It's nighttime here in Weston, stars as far as the eye can see, thanks to having no big city lights around. I sit on the porch swing, both AirPods in my ears listening to my favorite songs on repeat, while the wind blows a light mist in my direction.
"Tara-" a light whisper comes through my right AirPod.
"Tara, it's 11 o'clock at night, why are you still out here?" As my mom scolds me for being a night owl, I just smile at her and stand up.
"Mom, I was just sitting here listening to songs that remind me of dad. It feels like just yesterday we were sitting on this porch swing together, snuggled under a blanket while he would tell me stories about the stars and universe."
My dad died when 4 years ago, when I was just 14, a week before by 15th birthday. The death hurt my mother and my brother, but I would like to say it hurt me the worst. Every waking hour, when he was not working, I would spend with him doing everything he loved. I had a special bond with him that nobody will ever understand.
"I'll head to bed now mom, I promise" I say to her as I kiss her cheek and walk into the house.
I turn my head to look back at my mom, and I see her looking up at the night sky as it clears. My mom promised that she would never love another soul again, especially since she knows nobody will love her the way he did.
I head up to my room, having to pass my 18 year old twin brothers room when I hear giggling, and it was not coming from my brother.
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Fate or Faithful
RomanceTara is a girl who lost her dad 4 years ago at the age 14. Now she's 18, and a senior in high school where she's more focused on trying to get through this dreadful year without any issues, until she hears about Ivan, the nerdy kid in her class that...
