Buried Feelings.

21. Alyssa

"Alyssa!" I groan and shuffle myself in my bed turning over when I heard my bedroom door open and slam against the wall behind it "Lyssa wake up" I let out another groan and move my cover up over my head.

"Go away" I utter not wanting to get up. It was Saturday morning and if I don't have to get up early or by alarm then I don't want to be woken up not by anyone.

"I guess you don't want these strawberry and banana pancakes and cup of juice that I've brought you" The teasing voice perked me up a little. I shuffle my cover off of me a little and poke my head out to see Scottie standing beside my bed "I guess I'll just eat them myself" He turns around and head for my bedroom door again.

"Halt!" I call out "Stop right there Blue Eyes" Scottie stopped on the spot with the tray his back to me "Turn around slowly and place that tray of goodies on the bed" Scottie did as I said with a smile on his face.

I sit up in my bed and fold over the top of my covers "For you" He placed the tray of pancakes in front of me and I smiled up at him "And this is for you too" He walked to the bedroom door and picked up something bringing a gift bag into my room "I got you this too" I put a folk of pancake into the strawberry syrup and place it into my mouth then put the folk down and took the bag from him. He then leaned down and kiss me softly on the cheek "Happy Birthday Freckles"

My eyes went wide when I pulled out a picture frame of me and him when we were little. It was the last day that I spent with him before he moved away.

It was Christmas time and the ground was full of snow. Snow was still falling when he knocked on my door and asked me to come out to play with him. Both our parents were standing in the kitchen watching us from inside. Imagine my surprise looking at a picture from that day I didn't even know he had.

"How did you get this?" I ask taking a sip of orange juice

"Mum took it" He says sitting on the bed beside me "That day was awesome though. The best childhood memory I've had ever"

"I miss the times we've had" I admit putting the frame on the bedside table.

"Well let's make new memories and kick the old memories butt" I laugh at that and carry on eating my pancakes.

xxx

Scottie left about an hour ago, but said he was coming by later to pick me up for my final birthday present. The whole morning we were cooped up in my room watching Disney films of my choice of course. Scottie cooked up some lunch for us, My Mum didn't really mind and I think that's because this is my first birthday without my dad being here.

Every year since I can remember my parents would buy me three birthday presents. Two of them would be small presents and the third would be a big present. Dad would hide the last one and draw up a map and we would go hunting for it. To most children that would suck to go looking for your present, but to me it was awesome. I spent the whole time with my dad and he would make it so much more fun than it would have been and this is the first year where I've woken up without him jumping on my bed. Without his smell filling the room or without him yelling my name from down the hall waking up the whole street.

A smile crept onto my face as I walked down the stairs and into the kitchen. Mum was standing behind the counter talking to Arista when she spotted me and a smile formed on her lips "There's my birthday girl" I rolled my eyes at that and sat down beside my sister "Happy Birthday darling" Mum then pushed a small pile of presents in front of me and a bunch of cards "Nana and Grandpa couldn't make it, but they sent you cards and this one came by post" She pointed to a green wrapped present with a card attached to it.

"Thank you" I smile at her as I began to open my presents.

All the cards I was sent had money in them. Nana and Grandpa's card had £150 in it. They really did feel bad about not making it this year. I then went to the last present... The green wrapped present. I opened the card first confusion entering my body.