Lily

Mother's Day - Part 1

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Lily was crying while she was hiding inside her closet. Her mom and dad are quarreling over something she can not understand. She was 8 years old that time. 

It started two weeks ago. 

When her mom came home and her eyes were all swollen. Her mom did not even notice that she was there in their living room watching the television. She just came in and lock the door then went up to her room. 

She just shrug it off and continued what she was doing and that is watching her favorite cartoon. 

It was almost dinner time but her mom did not come down. They have no cook because her mom wants to cook for her and her dad. 

Then she thought of knocking her mom's door. She was in front of the door when she heard her father's car enter the driveway. 

"Ma, Dad is home!." she announce joyfully and came down the stairs to greet her father. But she notice that her Dad was in a foul mood. She intended to greet him but before she can do it, he asked her. "Lily, where is your mom?" 

"She's in the master's bedroom. She's been there since she came home." Lily answered innocently. 

"Go to you room. Your mom and I have something important to talk about." 

"But Dad, I'm hungry..." 

"Go to your room, Lily." her dad commanded in a tune that she have never heard him talk to her before.  

Suddenly she felt scared of her dad. 

She went to her room but was totally wondering about what was happening. 

The next thing she heard was her dad and mom are shouting at each other. 

It continued every night whenever her dad and mom are alone. 

But today is the worst fight she has ever heard. 

"What the hell do you want me to do, Allia?" her dad shouted. "I did what I can for the past 8 years. I married you, brought you to a nice house and pampered you and our kid." 

"That's not what I mean, Alex, damn it!" her mom voice seemed like she was crying. 

Lily tiptoed outside of the closet and went to the master's bedroom. She was curious if what was the fight about. 

She peep through the unclosed door.. 

"I've told you a lot of times to keep your distance off her, Alex. I told you..." her mom seems to look hopeless. 

"Look, Allia, I also told you a lot of times that I will never do that." her dad said sarcastically. 

"But, Alex, this will ruin our family." 

"Oh, Allia, stupid Allia,from the start you knew that we were not really a family. It was all an act to satisfy your stupid father." 

Lily bit her lower lip with what her father had just said. She was really shocked. From all those years they spent together, he just said that their loving family image was just an act. Her dad even called her mom stupid, not only her mom but her grandfather. 

"I'm so tired, Allia. If you do not want to stick with this kind of situation. Fine, I'll move out of the house." her dad continued while looking around the room. "You can keep it. I'll leave the title of the house and land to you. I'll also send the divorce papers," 

She did not understand whatever happened next. The only thing that registered to her is what her father said. 

She hurried back to her room and was not able to sleep that night. 

The next day, she knew that her father was gone.  

Her mom lock herself up in her room. But she did not know what to do. She knocked her mom's door. It opened and when her mom saw her. She held her tight and cried in her shoulder. Lily's eye became wet, too, and she cried with her mother. 

Lily grew older and began to understand what happened when she was 8. 

It turns out that her mom and dad were just trapped in a marriage that the two of them were not sure about. Her grandfather saw her mom and dad together in one room in an awkward situation. And ordered them to marry each other. 

Her mom and dad agreed to stay together. But had an agreement, if one finds another, the other one must let go. 

Her father was silly, alright and he hated him for that. He took that agreement seriously. 

He even reasoned out on the divorce papers that he and her mom had an agreement a few years back. And he was not doing anything wrong because her mom knew about it a long time ago. 

Her father was so dumb, yes, she totally agreed with that. 

She knew from her mother that he found another woman named Dina. That her father adored her so much that he did not know how to listen and think right. 

It did not even occur to him that the agreement was made before they had a daughter. For Pete's sake! They already have a daughter, some silly agreement should be dissolve and forgotten because of her existence. 

Lily knew that her mom did not say anything to make her father look bad on her. Her mom was just saying the right thing, so that Lily could know if what was the real score. 

Mrs. Allia did not sign any divorce papers. Her mom was still married with her dad. 

She knew her mom too well now, that even though that agreement was made before their marriage. Her mom love her husband as the marriage lasted. 

At the same time, she also knew that her mom was just teaching his dad a lesson and giving him a taste of her revenge. 

Her dad could not give anyone his surname. So Dina and him did not get married, But they sure did live together up to now. 

Her mom started to stand up on her own feet a year after what happened when she was 8. Mrs. Allia started from scratch and build "Lily's Sweets". It was just a small store named after her and then it became bigger and bigger, 

Despite her mom being busy with work. She did not lose time to spent with Lily. 

Her mother sure did a lot on her own, not depending on her dad. 

Of course, her dad sends monthly allowance. But her mom just sends it back to him. 

Lily is so proud of her mom. If it would only be some women, they would have never recovered. If there was some who recovered, then Lily was sure there were just few. 

May 10, 2009