Over the past few months you had changed…

Not really physically, but more mentally…

You had noticed yourself slowly becoming more distanced from everything - from the people close to you, to your own thoughts and usual feelings, from your life in general.

Though you weren’t sure what had caused it…

Everything was still the same after all, so there was no need for such a sudden change in your mood, but it was undeniable that something hadn’t occurred.

And you weren’t the only one who had caught onto this newfound attitude of yours - your father had slowly taken notice as well.

The two of you had always been close despite his restricting line of work, always speaking to each other through whatever ways were available at the time and knowing each other down the last minute details - because your father had always made an attempt to create time for you.

So in place with also being a Lieutenant, he knew what the signs were…

You were both sat on the settee together, eating McDonalds, seeing as your dad was exhausted and couldn’t be bothered in the slightest to cook, whilst watching a game show of some sort when you had suddenly stood up - dismissing yourself so that you could get started with homework.

But Simon knew you well, and after getting countless calls from the school about your incomplete homework, he knew that definitely wasn’t the truth.

“Oi, plonk your arse back down here…”He spoke up just as you had reached the stairs, his voice stern - but not in a cruel way… more concerned than anything.