{"id":247,"date":"2026-09-13T14:09:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T14:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fantatv.com\/series\/the-baby-cried-at-dinner\/chapter-1-the-mess-at-the-table\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T14:09:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T14:09:28","slug":"chapter-1-the-mess-at-the-table","status":"publish","type":"sr_chapter","link":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/?sr_chapter=chapter-1-the-mess-at-the-table","title":{"rendered":"CHAPTER 1. THE MESS AT THE TABLE"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dinner had turned into chaos before Daniel even walked through the door.<\/p>\n

Little Lily sat in her high chair crying, her face red and wet with tears.<\/p>\n

Spaghetti covered the tray.<\/p>\n

More noodles were scattered across the kitchen island and floor.<\/p>\n

Beside her stood Eleanor, Daniels mother.<\/p>\n

She looked exhausted.<\/p>\n

Eight-year-old Noah stood a few feet away, watching silently.<\/p>\n

Eleanor leaned toward Lily.<\/p>\n

Please stop crying.<\/p>\n

But Lily only cried harder.<\/p>\n

Noah looked toward the doorway.<\/p>\n

Dad should be home soon.<\/p>\n

Eleanor turned toward him.<\/p>\n

Go upstairs.<\/p>\n

Noah did not move.<\/p>\n

Then the kitchen door suddenly opened.<\/p>\n

Daniel walked in.<\/p>\n

He stopped immediately.<\/p>\n

His daughter was crying.<\/p>\n

Food was everywhere.<\/p>\n

His son looked frightened.<\/p>\n

And his mother was standing beside the high chair.<\/p>\n

Daniel rushed forward.<\/p>\n

What happened?<\/p>\n

Eleanor answered quickly.<\/p>\n

She would not eat.<\/p>\n

Daniel looked at Lily.<\/p>\n

Then at Noah.<\/p>\n

Something about the room did not feel right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dinner had turned into chaos before Daniel even walked through the door. Little Lily sat in her high chair crying, her face red and wet with tears. Spaghetti covered the tray. More noodles were scattered across the kitchen island and floor. Beside her stood Eleanor, Daniels mother. She looked exhausted. Eight-year-old Noah stood a few […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-247","sr_chapter","type-sr_chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter\/247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/sr_chapter"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=247"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/sr_chapter\/247\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/fantatv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}