Wasted Opportunity

Chapter 3 : Family Talks

Serena Pov

"What are you kidding me?!" Serena exclaimed unbelievably. What her mother said was completely unexpected; she doesn't buy it. "No you're lying; you're only saying this so I wouldn't get mad at you." Serena continued.

"If I was lying then why am I wasting my time and serious about this situation right now? Huh?" Grace argued her expression darkening instantly making Serena scared. "Can't you see I'm doing this for you?! "I couldn't care less about Ash but since you clearly care about him I decided to talk to you!" Grace explained, her expression now softening to show compassion for her daughter.

Serena feeling defeated said "I'm sorry Mom, I-I didn't know please forgive me."

"It's okay Serena this kind of thing happens all the time, I'm the one who should be apologizing" Grace said softly. "We'll now let's continue were we left off shall we?" Serena nodded and resumed eating.

"When I was 16 like you I had a friend who is really close to me, we traveled, ate, hang out with each other all the time" Grace started then stopped trying to remember the rest of the details. "We seemed inseparable, as you can see my friend was your father" Grace said grinning while Serena gasped.

"Then one day he told me he was leaving, I was miserable I cried in his arms before saying my last goodbye" Grace said in a depressing tone. "He told me he was going back" "I never did tell him that I liked him more than as a friend" "I was very mad at myself for messing up my courage as a human being and I never had anybody to comfort me not even my mom; she only seems to care about Rhyhorn racing" Grace said while tears started to form into her eyes. Serena looked at her with worry in her eyes.

Grace wiped her tears with her wrist and told Serena reassuringly "It's okay Serena, I usually get teary whenever I think of my past" "I was starting to ask myself questions like "can I live life without happiness?"

I never knew how much my mom went through her early days, I should feel lucky to have mom like her and never had to experience life like she did. Serena wondered to herself.

"Life always just seems to get slower and more painful everyday just thinking of your father's departure, I always thought that I will never see him again." "Remembering the good times is what always gets me through each day of misery; but every day that passes by without him the more I feel helpless and decided to give up." Grace said standing up and looked out the window.

"Just then on another typical day of misery and grief but today was different; I heard a knock on my door and when I opened it I felt my heart jumped and skipped a beat, it was your Father" Grace said smiling. "I never could believe it; he came back for me just as he promised I never could've been happier." Grace looked at Serena who just looked back with a blank face.

"I decided now was the time to confess my feelings, just when I'm about to start he cut me off and said "Shh, you don't have to say anything because I have to tell you something-''

"Let me guess he likes you back" Serena interrupted as she ate the last of her breakfast.

"Yes, but don't interrupt me like that again" Grace said seriously; Serena put both of her hands in the air in innocence. Grace laughed and said "I'm just kidding honey"

Serena sighed in relief and said "Now cut to the chase and please continue the story."

Grace took a deep breathe and said "My heart swelled with happiness as it told me "There is a reason to live after all" shortly after I pulled him in for a kiss after we parted he asked me out on a date to which I instantly said yes" "Years later we got married and I gave birth to you end of story." Grace said and sighed in relief for finally finishing her long story time.