One Shot Story Collection

One Shot #7

Ate Ching: I write this story fo my activity, and I posted it to share to anyone:) hope you'll like it

Christmas

I quickly wiped my tears after I hang up the call. It's my mom called, asking if I can join them for this Christmas but I said no and hang up the call.

Everything is still fresh on me. It's like, it only happened yesterday even if it almost half year and I can still feel the pain in my heart.

"Hey, are you crying again?" my bestfriend, Zoey asked me.

"No. No. I'm just a dust." I answered and smile.
It's been 6 months when I decided to live alone. And since that day, I never back to our home or talk to my dad or to anyone in our family.

I grow up with a happy family, I can say that our family is almost perfect. I live with my father, mother, and 2 little sisters and very close to each other. We eat together and have a one day bounding everyweek but... No family's perfect.

I was 12 years old when I saw mommy's crying, she's with my aunt's and talking to something. I quickly hide to the nearest wall near them so I can hear what they talking about. I know this is bad but I just want to know the reason why mom's crying.

"I told you. He have mistress!" Tita Elle said.

"Ate, lower your voice. It might awaken the kids." my mom.

"That's much better, so you can leave your husband alone..." after I heard that, I run faster to my room.
I cried the whole night because of what I've heard. My dad has a mistress. I got awaken when my lil sis Aby wake up me.

"What? I'm still sleepy."

"Ate, we have a visitors! They come to see Mommy!" my eyes become big when I heard her.

"Who are they?" I asked and quickly up from my bed.
"I don't know, but I heard they are siblings of Dad's mistress?" she answered innocently.

My heated. What I've heard last night flash in my mind.

"Ate, what is mistress?"

"It's nothing, baby. It's just..."

"Just what, ate?"

"Just like a friend. Yeah, something like that." I said but tears start to form in my eyes. I didn't know haw to answer my 7 years old sister.

"If it's just a friend, why are you crying?"

I quickly wiped my tears smile to her.

"It's nothing. I'm just still sleepy." I just said and hug her.

We stayed in my room and when Aby's sleep I go outside to find out what happened. When I'm on the way to our living room, from a far I saw the visitors who Aby's mentioned to me. They are 3 women sitting in front of my mom.

When I get nearer, I saw Anne, my little sister next to me. She's hiding on the wall and crying. I quickly come to her.

"Why are you here? And why are you crying?" I asked.
I'm a little worried to her. She's crying and my instinct says she must be heard something bad.

"Ate..." she said while crying.

"Why? You shouldn't here and listening to them." I said and drag her to my room.

"Tell, what did you hear?"

"Ate, is it true? Dad's has a mistress? And their having a child.." my eyes widened.

Anne is more matured to Aby and not that innocent anymore. She knew a lot of things like me, and I'm not wondering why she's crying right now. Like me she must be broken.