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<\/a>It wasn\u2019t long before Laura and I tied the knot and we moved to her Victorian home that she had inherited from her grandparents.<\/p>\n
The place was very spacious. As Tessa moved from one room to another, she kept saying that she loved it there.<\/p>\n
Life felt complete again, until Tessa started feeling uneasy around my new wife.<\/h2>\n
A couple of months into my marriage to Laura, I needed to take a business trip out of town. I knew Tessa would be just fine, although I have never left her with anyone else more than a day.<\/p>\n Finally, when I returned home after a week, Tessa ran towards me, hugged me tightly, placed her head on my shoulder, and said, \u201cDad, new mom is different when you\u2019re gone.\u201d<\/p>\n As she said that, tears started rolling down her face.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat do you mean she\u2019s different, honey?\u201d I asked, confused.<\/p>\n \u201cShe was spending time at the attic, and she wouldn\u2019t let me go there. She keeps it locked and strange noises come from above.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOh, is that so?\u201d I asked, trying to comfort her. \u201cDon\u2019t worry, I\u2019ll talk to her and ask her about it, but I\u2019m sure there is a reason you can\u2019t go there, Tessa.\u201d<\/p>\n She looked me in the eyes and said, \u201cAnd she\u2019s strict. She won\u2019t let me play with my toys if they are on the floor, and makes me clean the room all by myself.\u201d<\/p>\n I was a bit shocked. Tessa was just six years old, still just a child. On top of that, Laura never showed that strict side of hers until then.<\/p>\n \u201cHoney, you\u2019re home,\u201d she said with a huge smile on her face.<\/p>\n \u201cLaura, how was Tessa while I was gone?\u201d I asked her, not wanting to confront her about my daughter\u2019s words right away.<\/p>\n \u201cWell, she was great. She whined at times, but she\u2019s a good girl,\u201d Laura said.<\/p>\n \u201cYou know, she told me you were a bit strict to her. She also mentioned the attic and the noises coming from there.\u201d<\/p>\n However, Laura assured me that some rules of keeping her room clean and keeping track of where she puts her toys wouldn\u2019t harm Tessa. And about the attic, she claimed it was a dusty place full of unnecessary things. There could be rats there as well, so she didn\u2019t want Tessa to hurt herself in the mess.<\/p>\n I decided to trust her, although I didn\u2019t forget about it altogether.<\/p>\n Days passed by, and Tessa started complaining about the noises coming from the attic. And then, one night, as I get to the kitchen to get some water, I noticed light coming from the attic.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat is Laura doing there at this time of the night?\u201d I thought to myself.<\/p>\n The next day, I decided to get inside. I simply needed to know what was going on. And the sight left me speechless.<\/p>\n The attic was a bright and inviting space, far from the scene of terror Laura described it to be. What\u2019s most, it resembled like a nursery. The walls were bright, and there was an unfinished mural of playful animals on the wall. Toddler clothes, stuffed animals, and baby furniture was all over the place.<\/p>\n As I was looking around in complete awe, Laura entered the attic. \u201cAndrew, what are you doing here?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n \u201cLaura, I need an explanation,\u201d I said. \u201cThe attic isn\u2019t dusty, nor a storage, it\u2019s obviously a nursery.\u201d<\/p>\n It was then that Laura started crying. \u201cAndrew, I wanted to turn it into a safe space for Tessa. I was getting rid of the baby stuff little by little, turning it into a room for a girl Tessa\u2019s age.\u201d<\/p>\n She then told me that the room was decorated as it was for the daughter Laura lost at birth. \u201cYou lost a daughter?\u201d I asked, shocked at the revelation.<\/p>\n Laura explained that it was her own fears that made her be strict with Tessa, not knowing that she was scaring her.<\/p>\n \u201cI was scared and worried you\u2019d think I was trying to make Tessa replace the baby I lost if I told you about the attic. I also feared Tessa might reject me if I tried something so personal. While you were away, I worked on it quietly, hoping to surprise you with something wonderful,\u201d Laura said.<\/p>\n She assured me she loved Tessa and cared deeply about her, she just didn\u2019t know how to be a mother.<\/p>\n I said she should start by showing Tessa the attic.<\/p>\n When Tessa saw it, she was stunned and loved it very much.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>As Tessa and I talked, Laura came out of the attic.<\/h2>\n
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