Secret Charm

Problems? Comfort. (Ch.2)

"Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you,"

I hear singing and I am sitting on a table with a big cake in front of me. I take a closer look at the cake and see a number 13 candle. I guess I am finally a teenager. There are tons of gifts surrounding me. Everyone is here. My mom. My dad. Maggie. and all of my friends. Even 'The Pop girls'?
Strange.

"Make a wish," my mom says lighting the candle.

"I wish for peace and happiness in life." I then blow the candle.
All of a sudden it lights up again. I keep blowing but it still doesnt work.

"The flame never dies!" shouts my mother .

Everyone starts laughing and tears stream down my eyes. Everything fades away.

*End of dream*
"No!" I shout sitting up quickly from the bed.

Soft pants come out from my mouth. That was really weird. I'm not even 13 yet. I am only an "innocent" 10 year old child. I feel myself sweating. My body temperature is really hot.
I hear footsteps pattering to my room.

"What's wrong?!" Nonna asks barging in.

"Nothing just a bad dream," I say gulping looking at the floor
I notice Mags gone.

"Where's Maggie?"

"She left early,"

"Oh ok." Why would she leave so early?

"Ok, I'm gonna go now," Nonna says smiling closing the door.

"Alright,,"

What's going on? My head starts to feel dizzy. I decide to take a quick shower. I took about 10 mins. After changing, I decided to call up Mags.

I took my phone and dialed her number.

"Hello? Har?"

"Yea, Mags?"

"Hey, watsup, sorry I left early, I did not want to alarm my parents,"

"It's alright, can I come over?"

"Yea sure,"

"Ok, be there in 10," I say ending the call.

"Bye Nonna, Bye Papa, I'll be back" I say as I hug them.

"Bye, take care darling," they say as I go out the door.

After about 15 mins, I arrived to Maggie's house. I am grateful that she does not live more than 30 mins away. Her house is pretty big. It almost looks like a mansion. It is really elegant and simple at the same time Mine is just plan simple, but comfortable at the same time.
I walk up her porch and ring the doorbell.

Her little sister answers the door.
"Mway I hewp yow?" She says with her cute, yet sophisticated childish accent.

"Yes, I am looking for Maggie," I say smiling not too freakishly.

"Ok, hwold own," she says skipping away from the door to call her sister.

"Maggie! Youw fwend iws hwewe!"
Wow. That was loud.

"Coming!"
I hear Maggie's voice.
She then runs to the door.

"Hey,sorry for keeping you waiting," she says gesturing me to come in.

"Where are your parents?"

"Ugh. Busy.. again," she says rolling her eyes.

We both go in her room and sit on the couch.
"Oh yea, did you need to tell me something, you sounded like you were panicking on the phone a while ago,"

I nod.

"I had the weirdest dream, and we were all in it." I tell her everything and her eyes started getting bigger and she seemed shocked.

"I'm speechless," she says hugging me.

I hug her back.

"Thanks for your comfort," I say to her.

"No problem, anytime," she says smiling.

"Hey, I need to tell you something to," Maggie says releasing from the hug.

"What is it," I say smiling.

"Myparentsaregettingadivorce," she says mumbling.

I looked her mouth to understand the words, and then... I understood the words.