My Beautiful Nightmare - Tom Kaulitz

All of the sudden

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I really don't know how to describe what I'm feeling at the moment. It's like a mixture of excitement and a nostalgic feeling also. He did it! He made his promise come through! Mom was back! I've never felt so happy and sad at the same time. When he called me to tell me to go home and check my house, I was really excited and I thought maybe he had a surprise for me or maybe he came to surprise me. Well, at least I was a little bit correct. He actually had a surprise for me, which was my Mom's arrival to the house with a check. I had rushed home thinking he
was going to be there and walked in the already opened door when I saw her, my Mother, sitting in the kitchen with an apple in her hands and a huge smile on her face when she saw me.
"Mom!" I screamed with delight and ran to hug her. "Jolie! How are you? I missed you!" "I missed you too, Mom! I thought.. thought I would never see you again!" I said, on the verge of tears as I hugged her. "Sí Jolie, I never thought I would see your beautiful face again. How are you doing really? School? Work? How's everything? Tell me everything and leave nothing out,"
She said, sounding really happy. I was also happy. My Mom was smiling and talking as she normally did when I was young. She wasn't at sick as that time where she wouldn't even open her mouth or be curious about me.

She wanted to know everything about me and everything she would get, after I just.. I stopped smiling and glanced around the room. There was no sign of Tom, not even a single
one. What? Did he just drop Mom off
and then go away? Without letting me know that he was leaving? Without telling me that he wouldn't be home?
"Mom, how did you get here? Did any man drop you off? Did someone bring you here?" I asked her, staring at her beautiful eyes with curiosity, wanting an explanation for Tom. Granted, he did call me, but it was just to say that he had a surprise for me. He didn't let me know that he wasn't the surprise.
I am happy though, that my Mom was here. But without Tom here, this house feels empty in a way. "Oh..yes. I got dropped off here by a lady. She showed up to Marie's house and showed Marie some documents before asking me to take my things out of your Marie's house. I thought you were the one who sent her? She
said she came because of you, that
you asked her to take me away from Marie." He had sent a woman? He didn't even go himself. Well, I can't exactly blame him because with his dark looks and dangerous eyes, who would trust him? Definitely not Marie or my Mom.

"Mom, I actually sent the lady, yes I did, but I just wanted to know if it was her assistant that had dropped you off or if she came to pick you up by herself." I lied. I can't tell Mom about Tom, not yet. She wasn't still mentally
strong and has to be treated by a nurse twice a week so I don't want to risk her mental health. "Mom, hold on. Let me go change and I'll make you the best dinner you would ever have. I've really improved in my cooking and I really want you to see that," I said as I stood up from my crouching position and turned to leave the room. "Alright! Let's see what the little girl can make," Mom said with a bright smile on her face.
I laughed as I walked out and sighed with satisfaction. This was it! I missed this. The smiles, the teasing, it was finally as if everything was going back to normal. I walked to the bathroom and quickly took a shower, not wanting to keep Mom waiting for too long. I walked out of the shower, and just as I was about to dress up, my phone rang. With excitement, I ran to my bed and grabbed my phone. I really hope it's Tom calling to tell me
that he missed me.

"Hello?" I said, trying to hide my excitement. "Hello? Jolie?" It was a man, alright but an unknown man. I had no idea who it was but it seemed like the person knows me. "Yeah? Who's this please?" "Jolie! My goodness, you now sounds like a grown-up," The man said with a croaky voice as though he wanted to cry. Why was he saying things like
this? Who was... Oh no!! No, not him! Not the man who abandoned both Mom and I because he wanted to have a good life! "Dad?" I asked hesitantly, finding it hard to call him that. "Yes, Jolie, it's me, your dad. I know I hurry you and your Mom but.." "Whatever it is, keep it to yourself. I'm not interested in knowing or listening to your apology," I said coldly and hung up the call. I threw my phone in the bed and quickly dressed up, anything to make myself not think about him.
Later that evening, as soon as I had put Mom to sleep, I decided to work on my project as there was no time anymore but all I could think of was my dad. He was annoying! He picked this time to call me so that he'll be able to mess with my head.

How on earth should I react if I ever see him? He could come to my school, or even this house. How was he able to get my number? I couldn't stop thinking about it and at the same time, crying about it and the next thing I know, I was dozing of. I woke up to the sound of my phone ringing and hesitated to pick it up, thinking it was my dad again. I glanced at the caller ID and then sighed with relief when I saw that it was Tom. "Hello?" I said, excited. "Hello, Jolie..I don't have much time so I'll just skip to why I called. I know you've seen your Mom and you must be really happy by now.
Anyway, the reason why I called was to let you know that I won't be able to come to your place for some days now." "Why? Is it because of my Mom?" I asked, feeling sad. "No, you both know that your Mom will soon leave you to the nursing home I arranged for her. It's my work. I'm really busy now and won't even be able to call you, I just managed to squeeze in a bit of time to let you know. Don't open the door for anyone, okay? Bye.." He said and hung up by the call.

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