The unexpected audition

Part 13

24 December 2023

( 6:00 am)

"Oh" I had spoken realising the significance of me being here .

"Yeah, I thought it wouldn't be wise to go to my house knowing the press would somehow get us there I didn't need us overwhelmed".

"Thank you" I spoke petting Ottis who had had his whole body laying on me on the couch.

"You're welcome, plus I was here before.." he spoke

"May I ask why?"

" Yes you may, today's the day my ah- .. sister passed." suddenly as much as I was grieving I couldn't help but think what Leon had been going through.

I had hugged him, and he hugged me tightly as well this moment felt as if we shared something so deeply together.

We stayed like that for a few minutes, neither of us wanting to let go.

I didn't want to let go of the moment, and the comfort it brought, even though the sadness of the day weighed heavily on us. We both knew that we had to keep going and that we had to remain strong for each other. But in that moment, it was as if we were connected, and no words needed to be spoken.

after letting go he spoke wiping some tears from his eyes and laughing a bit probably thinking he was silly.

"Ah yeah, my parents bought it for her and Will, we were gonna surprise them but then she passed and I came yesterday to uhm..-pay tribute to her I come every year and well  that's why I was here."

"It's close to your house huh..?"

I had now fully concluded Leon lived here of course paying in mind the story of the house on the hill he told me about .

" yes, it was crazy really, I had ben looking for a home and funny enough on one of my vists here to this place there had been this open plot near by and I took it ."

I had nooded slowly really taking everything in.

"right let me prepare something to eat or do you need to sleep you haven't slept and well"

"I don't think I want to.." I softly confessed, to which Leon picked up and held my hand

"the flash back right?" he queidtioned

even though I thought the tears had finally finshed from just how much I had been crying and how dehydrated I felt there still were more .

with out missing a beat and not bothering to lie I confessed "everythime I close my eyes all I see is her inresponsive body lying there near that stupid humangus tree and all I can feel is reliving all those emotions over and over" I had confessed slipping back into a messy pile of tears and snot and to which Leon hugged me again

reassusring me telling me how he has a similar thing happen to him after his sister's death and how he couldn't eat or sleep for days ,how angry he felt , how lost he felt how everything felt annoylgily pointless and how he envied and hated how joyful people had beenaround him after such a loss happened to him.

"it will take time to feel better and don't for one second feel rushed or compled to feel othwise". he spoke .

after moments I had eaten something showered and changed into some of leons' closed , I ahd finally charged my dead phone that had no batter and had been met with a million texts and calls from my mum, Lena, Fayiza and Gaberial

I had quickly called him

"hi, I am sorry I am ok I am with Leon "

"oh thank goodness, I am so sorry  for the loss I have been worried sick where are you I am coming to get you"