legend of the vampire bride

Chapter 3: The move

" I'll be spending senior year in Mexico with dad right, so why do you look like I'm never coming back to Cali" I say to mom when she'd finally told me the urgent news after we've had dinner later that night and Tess had gone to her room.

" I'm just worried darling, i know that I've been hard on you lately and i guess I'm worried that you'll hate me seeing as your father has always been more understanding when it comes to these things"

" Mom, what are you talking about"
I laugh because it sounds unrealistic to me, "I love you and just because dad has always understood me better does not mean I'm just going to abandon you and Tess, i love u both and you don't abandon family no matter what".

I grab a frame of the four of us placed at the mantle and show it to her smiling,
" This family is everything to me mama although we might not always get along all the time but we always have each other's backs no matter what and to me that is what's important"
I say to her reaching out to hold her hand and she squeezes my hand slightly while sniffing.

I go around to her and give her a kiss on her cheek and hug her from behind,
" Besides mama, Jake is here and nothing beats LA's burgers and tacos oh and the noise too" she laughs at that and I'm glad to see she's no longer worried, " Goodnight mama"

"Dulces sueños mi querida" :
[ Goodnight my darling ]

I smile because it's been a while since she's spoken to me in Spanish and i was probably in middle school the last time we held a conversation in Spanish,

" Tu tambien mama" I reply her before heading off to my room.
[ You too mom]

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When i do get up the next morning I'm literally bursting with excitement knowing I'll finally be living with dad even if it's just my senior year because once I'm 18 i get to decide where i want to stay although i still hope that mom and dad get back together by then because i have absolutely no idea why they're apart when it's obvious they still love each other.

I get dressed in a cream sweatpants, matching hoodie and my bunny slipper throwing my thick red curls into a messy bun; most days i just feel like shaving my head due to how thick and difficult to tame my curls are.

When i step out from my room i check on Tess and see that she's not home which is quite normal so i decide to stop by the kitchen to get myself some breakfast

I freeze by the kitchen entrance when I see that not only is my dad early but mom is leaning on the kitchen counter and he's right in front of her stroking her face and gazing at her like she's his lifeline and mom on the other hand looks like a deer caught in headlights.

It's moments like this I wonder why they separated in the first place sighing I step in
"Buenos Dias mama, Papa" I speak without looking at them instead I pull out eggs from the fridge and a few other ingredients and when I do turn around mom's at the sink and dad has this glint in his eyes as he smiles at me

"mi pequeña hormiga soldado,ven a darle un fuerte abrazo a este viejo y un beso gordo a este viejo hmm"

[My little soldier ant, come give this old man a tight hug and a big fat kiss hmm]

I laugh and quite literally jump into his arms giggling and kissing all over his face while he spins me around the kitchen till i'm dizzy
"Papá te extrañé mucho y no, eres lo más lejano a lo viejo, ni siquiera tienes un solo cabello blanco"

[Papa, I missed you so so much and no you're the farthest thing from old,you don't even have a single white hair]

I tell him still giggling hysterically while he frowns and tries to check his hair using his phone screen which of course is silly and it's one of the things i love about my dad; his ability to make me laugh and understand me even before I speak