Second LOOK at life.

Different type of birthdays.

Lorea hopelessly smiled at her screen,

23:59:55
"Its almost my birthday."
"Yay."
Lorea sighed. She expected the empty notifs. Or that noone knocked on the door to say happy birthday. "But hey, maybe next time? Or maybe this morning!" Lorea laid down on her cozy little bed, that was perfectly on the corner, her sides was a nice big window. She took a peek, ah. Right, its new years. She stared at the view, fireworks everywhere. Her so called family celebrating down there, all the happy families included. Having a nice picnic, celebrating the new years eve. Yay.

Beep!

Lorea was already in a bad mood, she hated people being all happy.  But what can she do? She cant do a thing anyway. She sighed, She opened the notifs,

Your dad speaking,

Happy 14 years existing in this world!!

happy birthday! By the time you got this its already new years eve. And your birthday! I brought you this nice gift. I hope you like it. Sorry that i havent been home in those couple months but im sure my wife, iva has been taking care of you well enough, also your uncle, steven. Im sorry if i cant reply your emails darling. I know you really want the gifts that i ordered you! Your sibling, valerie has been talking about how you want bunch of diors? Well, i cant afford that much dior but i got you 3 of them? I hope you like it. Take care,

loves from your dad.

Lorea laughed. "Crazy." She thought, her own dad, missed her birthday 3 times already? Oh crazy. She threw her phone to- who ever knows. All she needs is a presence, not a present.

Only her blanket can make her feel warm, she slept through the night.
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Lorea woke up in her old house, she felt.. more happier than ever? She is 100% confused but, hey. This feels nice. Her old house  may not be nice but, her family is everything that she needs. But then to realize, Time travel isnt real!

Lorea slapped herself, pinch, punch... is this time travel? Then, a soft, woman voice was heard. "Hey, lorea honey? Come out! Lets eat dinner!" No no, nooo way.

"isnt this.. me when i am 8 years old?!" She gasped, but her body? Isnt changing! Shes still stuck in her boring 14 year old body. But what could she do anyway.. shes about to experience her old life! She cant resist this!!

She was about to step out of the door, when,

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"SIS! WAKE UP! UGH!!" valerie shook lorea body around,
Lorea wokeup in full shock, she stare at valerie in full disbelief. "What?!" Lorea replied.
"I told dad that you wanted the dior, but you dont want it right?" Said by valerie, with a soft tone.
"..no i dont but uh. Its dads gift for me."
"WHO CARES? alright im taking it. youre not using it anyway." Valerie laughed, she took the presents that was under lorea's desk, and slam the door shut.

"Oh i just cant believe this."

Sure valerie is a mean little girl but, sometimes, lorea just want to be her. Not scared to go outside.. play with friends, like she always used to do. And just, be completely free.

She took a peek at the windows again, as expected. Her step mom, iva playing with the kittens that lorea's dad gave to her. She just cant understand why, but.. shes just so wasted. She dont even want to think, she dont want to argue with anyone, shes mentally tired.

with her drowning in her thoughts, trying to make herself actually stopped thinking, she may or maynot realized that she had herself falling asleep.

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She wokeup in the same room again, in her old house. Her body is still stuck in her boring 14 year old figure but, just happier, calmer, or maybe everything has changed about the feels. She stepped out slowly to the living room to find a huge shock.

She living room has completely crashed. Its like, someone grab a big hammer and just spins it around! Blood everywhere. She Closed her mouth in PURE shock. She tried to pinch herself to wakeup but nothing happened.

She closes her eyes to think, or not stare at the scene infront her. And everything went, normal. Shes back at her NORMAL old house. Nothing crashed and her family was actually there hanging out.

"Lorea honeyy? You okay? Join us!"
"Yeah! Join us sissy! This movie is great!"
Lorea smiled. She walks towards them and sat beside her mom, she felt comfortable. Way, way comfortable than her warm fluffy blankets.

"Lorea honey? You sick? Youre being less talkative today." Her mom pat her head slowly, lorea always want to be talkative but due to her strict step mom, she now knows how to handle the feels when she needs to talk, so so much.

Lorea shook her head gently, "no mom, im just trying to enjoy the movie." Her mom was relieved. "Glad then, honey."

A man's voice then was heard from the kitchens, "alright, who wants a nice little mukbang for our lorea whos turning 8 years old this yeaar?" everyone barges in the kitchen and helped the man and anyone else who's also cooking with him serves the plate. Oh boy, it was chaos. Everyone was happy, the birthday girl was happy, it was everything!

But, lorea's vision starts to darken, as her mom slowly walked in with a nice cake, ready to be blown, lorea's vision starts getting more darker. Until, its fully pitched black.

Then was heard, her mom whispered.
" Happy birthday. Sorry for being late."

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Sunday, 26 may, 2024
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