R of B- Lily

Jillian stared at the small blue juice glass, remembering the joy of watching her amazing young daughter Lily drink from it, and when Lily spilled the pineapple juice, as she often did, they would laugh and clean it up, and pour some more. This morning ritual on the back terrace was treasured time to Jillian, and she wished she had more precious moments recorded such as this.Lily's shiny thick black hair style and dark eyes often had people commenting that she would make a perfect "Dora the explorer" or Buttercup,the power puff character. So Lily wanted to watch both shows frequently, and even named her dog "Dora" and her pony "Buttercup". Lily loved the color green and always wore it. Her adorable smile and dimples disarmed people, and Jillian's friends frequently asked to take Lily places such as the zoo, circus, park, etc., because Lily always seemed to enjoy wherever she went and never gave anybody any problem. Why didn't Joffrey like Lily? Jillian couldn't figure it out. Lily resembled her father greatly , and she adored him, but Joffrey rarely hugged or kissed her, and never played with her.Lily was indulged but wasn't a brat.Her nanny and the other estate employees really enjoyed her , and she was a bright light in everyone's day, everyone except her busy, aloof daddy. She swam like a fish, so the drowning " accident" confused and traumatized the whole household.Joffrey had agreed to sit by the pool and watch Lily, because the nanny had the day off ,and Jillian was in town at the salon.Joffrey had done this before and didn't seem to mind because he only had to keep an eye on Lily and not interact with her. When Jillian returned from the salon, there was an ambulance in the driveway, and an EMT trying to resuscitate Lily to no avail. The funeral and investigation were a blur for Jillian, and her already tepid marriage disintegrated.The blue glass and memories... Today is Lily's birthday, but there won't be any party.