Silence surrounds my entire room. Only the sounds of wind chimes carry me as if I were in a paradise. The breeze blowing from my open window gives me comfort and calmness. Here I am, sitting in the corner of my bed, watching at the wind chimes in their every dances and movements causing an exquisite sound.
In a few moments there was a brown butterfly that caught my attention. It entered my room and flew flying over the ceiling. I just followed it with my gaze until it landed on my left shoulder.
I smiled. I love butterflies but also feel sorry for them because their lives are short. I turned my gaze when there was a knock on my door. I stood up and walked towards my door, I slowly opened it and was immediately greeted by a tight hug from Oriana, my dad's second wife.
My parents are separated.
I grew up with my mother, but my father also provided for my needs.
I'm at my dad's house now for a vacation. But I will also go home to Mom when I get back to school.
After a few seconds she released me from the embrace. I saw the tears of oriana slowly pouring out.
I'd rather call her by her name than call her mom or whatsoever.
"What's with those tears, Oriana?" I asked with a streak of nervousness and sadness. I am easily affected especially by sad things.
"Your Grandado..." she cried, she couldn't finish what she was going to say because her tears kept flowing.
I seem to know what she's going to say.
I'm starting to get nervous. My grandfather was in a severe disease, he was in serious illness caused by his old age. I left oriana crying at my door and ran towards my grandfather's room.
My grandfather's door was already open and I saw my Dad in the room -kneeling and crying.
"I am sorry Mr. Throndsen but he can't take it anymore." I heard the doctor say.
I slowly entered the room and stared blankly at my beloved grandfather. When Dad felt me enter the room he stood up and hugged me then the doctor and nurse left the room when they felt we needed to mourn.
I turned my gaze to my grandfather, there was no tubes hanging from him, no machine was working, he would not endure the pain anymore because he is now in paradise.
But should I accept it? I could no longer restrain myself, I was already crying in the pain I was feeling now, I slowly approached my grandfather and hugged him tightly.
"D-dado.... c-can I come with you?"
"Are you out of your mind, Lupy?" Dad reacted immediately.
Even I was shocked by what I said.
"S-sorry d-dad *sobs*." he hugged me and kissed me on the forehead.
"Promise me you won't say it again, are we clear, lupy?" Dad's two palms were on my cheeks.
I just nodded in response. I remember those good things of grandado gave me, I remember how he dressed like a cheer leader with his pompoms, cheering me at my soccer game. I felt the embarrassment that time but then I realized no need to be embarrassed of. He's my Dado and I should be proud that I have a jolly and supportive Dado.
Grandado and I became very close, he always gave me advices whenever a question arose in my mind. He always cheer me up whenever I'm feeling down. He never gets tired of pushing me to motivate myself to the things that I really want but too hard to get. He's always be my number 1 supporter
Then I just remember....
That butterfly in my room. A week later , unexpectedly, Mom got visited here-- but surprisingly she was carrying some luggages.
"Mom? Are you here to fetch me?" I innocently asked.
"Yes dear." Mom's replied with a full smile.
"But why those luggage are with you? And also, my summer vacation isn't over yet." I asked while my eyes are still in the luggages. She put a few strands of my curly hair behind my ear and breathe deeply.
"You're significantly gorgeous my dear." She shifts the subject.
"Mom--"
"Lorianne? What's with the visit?" My sentence was cut when Dad spoke and Oriana was behind him. "I didn't come here to visit, Pylton. I'm here to take my daughter." Mom said politely. "That's not what we agreed on, Lorianne." Dad said with a sullen sound. "I'm sorry, Pylton but this is a must because the four of us are moving to los Angeles." Mom fiercely said.
We're moving? The four of us?? It supposedly me, mom and nighell, nighell is mom's live in partner, anyway does Nighell's outside? "Mom, the four of us?" "Yes! I'm 2 weeks pregnant Lupy, now you have some sibling." I could see in Mom's eyes the intense joy and excitement. "B-but, lorianne. You're taking away my daughter from me!" Dad almost shouted, Oriana immediately grabbed papa's arm, she tried to calm him down.
Oh please no arguments again.
I can sense that Dad was sulking at mom. "How 'bout you, Pylton? You are taking advantage of the loss of your father so that my daughter is closer to you than I am!" I gasped by what Mom said, how could she say that? "Lorianne, You're too much." Oriana hissed in a low tone. "Why are you responding in this argument, you ain't part of it! Make your own daughter--" "Mom! O-oriana's right. Y-you're too much..."I stepped aside from oriana and cried, before she could speak more hurtful words about Oriana, I cut her off.
I'm scared, this was the first time I had answered her in the midst of their quarrel and I think she's now upset at me.
"I'll not go with you...and I'll study here." Mom stopped and was shocked by my decision. But suddenly in the middle of my decision a brown butterfly landed again on my right shoulder for the 2nd time.
