Broken Guitar Strings

Chapter 11

(ALLIE’S POV)

As content as I am with Lay and my composition, I’m not exactly feeling the greatest today. Today is Thursday the 27th, also known as Thanksgiving Day. The Parks are coming over at seven to have a huge Thanksgiving dinner with us. It’s four in the afternoon; the maids are doing the best they can to prepare a fantastic meal for us. I consider texting Chanyeol, but then I decide against it because I know that he’s looking forward to the dinner more than I am. I don’t think he knows about the whole marriage thing, though. It wouldn’t be wise for his parents to tell him right now, but I can’t be sure that they didn’t. Sigh. What has my life become.

I close the door to my room and I put on a royal blue dress. My mother told me to wear this. Then, I sit down in front of a mirror and put my pearls on. I want to be able to go down and help them with the pumpkin pie, at least. I’m so grateful for the servants in this home. I have no idea how our family would function without them; especially Tania, the main maid who is ever so nice to me.

Then, I hear a knock on the door. “Come in,” I say.

My mom comes in wearing a dark pencil skirt and a suiting blouse. She looks very sophisticated and from this, you wouldn’t be able to tell that she’s an actress. “Let’s put your hair up,” she walks over to me. She starts combing my hair gently and pulls it into a nice chignon. I admit, it was one of those mother-daughter moments. It was so nice because I missed her a lot over the course of her filming period. I look into the mirror and I see a girl I didn’t know two months ago. My mom bends down and looks into the mirror with me. “You look beautiful. I am so proud of you.” She gives me a hug. “Happy Thanksgiving, mom,” I start to tear up. She wipes the tears away and says, “I am so grateful for having a wonderful daughter.”