MY DAYS WITH YOU

Part 14 Happiness is homemade

"Happiness is like a butterfly, the more you chase it, the more it will elude you. But if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder." ~Unknown~

"If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes. ~Unknown~

A/N: I want you to remember that Gulf has never been in love, so all these are new to him, and he may react differently. When people are shocked, they have different reactions from each other. Sorry about the pictures, my niece insisted on helping me, and since it was her birthday, I let it have it. Pics credit to the owners.

As Gulf went outside to get her school project, he left the front door open. Laura is still playing with Lan on the floor, Mew is looking at them. A squirrel passed by the front yard, making Lan chase after it.

Afraid for Lan to get lost, Laura ran after him, calling his name. "I have to get him; he will get lost." Laura keeps running after Lan, passing by Gulf, who was taking her project out of the trunk of his car.

Laura only realized she was in the middle of the road when the beaming lights of a car were almost on top. The loud honking sound made her freeze in the middle of the way, grabbing Lan in the process, protecting him with her body.

When the driver realized that the child was not moving, he managed to swerve the car away from them into the other lane. Thankfully, no other car was coming.

A squealing sound from the tire was also heard. The car was stopped by a Western hemlock tree. The front of the car was bent by the force of the crash. Luckily, the tree was just barely bruised and stay in place. The olive-green Mazda was covered in smoke. The windshield did not shatter, but two long lines appear, creating an "X" on the windshield.

Mew came running, trying to access the situation. He could not believe it. He forgot the pain on his body and ran towards Laura, who was on the ground, in a fetal position protecting Lan with her body.

"LAURA! Laura, are you alright, sweety?" Mew asked as he sees Laura shaking.

When she let go of Lan, he jumps into Mew's arms. Mew hugged him and patted his little head. Laura turned and noticed Gulf, standing by his car with the volcano on the ground in front of him, unable to move.

She runs to him. "Brother!" She attaches herself to Gulf. At first, he did not react, Laura called him again, and that's when Gulf acts and lowers his body. Hugging her tight. "I was so afraid something happens to you." Gulf began to cry, hugging her tighter. "My life will be worthless without you in it." He keeps hugging her and crying.

Laura patted him. "Gulf, I am fine." Gulf still kept Laura close to him, afraid to let her go again.

No one was paying attention to the driver; the poor young man was shaken up as well. He feels his face swollen and burning from the airbag popping from the impact.

On his mouth, a taste of iron appears, and he realized that it was blood coming out of his lower lip. He stumbles his way out of the car. "I-I really don't know what happened, it was so fast. I was unable to react fast enough." He said to no one in particular, he placed both arms on his head.

The teenager was as shocked as everyone else. He checked the damage in the front of the car. "My mom will kill me when she sees this."

Mew approached him. "It is alright, it was an accident, everything passed so fast. Please, sit down while I call 911. Hopefully, everyone is fine." Mew looked at Gulf, as he said this. "I told him several times to put his car in the garage as well. He insisted on leaving it outside." Mew helped the teenager to sit on the sidewalk.