Best Part

PART 18

HER POV ( Listen to Kiss The Rain by Yiruma for feels )

I'm smiling at Travis while attaching Travily's leash. We just picked him up, and the vet said he's almost healed. I'm happy to know that our dog won't suffer anymore.

"There you go, behave, okay? Listen to your boss." Travily barked.

We walked outside quietly. It's already late at night, but I'm still awake, walking under the moonlight with Travis. It's Saturday, so I suggested we walk under the moon.

I can't afford to treat him. If I invite him to go to the mall with me, he probably won't join because Travis is even pickier than me. He doesn't like going to places with lots of people.

For the past few nights, I haven't been sleeping out of sadness because there's someone I can pour all the weight in my heart to.

I always tell him how I feel, including my thoughts, problems, and rants.

It feels so good to have someone you can trust. He may not give the best advice, but what matters most is that he really listens and understands me. It feels so comforting to vent when you know someone understands you.

"Tss, you're not fine."

Travis is the type of person who doesn't need to ask if you're hurting. Instead, when he says something, he's sure about it.

"But I'm trying to be." I smiled at him. I took my phone out and plugged in my earphones.

"I want to listen." We each took one earphone. I started playing the music. I sighed. It perfectly matched Kiss The Rain.

"What kind of music taste is this, Emily?"

"Well, it's my taste. Isn't it supposed to be none of your business?" I rolled my eyes and stared at the moon.

"It's so bright. The sky is really beautiful."

I appreciate the sky so much because I know my loved ones are up there. I know they're in the safest place on earth. It's been years since they left. It still hurts my heart so much, but I need to accept that they're no longer here by my side.

"You're about to cry, Emily. Tell me."

"W-Well, crazy... I just miss Thomas, Anika, and Micaela." I sighed.

"And who are they?" He looked at me.

"Thomas is my older brother, while Anika and Micaela are my twin sisters..."

"Where are they now?" I pointed at the sky.

"Heaven."

I smiled to stop the tears from falling down my face.

Travis doesn't want to see me cry anymore because he says I look ugly when I do.

"Spill it."

"Thomas was my brother. He was the best, yet the worst sibling I had. When I was six years old, he always protected me... even though he didn't like me because he wanted a... a brother. He made me feel that he didn't want me." I faced Travis.

"But I know he loved me as his sister. He just wasn't expressive... like you. When I graduated elementary and high school? He didn't even attend. His excuse... he was too busy with whatever..." I smiled.

"But I understood him... after all, he was in college. But you know what hurt the most? It was when Mom and Dad were struggling financially... then he... he used drugs. I was so mad at him back then... because Mom and Dad already had problems, and then... he still had the nerve to mess things up?!" I laughed even though it hurt deep inside.