Everything was seemingly perfect for the innocent and naïve Annalise, as she had the perfect life that any teen could ask for. With her mother, aunt and the almighty by her side, she didn't need anyone, for she trusted them with all her heart.
And...
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|She was so artistic painting smiles on everyone's face but her own|
A sob echoed through and her eyes fell on the shaking form of her mother. She did quite get what was happening but all she knew was, it was bad and sorrowful because she had never seen her mother like this.
"Lise," her aunt came closer to her and carried her from her chair and buried her face in Lise's blonde hair, and sniffed her shoulder as she watched her sister breakdown. With the help of her hands, she rested little Lsie's head on her shoulder.
Annalise closed her eyes as she let her aunt engulf her in her warmth. Small sobs broke through the day as Annalise's mom sat by the grave of her father and cried.
It was the fifth death anniversary of her father. Annalise had never seen him before for he had already left them when she wasn't even born. Her mother was 20 weeks pregnant when her father left them.
Annalise's parents were so in love before her father Greg, passed away leaving his pregnant wife to fight her way in the large world.
It was all fine till May's parents were alive. They took care of her, her sister, and the little Lise. But when May's parents passed away, it was the young mother who had to provide for her teenage sister and daughter.
"Auntie," Annalise cooed by her ear hearing her sniffs as Mila looked at her sister's shaking form and she couldn't help herself when tears rolled down her own eyes. Her sister looked so vulnerable and broken. He was her first love and May didn't dare to love anyone after Annalise's father. She just didn't want another man in her or her child's life. It was always Greg from her and it will be Greg, till her last breath.
"Auntie, why is mommy crying?" The innocent four-year-old in Mila's arm asked her. Mila froze at her niece's question. May had never spoken about Greg ever since he had passed away. Annalise was kept in dark about her father. Her mother didn't want her child to know about her father. At least not yet when she didn't even know what death was.
"Mommy, hurt herself," Mila lied as she bit down on her lower lip and sniffed because she felt guilty for lying through her teeth.
"We should help mommy," Annalise suggested, frowning because she didn't understand why her aunt didn't help her mom.
"Yes, (sniffs) we should," she said and carried Annalise to her mother.
"Mommy?" Annalise called out and May instantly wiped her tears with the back of her palm and looked at her daughter. Mila leaned forward as May pulled her daughter onto her lap and sat her down.
"Auntie said that you were hurt, are you alright now? Do you wanna go to the doctor?" Annalise asked her mother.
May smiled looking down at her beautiful angel-like daughter. Her lips automatically spread into a smile. She was the best gift May had ever received from Greg.
