Serquel One Shots

We Were Happy

I walked down the walkway to the front door of the cabin in the woods my parents owned. It was a cloudy day, much like our moods this day.

When I got to the door, I had to stop before going in. So many memories I had lived here, happy ones and not so happy ones. 

Today, today was definitely an unhappy one. 

As I opened the door a wave of warmth wrapped itself around me, I could hear my mother's laugh and my father's admonishment at something she had said. Memories.

So much love. That's what I remember the most, the love they felt for each other and the love in which my sister and I were raised in. 

"Hey" There she is, tears in her blue eyes and a sad smile adorning her face "I missed you, hermanita."

"Missed you too, Lala" I whisper while she wraps me in a very tight hug. 

We had always been close, she took her big sister job very seriously and I always admired her. 

"Is everyone here already?" I ask looking at the backyard.

"Yes, the whole gang, well, most of them" She said sadly.

I nodded sadly too, it hurt, like hell. Both of us walked outside, everyone turned to look at us, tears in their eyes. We were a family after all, all of us. 

"Thank you all for being here with us" I say, feeling how a year escapes from my eye and rolls down my face "They would have appreciated it."

I walk down the aisle of people, right in the front I can see their pictures. They looked so happy there, it makes my heart hurt all the more. 

"Lucia, cariño" oh oh, no, mommy can't find me yet. I run to my daddy's office and he makes a funny face while I hide behind him.
"Playing hide and seek with mom?" He asks. No, we are not. I can hear her coming into the room.
"Have you seen our daughter? This tall, brown eyes, beautiful black hair?" Mommy says smiling.
"I cannot disclose that kind of information to you" he answers, making me giggle.
"Oh, you can't?" She says and I can feel her arms wrapping around me "Got you, little ladrona."
"Mommy, Paula took a cookie too, I gave it to her" oops, I wasn't supposed to say that.

I smile at the memory, mom didn't gave us dessert for a week but I always knew that she definitely knew that dad and nana were giving us sweets behind her back.

But now, that memory hurts, because they are no longer here. Gone. Forever. My mama and papa, my Lisboa and my Profesor. Gone.

 
I can't help but let out a sob, that soon turns into a full crying state because I can feel Paula's arms wrapped around me. I hug her too. 

I can feel Victoria's hand slipping into mine, while aunt Alicia, rubs mine's and Paula's backs. Our uncles were there too, surrounding us in a huge hug circle.

Cincinnati, our oldest cousin tried to hide the few years that managed to escape the prison of his eyes. He was too much like uncle Denver sometimes. 

But the one I never, ever saw cry was uncle Martin, well, Palermo. But now? He was sobbing, he lost a brother and sister. 

They are gone. When I was a child I always thought they were going to be immortal, until nana died and I saw mom crying just like Paula and I right now. I loved to spend time with them, both of them.

The only comfort I have is that they were together, they spent twenty three years together. Had their ups and downs, raised us, protected us, loved us.

 They were happy. We were happy.