On The Wings Of Love

Prologue

Lorraine, France (1998)

I woke up because of the loud voices from coming the other side of the wall. My papa and mama.

"Do you still love me? Tell me!" - papa

"Lorenzo..." - mama

"What? Answer me!" - papa

"Lorenzo, please..." - mama

"Why can't you answer me? Are you still seeing that guy?! Adele!" - papa

"I'm sorry. I tried make things work for us. But it's not working, Lorenzo." - mama

"You didn't work enough! Because you're still shitting on me with that guy! And how long will you keep from me that you the two of you are planning to  run away?!" - papa

"How did you..." - mama

"I've read your letter! It also said that you've been wanting to be with him since then! What was that mean?!" - papa

"I'm sorry. I've been thinking about it lately and I've made my decision. I was finding a right time to tell you this." - mama

"You want to leave, huh? Why? So that you can run away with your lover? Is that so?!" - papa

"Lorenzo, please! Stop shouting! Your daughter is asleep!" - mama

Leave? Who's leaving? Mama?

I silently jumped out off my bed and leaned my ears on the wall. It's wrong to eavesdrop on other people's conversation but I just wanted to know what they are talking about.

They were always like that since I was eight. Always fighting and shouting with each other. But this? This is the first time that they talked about leaving.

Suddenly, my sight became a little blurred. I'm trying to hold back my tears, but hearing them like this made them fall harder.

"What?! You're afraid that Claire might here us? You're afraid of what she might know? Why don't you tell her?"  - papa

"God, Lorenzo! She's just nine! You think she would understand things like this? Lorenzo, let's not involve our daughter in this matter." - mama

"Adele, she's our daughter! She'll always be involved in our matter. When she grow up, she'll start to ask things. And what answer do you want me to tell her? As much as I want to tell her a lie, she still will get hurt. But I don't want her to get hurt with a lie. So why don't just tell her the truth? Nothing will change anyway." - papa

My tears continued to fall as I eavesdropped on them. Now all I can hear is that mama will leave us anytime. It deafened my ears that's why I went back to my bed and covered myself with a blanket.

I can still hear their voices but they were not clear this time. I wanted to fall asleep, but I can't because of their noise. I just closed my eyes, hoping that this would end.

"I will tell her the truth when the right time comes. That's why I'm going to take her with me!" - mama

"If you want to leave then you're free to go! But you won't take Claire with you! She's staying here with me!" - papa

The next day came and there's no sign of mama. She left. My papa told me that she has important things to do in abroad. But he can't keep away the truth from me. Mama left us for her lover.