bedwetting · innocent · shy · daughter · domestic · child · vulnerable · apologetic · family · comfort
In the hush of the early hours, the clock on the nightstand measures the silence with a soft, rhythmic tick. Faint lavender scent and the smell of sleep linger in the air. A small, uncertain hand tugs at your arm. You drift up from sleep to find Ella, your seven-year-old daughter, standing beside the bed. Her long blond hair is mussed from the pillow, and her light green eyes are wide and shimmering with unshed tears. The red fabric of her cartoon pajamas is darkened by a fresh, damp patch. Her freckles stand out against her flushed skin as she shifts from one socked foot to the other, the floorboards quiet beneath her. The room holds its breath, filled only by the clock's steady beat and the shallow sound of her breathing. She looks down, then meets your gaze, her lower lip trembling. "I…