WHEN DADDY LEFT

Sugar and spice

Y'vania's POV

I wake up to the usual environment at home. Nice aroma from the kitchen.
My abuela is around and when she is around she cooks all the time. She feeds us and spoils us a lot. She comes often now. Together with my mother's siblings and my cousins.

Our house is always full of activity when I am around. I spend most of my time at the hospital nowadays. It's like I live there now. Of course they are always around even at the hospital but it feels so nice to wake up in my own bed rather than in a hospital bed, hooked to an IV line, feeling nauseous and fatigued.

It's always an advantage because Anthony is there every time I open my eyes but still it's nothing compared to the Quezada family and the mood they set when they visit. My mother is really lucky. Having a strong family that supports you fully, I mean everyone, their spouses and children are always there for her. They were able to raise the first two hundred thousand dollars to start my conditioning therapy and for that I can't say thank you enough. I feel like hugging all of them.

I am feeling stronger today and I asked Anthony if I could go back to work even for a day. I miss my job. He said yes but warned me to stop and call immediately I start feeling weak. I promised to check in after every two hours with a phone call.

He's the overprotective one now.

I am getting myself ready for work when my phone rings. I smile and pick it up. It's Anthony. I roll my eyes then smile.
"Hey handsome I'm good..yes I will..oh please how can I forget that? I am looking forward to it. Okay bye I love you so much..yes more than you do. Okay bye."

I place the phone on my dressing table still smiling.
"You guys should get married already what are you waiting for?"
"Patience Nisha. I'm going to meet his family today."
"You mean he's that serious? Oh you're that serious?"
"Yes okay that aside can you please do me a favour just pick a cute and perfect dress for me. I'm running late and I won't have enough time to think of what to wear in the evening."
"Okay I'll do it but under one condition."

Yes that's my sister curse me if the condition doesn't include food or touching my laptop.

"Okay tell me squishy cheeks."

"I don't have squishy cheeks."

She says huffing and crosses her arms on her chest looking like an overfed five year old.
"Tell me the condition and go get rid of your tantrums. You're wasting my time."
"My baby doesn't have tantrums Y.F.S. Brown!"
Mummy's voice comes booming across the hallway.

"I forgot it's a weekend."

"I heard that!"

Why?
Why can't I learn to lower my voice?

"Y.F.S Brown! Getting late for work." Mia's voice comes from the opposite room followed by laughter.

I sigh heavily and sit on my bed.
Ever since Lilly made them aware of my hidden career, they can't stop joking around at the choice of name I made. My mother's siblings don't know about it yet and they don't understand why mummy and Mia are calling me Y.F.S. Maybe they think I love the author.

"I need the password to your laptop and at least five scoops of chocochip ice cream at Javier's."

Told yah must include food and my laptop.

"What?!"

"Yes you heard me, don't act like I cut Anthony's di-"
"Language Nisha."
I say glaring at her.
"-disease of loving you."
She says rolling her eyes.
"Why do you have to torture me every time I tell you to do something for me? I told you my laptop is out of bounds."
"That's what friends are meant for and you know that I am still growing. Food is an essential part of it."

"No password."
"Unfortunately D.S.M and I are your only friends for now."
"No password."

I repeat walking down the stairs with her following closely behind me.

"Okay. Ice cream?"

"Ice cream is okay I'll pass by Javier's and pay him in advance you will go at your own free time after getting my dress ready."

"Best sister ever!"

She screams tackling me almost dropping me on the ground.

My phone rings when I'm about to hit her.

Incoming call from My Bad Boy at 7:27am:

M.B.B: Just checking up on you pal.
Me: I'm good I guess you're doing well too. I'm getting late for work too.
M.B.B: I'm good see you at lunch pretty.
Me: Nice day pal see you.

Call ended.

"Okay guys am gone. See you later. Love you."

I close the door behind me as Mia and Nisha start bickering about something.

~~~~~~~~~~

I once thought of life
As a pathetic move
A move so confusing
No one notices what's up with life
Until life making attitude strikes
But it all changed
when I saw the light
Just before I lost control
And almost hit my head
against the wall.

There was a time
I was alone
No one to hold
No one to trust
Friends a thousand million miles away
offer no help
For he who seeks adventure
Finally finds something new
that covers the past
The past gets no say over the presence
Maybe a few beeps and rings
Brings up the faux smile
When allies manage to pull
And maintain a facade of confidence and bravery.

‎ Chesterton once said;
‎Faith is believing the unbelievable
‎Forgiveness is pardoning the unpardonable
‎Hope is hoping even when everything seems hopeless
‎Love is loving the unlovable.

Only one person
The man in the moon
Knows we need rejuvenation.

But then
the definition of a friend
Does not base on someone
Who is not there when you need them
When all you need is someone
To rekindle the light
To be a halo
when the sun shines
when the the stars shimmer
and even when the moon smiles.

Few notice the difference and difficulties
To make life a living dream
Or maybe all they do is act
Acting like nothing happens
Acting like everyday is all sugar and spice
and everything nice
Staying all kinky on it
At least being in a better place.
When such a person enters your life
and becomes the very closest knight in shining armour
You have no choice but to join
Live and lavish with them.

Daniel.

HE came into my life
when the closest were far away
Breaking the promises
we once kept the four of us
That none shall forget the other
no matter what
But again promises are promises
They're meant to be broken.

HE came into my life
when things were on a loose end
When everyone's mind
was going haywire
giving up
and giving the last of our hopes and whatever was left behind
by the one and only flashlight
A flashlight we so much needed
In the middle of a dark jungle
That was put off before it could lead the way.

Not so much better than me
HE tried HIS best
Covered in mud
HE pulled me out of the dirt
Each of us having differences
but intersecting at the end
I finally realized that
HE'S the friend I need
Put away the nicknames you gave HIM
See HIS as the messiah
Embrace the kind side of HIM
Insert buds deep inside your ears
Not to listen to the words
That everyone else utters
Because all you want is closure.