A Month with Him

Day 7

The sun shines bright, it means its time to go home far from Zane. I still want to be on my sisters arms, but she already have a family and the twins need her in San Francisco.

"You sure you're alright now?" She asks while giving me pancakes. "Yeah, They need you, I really want to see the kids." I say, smiling at her. "I really love your eyes Akiesha, they got the right shade of blue. Oh well, the kids grew smart. My little Ashley looks like her father minus her blonde hair and blue eyes while my little Aaron got my features." We both laugh, I really missed my niece and nephew.

After having our breakfast, we prepared our things, "You want me to drive you home?" She asks, I can see through her eyes that she's worried. "I got my bike, I'm old enough, don't worry about me." I gave her a reassuring smile and we both drive off.

I enjoy my all the way home, screaming and shouting and all. Its still early so I decided to go to the beach, our safe and secret place, Its near our old house. I can't help but to cry as I remember mom, Zane and me sitting under the tree while momma is telling us stories about princesses. The tree is still there, just like the old times.

I can see myself and Zane dragging mom to the seashore and ask her to pick shells like us. I started to walk to our old home, nobody's here yet. Everything's the same. Our walls but you can see that its already an abandoned place. I run upstairs to see my room. The room where mom died while I'm on her arms. I fell into my knees, nightmares are coming back. The ten-year-old me experiences is hunting me.

I hug my thighs and cry. "I'm sorry mommy, I shouldn't have ask you to come by, I shouldn't have call you if only I knew that somethings going on you, If only I knew. I'm sorry." I cry and cry until I feel relieved.

I left the house and drive into an ice cream parlor. "Hi ma'am." A redhead lady on her uniform and maybe on her mid-20's welcome me. "I want triple chocolate ice cream with chocolate syrup and chocolated sprinkles. Large please." I said and she smiled.

"Here, I can tell that you cried earlier." I smile at her, "Sweetheart, I might be a stranger but I'm telling you, nothing can save you from a bad day except from you. Don't let any beast go over you." I laughed at her. "I'm Akiesha, you are?" I asked her. "Charlotte."

Its already evening when I decided to go home. I never thought that I can find a friend when I'm at my worst. "I'll go ahead, see you Charlotte." I wave at her and drove off.

As I reach my house I see an unfamiliar box that was place infront of my door, my name was written on the card that is place above it. I nervously remove the packaging, who knows? There might be bomb,organs or something weird that is inside the box.

I failed to see what's inside so I decided to push it and unwrap it inside. "A guy left that there." My father told me, he's sitting on the couch watching his favorite football game.

"Dad? you don't have work today?" Its not yet the end of the month, I can tell that its his longest stay here. Its scary, he's been here for about three days? what evil posses him?

"I have work and since you've been gone without telling me and after I ground you, you came using a bike. What more have you got Akiesha? Where the hell did you came from? Since when did you became a rebel?" I just look at him. I don't know what to reply.

"And oh, don't tell me that the man who leave that box infront of my house is your boyfriend?" I look at the box. "Damn it! Do you want to be like Zane!? I told you, I didn't raise you to be like that!" He walk upstairs and go down with his things. "I'll go ahead, I have so many works to do."

I run to my room half walking half running with tears on my eyes, this isn't really a good day for me. I remember the box so I go down again to unwrap it. A human size pink teddy bear surprise me, a letter fall as I carry it, its from Jack.

I jump and swing around, maybe this day isn't a bad day at all. I almost bang my self on the stairs as I started to run upstairs to reach for my phone and quickly dial his number.

"Ghad, Akiesha. I'm glad you call." I can feel that he felt relieved when I call him. I miss his voice, a huge burden was lifted on my shoulders.

"I'm sorry" I told him and silence filled the atmosphere. "I should have think about you, I shouldn't have been selfish, I'm reallt sorry."

"Stop saying sorry or else I'll run into your house at this very moment and kiss the hell out of you." We both laughed and everything goes back to normal.

We talk about our day, what happened when we thought that its the end of the world. "I wish I could go there but it seems that the monster who kicked me out earlier whom you called father is still there." My dad what!? I'm not able to. "Like what I said, sleep now Akiesha, its already late."

I ended my call and hug my bear. "Goodnight Jack." I utter and drive to dreamland.

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Akiesha,

I'm sorry about what happened last day, I didn't mean to. Take my peace offering babe. I love you.
Ps. Her name is Jasha, our child.
-Jack.