Always

What Thou Should Be Called?

As the clock struck midnight, the room fell into silence, save for the soft hum of the computer and the faint tapping of keys. She sat on her desk, surrounded by scattered papers and empty coffee cups, her eyes bloodshot from hours of relentless work. She had been all night, creating new documents, analyzing data, determined to create the uncreated in her time. True she exists in a world of advanced technology, but still with all at hand, no one was able to perfect the concept in her mind.

-Her project was far from complete, but she refused to waist any time. The stakes were hight, because behind such burdens lies her answers that she seeks. With a deep breath, she leaned back in her chair and rubbed her tired eyes. The fatigue crept over her like a heavy blanket, and before she knew it, she was drifting off to sleep. Slowly her bedroom door has opened, and an astound figure entered the room, questioned why the lights are still on at this hour. She saw Freen sleeping on the desk, which made her chuckle softly. "you're such a baby Freen" she whispered, as she pulled the blanket from her bed, and covered her body. "I hope that when you wake up..your body won't hurt as much...sleep well sweetheart"

-Away within the layers of her mind, resides a world where she calls home. Anything that she wanted, exists there within a blink of an eye. Happiness, calmness, love and peace were spreading around like the air that she breathed. Centering her utopian world, is her home where her family hustling and bustling with their own routines. She was still asleep when her sister suddenly burst into her room yelling at the top of her lungs. "FREEN SAROCHA CHANKIMHA!...GET YOUR ASS UP..CAUSE YOU ARE LATE YOUNG LADY!"

-Freen gasped as she opened her eyes frightfully. She looked around her, as her ears cannot comprehend what she just heard. The moment she saw the woman who was standing at the door, her eyes submerged in tears, as she began swallowing her saliva. The woman rose her brow, as she entered the room and closed the door behind her and soothed "F..Freen..why are you crying!..is something wrong?..are you hu-" Her words were cut off, as Freen jumped into her arms and sobbed loudly.

-Song held her so tightly, as her hand was stroking her hair. She didn't say anything, only her lips were smiling softly at the cry baby that was sobbing as if she had lost her toy. Moments after, Freen opened her puffy eyes, trying to digest what just happened. She pulled away, as her eyes rose up and met with the one who she hoped to see again. "So..Song" she whispered, as her hand reached out and touched her cheek. "Is that..really you?...I..I..you.." Song frowned and said. "Freen?..what's the matter with you?..of course it's me!..what do you expect me to be?..an alien?"

-Freen shook her head and said. "Yo..you guys left..me alone...you..you promised to return b..but you didn't!" Song signed, as she pointed at her and said. "Freen..how many times do I have to tell you that we are always there!" Freen lowered her head and then looked at her again. "I know..but still I am lost without you!..plus mom and dad of course!" she bewailed "I'm in huge trouble!..and everything collapsed the moment you left!..I..I-" Song reached out and covered her mouth, while looking deeply into her eyes. "Freen...you don't need us around you anymore..you are a grown woman who can make wonders in this world!" she exclaimed sharply "stop being a cry baby and move on!..you have your friends around you..how many times do I have to repeat myself?"

-Freen reached out, held her collar shirt with both hands, and pleaded. "Song!..listen to me!..it's not about moving on!..I just..want you guys here!...the moment you all left..everything turned upside down" Song softly chuckled and said. "Freen..someday you will have a family of your own..true you will take care of them..but one day your children will have to take care of themselves right?...you won't live for eternity my dear..and trust I know it's hard, but such problems and obstacles will harden your mind and soul"