Music in me

Chapter 1

Elena

Age:7

I happily skip over back home from Lucy's house. I'm so excited to tell mommy and dad about my day. Today is Lucy's birthday and she's my bestest friend in the whole world. Her mom picked us up from school today and we went to the park to play and had ice-cream!

She also had a party with all our other friends at her house and I finally got to wear my sparkly light blue dress. The dress made me feel like a princess with all it's shimmering goodness and the tiara I wore along with it. Lucy, Jake, Stella and I had so much fun! We played a bunch of board games, hide and seek and musical chairs which is my absolute favourite. The snacks and the cake were sooooooo yummy. Lucy got a barbie cake, I mean how cool is that! Before I know it, it's time to leave which makes me super sad but I couldn't wait to tell mommy about my day!

I grin widely when I see the house door open and daddy's shoes outside. He's home early! Yay! I can't wait to tell them about my day. I remove my sparkly blue shoes and carefully place them on the rack and enter the house as silently as I can, wanting to surprise them but a tiny giggle escapes my mouth which I quickly stiffle with my hands. I slowly tiptoe my way to the living room with my hand still placed on my mouth just in case the giggle monster attacks again.

"THAT'S ENOUGH!" I hear my dad's deep voice shout from inside their bedroom. I stop dead on my track, the sudden noise catching me by suprise. I
flinch at the harshness in his voice. My dad has never shouted at me or mommy till date, whenever he was mad he would always maintain his cool. The shouting continues and I'm frightened, never in my whole life have I heard my parents scream at each other like this. I let out a soft whimper and try to keep my tears at bay. Good girls don't cry, they stay strong.

I slowly tiptoe to my room careful not to make a sound. Once I reach my room I close the door and turn on some music on the radio, anything to block these terrible sounds out. I get in my bed and get under my covers which were waiting to comfort me. I flinch when I hear something break and the tears finally make their way down my rosy cheeks. Soon the silent tears turn into frightened sobs. I cuddle deeper into the comforter for more warmth and hug my teddy close to me as the tears continued to cascade down my cheeks.

Why were they fighting? They have never fought before at least not like this. My mind wanders back to a few weeks ago at school, that day I saw Stella crying at the lunch table. When I asked her what was wrong she told me that her parents are not staying together anymore so she has to stay with either her mommy or her dad. When I asked her why she told me that it was because they fight a lot, I felt so bad for her and gave her a bear hug but now the same thing was happening to me. What if my parents decide they don't want to live together anymore?! The idea itself makes more tears pour from my eyes, I can't choose one of them over the other! Call me selfish but I won't let my parents leave me.

All of the crying and thinking makes me very sleepy and soon enough I find myself drifting off to a restless sleep.

My eyes flutter open and I quickly close them when I see my parent sitting beside me. I guess I wasn't quick enough as my mom did notice that I was awake now.

"Elena, sweetheart we know you are awake. Stop acting and come here love." My mum said in her usual soft and caring voice. I couldn't bring myself to go to her after the fight. They were the ones who told me that fighting was bad and that you should never do it!

I turn around and hide my face in my feathery soft pillows hoping they would go away. I feel myself being lifted into my dad's lap. I squirm trying to get out of his grasp but he only pulls me closer and kisses the top of my head as I try to escape.

"I'm so sorry you had to see that princess. We didn't know you were there honey. It was just a silly little fight between silly moma and daddy. Now cheer up and give me that cute little smile." He says while moving his hands around to tickle me a little.

That's when the tears finally comes out. I bury my face into his chest and start sobbing. All this is too scary for me. I feel my dad softly pat my back while my mom whispers loving words to calm me down.

"You told me that fighting was bad! You were both shouting so much and I was s...so scared " I whimper hiding myself further into my father.

"Shhhh, it won't happen again." My mom reassures me.

After a lot of soothing words and two chocolates later I was back to normal. I tell them all about my day and chatter happily away until it's time for bed.

I am comfortably tucked under the cozy comforter by my parents. After getting my bedtime story and goodnight kisses I feel myself drifting off to my dream world where the world continues to be perfect.

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I trusted them when they said it wouldn't happen again but it did. More than just a few times.

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