One Last Time

Chapter 19

you lost her,
i found her.

- Unknown

Lana

"Fly me to the moon and let me play among the stars. Let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars!"

My thoughts were cut short when Amelia's joyous voice filled the condo. A small smile spread across my face as she continued to hum the words under her breath. I stood up from my bed and began to walk towards her room, when I reached her room I leaned on the door frame and watch her play with her toys.

She glanced over her shoulders while she continued to sing but when she made eye contact with me, she giggled and then stopped singing.

I entered her room and sat down next to her before I pull her away from her toys and cuddle with her.

"Sweet-pea, how you do know that song?" I chuckled as I kissed her hand,

Amelia stood up from the floor before she ran towards her drawer, confusion ran past my face when she reached for a brown box that was placed on top of it and then ran back to me. As much as I tried to recall buying or even getting that box for Amelia, I really couldn't because I knew I didn't get her that box.

She clutched the box close to her chest as she sat back down on my lap. Once she was on my lap, she opened the box and smiled as soon as the soft music began to play, the same song she sang not too long ago.

"From here." She smiled widely up at me before she danced to the music, "Fly me to the moon..."

She continued to giggle however, I watch her as my face was masked with perplexity. I stroke her hair as I feel myself getting lost, while she began to dance along to the music and couldn't help but smile because of how joyful she was.

"Amelia, where did get this box from?"

"I got it as a present mommy," she replied as she glanced up at me with a grin, "from Ivan."

My body stilts for a moment while my brain comprehends to Amelia's reply; there was no way Ivan gifted her something like this.

My heart quivered in my chest as I watched the box more meticulously now that she has mentioned that she received this from Ivan. That song was mine and Ivan's song back in high school, the song that repeatedly played on when we first met. I remember the day so clearly, like it was yesterday because it was indeed the best day of my life at the time.

The way we gaze into each other like the world around us didn't exist because that song was the only thing we heard. I feel my throat close up as Amelia giggled up at me, unaware at the fact that I used to play this song all the time when she was inside my stomach, as a painful reminder of Ivan, the one I used to miss every single day.

"Baby..." I gulp, "are you sure Ivan gave you this?"

"He did give it to me, I found it on the table with my name on it." She stood up from my lap and reach the drawer. Once she returned back, I noticed that she was holding a card. "Mommy look, doesn't that say Ivan?"

Amelia pointed at the name that was written inside of the card. I open the card and see the most beautiful handwriting that was used to write out Amelia's name as well as Ivan's. However, that was not the only point. The point was that Amelia had managed to identify a name that is not very familiar to her and I was impressed.

I smiled down at her before my gasp.

"Amelia, how did you read that so perfectly?" I smile widely at her but she just shrugs her shoulder, "And yes baby, that does in fact say Ivan. Well done!" I murmur as my fingers run across his name written in the rich black ink.