Old World

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'Uhh, why is it so late?' I thought when I walked into my house. Turning the TV on, it was the final episode of one of my favorite TV shows ever. As I let it play in the background, I grabbed my phone and saw a message from my dad.

~Are you home?~

~Yeah, just got here.~

Our messages and, over all, our conversations on the phone were almost always kept to a few words. Not because we had a bad relationship, but because we both preferred face-to-face talking. Thats why we had our little tradition; every Saturday we went to a little cafe close to where I worked and just talked for hours, about our lives, how the week was going, and so on. Sometimes he would even speak about my mother.

Oh, my mother, as for her, she disappeared when I was a baby. Honestly, I didn't really miss her, and sometimes when I see the way my dad speaks so highly of her, I feel guilty about that, but I can't really help myself; I never knew her, and from the stories, I know she was a good woman, but I still can't accept the fact that she just left and the way she broke my father's heart. I just can't...

As I started to doze off, and felt like I couldn't even think straight anymore, I decided to turn the TV off. I was going to watch the full episode tomorrow since I didn't have work.

Exhausted, I got upstairs, I was so tired that without bothering to change my clothes or brush my teeth (which, I am sure my dentist would be furious upon hearing), I went to bed.

"It's time to learn the truth, my dear."

I heard the soft whispering of a woman; her voice was soft but strict, which made the hairs on the back of my head stand as I fell asleep.

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