All Alone

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DAY 2 of suspension,
and honestly it felt like a Thursday to me.
Why?
Because they are freakishly long.
Currently its 4pm and I have only accomplished one thing : Stare at a picture.
Not just any picture though, the one mystery texter sent.

Apart from the picture in my memory box, this was the only other picture of my dad and it was very annoying that I couldn't remember it.
How many other things did I do with dad and can't remember?
I can't determine how old I was from the picture but I looked like a toddler or a child. My hair was packed into four small puffs with red and pink striped scruffies.

I know that as a child I had wild imagination but I never remember liking pink. Red, yes. Pink,no. Purple,definitely but pink? I even hated wearing it, it was too common and gave a girly vibe. Ew.

Dad had his hand stretched out to the pond while holding some white grainy substance in the air -probably breadcrumbs and the camera was fast enough to catch it fall halfway into the picture. He wore black pants which matched my little shorts. I wore a white vest while he wore a black vest. He stood beside me who was on my toes and peeking into the water like it was calling me.

We had to be feeding ducks, because I got slight images of the park in my mind. Mere flashes and I remember as a child I loved ducks.

A tear drop rolled down my cheek.
Everything would have been easier if I could text mystery texter and ask a few questions like
Where he got the picture? If it knew my dad? Who took the picture? Where my dad was?
How did my life suddenly turn out to be some mystery?

"May the" I choked . what was after that? "May the.. The -"

"Jane mommy said that we are going out" Evan shouted word by word as he barged into my room, he never knocked.
No. " What about our aunties?"
"They.. I don't know what about our aunties" he shrugged. Evan could talk, yes. But to put his words properly, no. Eve walked in, muttering some words to herself as she danced with Evan. They were already dressed. I know that I can't escape this one. I just know. Mom always did stuff like this, but not with me included. I usually declined.

"Jane please don't say no to mom.mom gets sad please" the fact that his words were arranged just made me know , mom made him say this, because I couldn't say no to Evan.

"Sure"

***
"You could have at least combed your hair" mom commented as she pulled my hair, before we all got into the car.
I recently removed my braids and was thinking of getting another but at a different salon. The last one was too tight or maybe I wasn't just used to it.

My phone buzzed, It was weird Aileen had stopped  texting but i am not complaining or anything, (I don't know how she types an entire rant in a second) but I feel like the whole election thing was getting her.

It was mystery texter. I swear I felt my heart skip a beat.
There's something for you at your favourite place to go as a child.

"My favourite place to go as a child"
A park?
A forest?
It had to be

"What " mom stepped on the accelerator making my head slightly hit the chair
"Mom,what was my favourite place to go as a chlively.  Her face immediately got scrunched up as she pushed her eyebrows together "That's easy..... It was this amusement carnival-ish park, not so far from"

"Mom can we gooooo where!!" Evan whined from behind while the nanny shushed him, he was not having that "pleeaaasee"
Mom and eve both had uncomfortable looks on their faces, I don't know why eve had hers though.

"Okay fine"
This is going to be a disaster, I just know.

***
It wasn't a disaster.
In fact it was far from that. I just found something weird the park's name was actually carnival very creative.
The park was very creative and lively. Fun. It made me feel like a child.

"I remember this place " mom whispered like she was having a moment "you said that you preferred your dad to me because he was more interesting, so I won you something ,a shirt was it ?"
And after a few seconds mom came back "sorry" she mumbled
No, don't be, because I actually remember.
Mom used our last cash on impressing me and it caused a fight between both of them. I remember, I told myself they were singing loudly not arguing. I lied.

"Cawe we something?" Eve asked, as everybody had this surprised look on their face, except me of course.
"Sure" mom stressed as she lifted eve "That's why we're here"
It was like that was directed to me, that's why we're here, not to talk about dad but have fun. Just fun.
And that's what we did
***

2 gold fishes, a movie ticket ,3balloons ,four curries was all we had one so far. If its too small for you go play for yourself and tell me if its easy

"Look a hammie" Evan pointed at a peeping hamster
"Got it" Mom hit the hamster with her mallet, hammer whatever and just as quickly another appeared beside nanny
"Oh deary" she shrieked, jumping in fear as she hit the hamster on instinct with her bare hands.
"NEW HIGHSCHOOL" the game cheered
"Woohoo"
"Thank you nay" the twins hugged her while she blushed.?
"Here's your prize" the game  attendant offered mom a plush hamster huge enough to almost share height with the twins who were singing some rhyme for nanny.
" and there's one for you" he whispered , then pulled out a yellow duck with a shirt written
he still misses you.

I eyed him suspiciously " who gave you this ? " I said taking it from his arms
"An anonymous person" and just like that he left.

I hugged it "may the memories live on" for some reason that was all I could say.
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Because you all are so special I decided to bless your eyes with this short chapter. But seriously who is mystery texter ????? Can I at least get a gender????