Forget me never...

Letter 55

My dear diary,

So many things happened in my life recently. I'll tell you everything in detail. At least, I'll try. Here goes. Grandmother sent some tickets for the Premiere of Hamlet, for mom, auntie Annie, uncle Archie and Alistair, my best friend. They went to live in one of the villas that belong to the Ardley family. But they came to see me at grandmother's. Dad was there too. He smiled and acted like there was nothing wrong. He was very kind with uncle Archibald. I heard him thanking him for having acted as my father when I needed it. He even said that he had never thought that he would owe him someday for something like this. I'm not sure that I know what it means, but I think it has something to do with the fact that they kept fighting when they were younger. I wonder why actually. Today, they seem to be the best of friends, just like Alistair and I.

It was wonderful to see my mommy, I missed her a lot, even if living with my father was wonderful too. But I want the best of both worlds. With the rehearsals, dad and I didn't even have time to visit houses and I am happy because I would like for us to go with mom. I speak of mom to dad all the time and he often answers me by telling me stories of what they lived when they were younger.

I also had another surprise, my grandfather, my dad's dad, the duke of Grandchester, has arrived from England to meet me. He is not married to my grandmother either, just like my dad and my mom. It seems to be like a tradition in the family. Anyway, I will get married before I have a child, because I wouldn't want my son or my daughter to be confused like I am by not having his two parents with him like most people. It seems like grandfather wants to get back with grandmother. I wish them a lot of luck. But grandfather lives in England, will grandmother go there to live with him?

The Premiere of Hamlet was a triumph. To see dad and grandmother together on stage was very emotional. It seemed so real. In the story, Hamlet is disappointed by his mother, and I know that dad and grandmother had problems in the past so, it is funny to feel the tension in their scenes together, that I didn't feel when I was repeating with grandmother, because I know the role of Hamlet by heart.

After the Premiere, the applause lasted for an eternity. The spectators threw roses and all sorts of other flowers on stage.

Then it was the reception. I saw that mom wished to go and see dad in his dressing room, but she waited patiently with grandfather for grandmother so that we could all go to the reception place. It was very amusing, there were a lot of people. Alistair and I had a lot of fun. We met other kids of our age.

Then of course, came the time to leave. I had to go back to grandmother's to go to bed. Mommy accompanied me but I wanted daddy to come too. We had no occasion to speak since the Premiere. So I told grandmother to tell daddy that I was waiting for him to come and seen me before going to sleep.

Once at grandmother's, my mother put me to bed, it had been a long while since she had done it. I had the feeling I was a baby with her, she pampered and mothered me just like she should and I must admit that when we are alone, I don't mind it at all.

I also told her that I was waiting for dad, to go to sleep. She seemed surprised, but she said that he would surely come if grandmother had told him. She went out of the room to go drink some water and I was waiting for the arrival of my dad.