The Blossom of Spring［ Stardew Valley ］

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SEBASTIAN

   Today is my 7th birthday, I woke up from the alarm sitting on top of my bedside table, ringing. I got up excitedly knowing it's my birthday, thinking about what my parents will do today. Will there be a surprise? Do I get to recieve a lot of presents? I just HAVE to know!

I first walked straight to my bathroom and brushed my teeth and washed my face, Mom always reminded me to do this in the morning. I was also supposed to brush my colored ginger hair, but I was feeling a little bit lazy. I don't even like the color, both of my parents have this hair color.

But you know, what I really love about my parents is that they show me that love each other, they care for me and love me as well. My mom always thinks about the positive as if nothing gets in her way. My father is hard-working but I never get to play with him always since he's at work everyday.

I rushed downstairs to the living room and I saw my mom sitting alone, her head was down, sobbing. There was no presents, balloons, or even a cake for my own birthday. I could hear nothing but my mom crying.

At first I didn't know what to do, I've never seen my mother to be sad and cry like this. I went up to her, "Mom?" I spoke. Her head lit up, I noticed there was a wound on her lips.

"Sebby," my mom called me, looking down at me while wiping off the tears and fixed herself. "Your father won't be living with us anymore, okay?" She smiled, cupping my cheeks. It hurts me to see her smile but I know it wasn't happiness, her eyes doesn't say the same.

I stared at her,"Why?" I asked in confusion. I've seen my parents fight before, and I thought it was normal but I was still hurt and sad whenever I hear them fighting. We've been living here in Zuzu for quite a while, and I sometimes would see them argue. I don't know anything to think of something as a reason for their arguement.

I saw my mother in tears, and that's where I lost it, "Your father doesn't want us to be with him anymore."

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A year later, my mother and I moved to Pelican Town for a new life, a new leaf as I would like to say. That's where she met my step-father, Demetrius. Everything was okay, Mom and Demetrius got married. To be honest, I really look up to him as a father now and more that he married my mom, but he doesn't look like a good father figure for me. He doesn't treat me as a son, I noticed that from the beginning but I thought it was nothing because we've just met.

A few months had passed and my half sister was born. My 'parents' took care of her very well, loved her tenderly, I know they want to be the greatest parent that a child should have. They gave her too much attention, which was more than enough. Come to think of it, I've never experienced it. As we grew together, I never felt like she was my sister. We would always fight about things and I would always get scolded.

I've met some other kids here in Pelican Town as well, Sam and Abigail. At first I didn't really thought of being friends with them, but as time went by, we've became bestfriends. And also, I dyed my hair black, Mom didn't want to but I did anyways and Demetrius didn't really care.

I hate to admit it but, I started to develop feelings for Abigail. I don't know why, but I always feel like I can always tell things to her and feel like I wasn't being judged unlike my parents, but I was wrong.

"You know," I started, "I've always wanted to live in the cities." I looked at Abigail who was surprised, but then it suddenly changed. "Are you serious? You just moved here a few years ago!" She snapped, I totally lost my chill. Why is she even upset about it? "So?" I asked, "I never wanted to live here anyway."

At home, whenever I did simple mistakes they would always judge me, as if they were ashamed of me. It felt like I'm a burden to them even if I help them financially, even at finishing chores.

"Sebastian, what have you done?" Demetrius growled.
"Sebby, go back to your room." Mom shouted.

Every. Damn. Time.

As I grow older, little by little the feeling of the love and affection of my mother—including Demetrius, have all disappeared. From my father leaving me, to Demetrius, to living on a basement, and now being all alone. Even if I have friends, I would still feel the same way.

I refrained myself from exposing and showing too much emotions. I isolated myself most of the time and waste all of my time in this dark basement. Basically I became emo and I'm not going to say that I don't regret it.

Since I hated everything here in this town, I decided to get an online job and started making money. I'm planning to move to the city alone and leave everything behind.

But it was such an unexpected twist, who knew that I would get to meet someone who could literally change my perspective, the way I would see things in my whole life.

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(A/N: School just started, I survived the first week ((((；ﾟДﾟ)))))))