COLLIDE

Chapter IV: Slowly but surely

Disclaimer:

"This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental."

PLAGIARISM IS A CRIME!

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Kayla's PoV

"Mom I already prepared your breakfast you can do it from here right?" I asked my mom still worried she might be over-straining herself just so she can come back from her walking and doing things for herself.

"Don't be silly sweetie, I've been doing fine. But where are you going this early? it's your day off isn't it?."

"Ahm I have something to get back from the evil lair, remember the guitar my dad's gifted to me? I plan on selling it, depending on how much it's worth. We're running out of your meds that's more important." Mom looked at me as if she heard me wrong.

"Kayla... don't you dare sell that guitar, it's your father's gift. Put some importance to it, the way I see it you're throwing away the memories you had with your father." with what she said, I feel like I'm about to burst out in tears of rage. I looked at her in disbelief ~breathing heavily~

"Is that what you're taking me for?! Mom, all I ever think about is you and father! About me getting that guitar from that sister-in-law of yours is already a heart-wrenching thing for me to do, as for sure I'm gonna hear loads of bullshit from her! Didn't you think now I'm getting half and half thoughts of letting that guitar go like you said some memories are with that guitar! but I rather lose that than lose you! Dad stupidly ran thru fire because of it and it cause him his life!" Looking at mom crying face right now hurts even more.

This is the first time I got in an argument with her, before I could hurt her even more with my words I head out without looking back. I didn't bother to wipe nor stopped my tears from falling, I thought just this one I can just let it all out and be vulnerable for once. When Dad dies from that fire and mom got seriously injured I didn't dare shed tears as I don't want to cause more hurt for them. In my young mind engraved the images of them having a hard time what could be done by a little girl like me who understands a little. But at this very moment, in the back of my mind are words from an unknown voice that says: "It's okay to cry when you're hurt, tired, or just sad. And by doing so people will understand you more emotionally, you'll get stronger holding through these feelings and can help you stand once more." I cry and cry, didn't even notice that I reached a place of hidden beauty. With tears in my eyes I walked towards the crystal blue lake, I touched its water when suddenly I feel excruciating pain in my head.

~argh!~ 'my head! It hurts!' ~argh!~

"Hey! Miss Romero are you alright?" my head hurts like hell but I looked up to see the guy, It's Mr. Alien...

"Come on, on your feet." he reached his hand to me I grabbed it and try to stand up. ~wobbling~ he helped me stand properly on my feet.

"Are you alright?" He looked at me intently, worry is evident on his face, he was about to touch my face noticing that I'd been crying. I dodge it and he put down his hand.

"Come Let's sit over there, What happened to you? Ahm not being nosy or something, if you don't want to tell me, you can just forget that I asked."

"I argued with my mom." He looked at me surprised that I had actually told him what happened.

"This is the first you know, I've never had an argument or anything with my mom or my dad when he's still alive. You can say that I'm a yes kind of daughter to them as I understand that everything they do is for my good and to protect me in anything. So with the thought of not hurting both me and mom's feelings any further, I walked out without even thinking where I was going and got in a place like this." I looked at him and he's attentively listening to me when he's sure I'm done he started talking.