Double Star.

18: Ashley.

PoV Ashley:

- "I'm going out, mom! ". I screamed putting my shoes on, near the outside door.

- "You have work ?". My mom looked at me from behind her door with messed hair, dressed with a light purple dress on her body and scratching her eyes. She seemed half sleepy cause she just woke up from her little nap.

- "No, I just want to have a walk ". She shrugged as an answer, didn't seem to want to know more.

-« Don't come late, you have work tomorrow ». She said while yawning and stretching her body then went back to her darkroom, weakly enlightened.

The fresh evening air made me feel free and soothed. With my headphones on, I enjoyed these rare moments of calm and serenity.

I didn't know where to put myself lately and a good evening stroll might help me to get my thoughts straight.

After 20 minutes of walking, I finally reached the beach. I sat on the golden dry and thin sand, feeling the bite of the sand-charged wind and admiring the sun which was almost setting.

No one's here at this late time, everything's quiet and the only sound we can hear is the melody of the waves moving forward to caress the cold sand slowly and continuously, then going back, not forgetting to leave its wet mark behind. 

In this mid-October, the atmosphere reflects perfectly the season of maples with blazing leaves, the mixture of cloudy rainy and sometimes even snowy weather, and beautiful sunny and mild days at the same time.

I got my knees closer to my chest and surrounded them with my arms. The sun began to hide behind the edge of the horizon and the sea was dancing slowly under the gentle rhythm of the wind, coming to stroke my face again and giving me incessant shivers. Nature is wonderful in all its forms, you just have to know how to listen to it, contemplate it.

I closed my eyes looking back over all the good and bad memories I shared with dad and...Daphne.

Flashback 4 years ago:

-"Dad, look ! It's a dolphin !". I screamed in surprise. Dad holding Daphne between his arms was looking at the aquatic animals with the same admiring gaze as mine.

To celebrate the arrival of my dad after a long absence, the father of Noelle, considered as one of the best friends of my dad, invited us to the inauguration of his new park, classified as the most waited aquatic park in the country, now.

Even Daphne, who has been recently diagnosed suffering from ADHD, seemed to be giving some attention to the dolphin doing incredible acrobatic moves.

-"So how do you find it ?". Mikael, the owner of the place and the father of my best friend Noelle got closer to us with a big smile on his face.

-"It's wonderful, Mike! Thanks for the invitation".

-"You're welcome my friend, it's a pleasure to have you here with us after a long time...Where is Brooklyn? ". He held the hand of my father and smiled at me.

-"Didn't want to come, she didn't feel good this morning but she told me to greet you and thank you for your invitation and she's sorry for not coming".