fought harder to keep their marriage together and keep her love, it would be different. She would not have married that doctor and would not have tried to leave that night. It might not be circumspect but his mind was always clouded. Leos worst emotional affliction and agony stemmed from helplessness. Nothing he did would ever replace the hole left in Lanas heart. It was impossible to protect her from the Purge or protect her from what happened that fateful night. Leo was rendered powerless and hopeless, unable to fix the problem. Anyone that knew Leo Barnes knew that this was a huge pet peeve of his. Regardless, all he could actually do was protect Lana in the future Purges and hope for the best. His own eyes closed and the grip around the smaller girl tightened. His left hand lifted to her medium-length brunette hair and started to stroke through her locks over and over again. Leos right hand placed on the small of Lanas back while starting to rub circles all along the center of her shirt. Rough lips pressed a soft kiss to young womans forehead in an attempt to comfort her. Leo usually annexed the gift of gab along with retaining a skill of having a way with words but he was rather speechless right now. Still, he refused to sit in simple silence. Im sorry, Lana. I know you miss her. I miss your mother, too. Im sorry I couldnt save her. You are the only thing I have left in this world that I care about. I will never let anything happen to you. I promise to not leave your side tomorrow. It was a bold promise to ensure her safety but the former bodyguard was a confident man. His heart was currently swelling with fear and uncertainty so this embrace was not only helping Lana, but it was helping Leo as well.