Chapter 1
"Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing, wake up sleeping beauty! get up! get up!" an alarm clock says, who would have thought that you could reprogram an alarm clock and turn it into a more annoying waking machine. "Rise and shine my baby girl" he's my dad, he's the one created that annoying alarm clock, he's tall, thin but not that thin, somewhat brownish, dark and round eyes, he does look very young for a father and he looks like he had never saw this generation, though he's extreemly smart and strangely weird but i love his crazy mind. He pushed my pink pillow and pulled my cottony soft blanket but i pulled back and the tornament of "tag of war" begins.
"Dad give it back! It's not a school day!" pulling with all my might and shouting at the top of my voice.
Then my dad stop the pulling and restrain his strength so there won't be much of a pulling between us " My dear sweet child, its monday, and according to mom's guide book into teenagers it is a school day" then he smirked like he just won our battle. " Even if IT IS in the mom's guide book, still i won't lose to this battle" then i pulled as hard as i could like a fisherman louring a fish, " you never learn my apprentice " and in a split second he released the blanket which send me off the bed.
"Taaaaaaaadaaaaaaa! and with a clean record raymond is the winner! And the crowd exhale loudly through their mouth! haaaaa haaaaa haaaa"
"You never play fair!" i said as i retrieve some of the dignity left to me.
"nu uh! you're the one who was planning to cheat, i just read your mind" then he covers his face with my blanket to look like some vodoo witch. The pink color made him look like a gay dude who wants to be a gypsy. " So now you're a mind reader?" i answered while wrapping my laugh, "hmmmmm i might say half and a half fastlearner, you see everything is in here." then he pointed the "mom's giude to teenagers", "Again with that? Mom really wants you to be like her huh?!" vengance is sweet.
This house is'nt the same without mom, she's the one who gets me out of bed and cooks every meal but she can't be here all the time. Since dad started inventing stuff mom has to go and find ourself some money to survive. Now since it's only me, myself and my super smart dad we have to do mom's chores, one of these is cooking.
In lucky days we got food from dad's fans, in so-so days i get to cook a decent meal, in "I remember you days" grandma visits she does the chores amd do all the delicious cooking, but unfortunately today is the horrible day. Dad's cooking for today.
Burned bacons, half-cooked eggs and rock hard mushed potato that's the menu if dad cooks. I don't know how he does it but everytime he cooks its the same, atleast he's consistent. "There she is! our princess she has descended from her tower" said dad, "Dad please, im not five anymore" he really does know how to annoy people " But that's what is says here. it's in number twenty-five : always make them feel their special. " "Really? that's how you make me feel special? dad! you're making me feel like im a five year-old who walks around with a tiara on her head" then he crossed his arms like he's going to spank me or punish me and now the silence covered our scene. About a minuted have passed and both of us were'nt talking nor making a sound, and so i walked towards him then gave him a big warm hug " I'm sorry dad, i know you're trying you're best to be like mom, but you're not her and she's not you. Just be my dad that's the best and i love the most." I swore I heard him cry or maybe just a weep but i know there was something, "i guess you're right, i just miss you're mom and i thought you miss her more than i do, just trying to lighten things. you know, like how mom does when she's around" anwers my father with a forced cheerful voice. " Well then, lets finish your cooking dad" i answered as i smiled.
"Hira, you have school today. actually its you're first days of school. and you're running late."
"ohh is that so? since i'm late and the teachers will get mad at me for being late, perhaps i can stay here today and go tomorrow? please?"
"hmmmmm you're mom would'nt let this happen, but im you're da so it's ok if you;ll stay i'd love to show you around my lab and do some experiments. like disecting a frog or maybe a squirrel" again with his victory smile.
"eww dad! That's Gross! I'll never disect a squirrel"
"then i guess you'll go to school?"
"fine then! i'll go" i slowly get my bag and carefully pack my things so i'll be totally late for my first class.
"Aw, i am looking forward for that disecting stuff the labs already arranged" he shouted. " come'on hira lets get the frogs! don't go to school" he used his sarcastic voice while eyeing me with that annoying stare. "NO NO and NO" i shouted as i banged the dopr and run as fast as i could out the house, I know dad understood my message . He and i have some language that only us can understand.
The wind was cold but the sun was warm, the shades from the tree indicates that it is best to get out of the house. I put on my earphones and listened into a different tune it must be from dad's. It is a very relaxing, where there are only instruments no lyrics, and yep there is a saxophone playing this must be Kenny G.'s song. While listening to that tune I continued my way to school. The new brick road reminds me of "Wizard of Oz", it's purely yellow even the outline of the bricks are yellow , "follow the yellow brick road to school" i thought to myself. Even the street light are new, the post alternates from red to white, then white to blue and repeats itself unto the end, it looks cool and I guess you won't be lost with those lights. Some of the bushes are trimed and shaped like a book, pencil, bike, etcetera. I like that word "etcetera" it feels natural. Thinking about all the change that our village undergo, how long was i sulking inside our house. I guess i need to get out more, I think it'll do me good.
"I agree, school is a good thing specially for distracting yourself" a distant voice distracted me. It was deep yet very gentle. I looked around for the voice. A man in the park across the fountain, is the only being there who can speak (unless squirrels speak). From a far i can see he is wearing a black hat and brown coat. In a distance he kinda looks like those man whom you can see in those black'n white movies. Then I walked like somebody's pulling me across this lawn. I stepped on the grass instead of the stones, I stepped on the brick and stand in front of the fountain. But the most incredible thing happend the water from the fountain burst out of the ground and hid the man when i was so close to him. As the water from the fountain was going down i was expecting to see the man. He's not there.
Again the force that pulled me to this place, reaches out and pulls me towards the bench. A book, there is a book where the man left. "it must belong to him" I thought out loud. The book is covered with a white color and a text in the middle saying "A man from the past". I opened the book hoping for an address or anything that may point to the owner of the book but instead i found myself reading the book
"Chapter 1, It's a perfect day to go outside, the sun is in peace today no burning rays but cold and soft touches. The winter breeze welcomed me as i get out of my house, "hah! My winter come fort and be with me" i said. then i continued my journey along the red bricks not knowing where to go. The trees seems to care for me, every step i make they cover me with their shade. The wind shows me my way to the place i am meant to be, and there i was in front of the park. I sat down on the bench and i found myself staring at a young lady. She must be very confused, her steps look like they're arguing if she's going or not. I moved a little close to that lady and I think it's her fist time out again for a long time. " I must not go, i won't be able to find something there" she said, "But i guess it won't hurt that much if ill continue my journey, it might end well" she continued then i said " I agree, you must continue there are things you will find if you'll go and explore".
Beeeeeeeeeeep. Uh my phone.
" honey are you at school now? if you're not and i think you're not, you're LATE! . DAD". I checked the my watch and he's right, i am late. So i hurried myself and pput the book inside my bag, i just keep it around until i'll find that man again. And i'll also read this book, it sounds cool.
