Daytime Dreamer

💜 Momma

Ok, this is probably the most emotional one I've done. I was even starting to get emotional while writing it. I hope you all like it though. ❤💜

It was the fourth of July, and me and the girls were at a friend's house to watch fireworks. I would run around with the other kids, holding sparklers, and sometimes, Sally would run around with me. Or I'd be sitting with the other girls, eating a hotdog, and talking to them. We had been there for a couple hours and Sally decided to take a picture of the five of us together. "Smile, guys!" We took the picture and Sally put it up on her social media and wrote, "Had a great time with my girls! Happy 4th of July everyone! 🇺🇸🦅❤💙" The very next day, I wake up and as I'm walking from my room to the bathroom, I can hear Sally and Mina talking in Mina's room, and I can also hear what sounds like sniffling. Who's crying? I tiptoe closer and slightly peek through the door. "Mina, don't listen to him, okay? I messaged the guy and cursed him out, and then I reported him and blocked his ass, so we don't have to deal with him ever again..."

She sat down next to Mina and wrapped her arm around her, holding her. "And you're perfect the way you are, alright? And nobody could ever change my mind..." I don't understand, who was Sally talking about and why is Mina so upset? Sally walked out of Mina's room and I grabbed onto her wrist and pulled her into my room. "Babe, what's the matter? Something wrong?" She asks me, with a little concern in her voice. "No, but I saw you and Mina in her room, and I couldn't help but hear what you were saying to her. What's going on with her? Is she upset about something?" "Well, before I tell you, promise me that you won't freak out..." every time Sally tells me that, I then feel like I'm gonna freak out. I've always been known to get angry and loud and, once in a blue moon, violent, whenever someone would say something rude to, or about, one of the girls.

I guess you could say that I'm a little overprotective. "Okay, I won't. So why is Mina upset?" "You know the picture I posted of all of us yesterday?" I nod, and feel really nervous of what Sally is gonna say next. "Well, some asshole commented, and said something about Mina and her scoliosis." Now my blood is boiling and I feel like crying and punching the wall until it falls apart. "THEY WHAT?!" I scream, jumping off my bed and pacing back and forth, clenching my fists harder than I ever have. "Babe, I messaged him and cursed him out, then I reported and blocked him, so he won't be a problem anymore." "But he hurt Mina, and no one hurts any of you without dealing with me!" I press my back to the wall, and sink down and start crying my eyes out. "I don't want anyone to hurt you guys ..." Sally sits on the floor in front of me and pulls me closer to her, and I wrap my arms around her neck, and cry into her shoulder.

"Shhhh, baby, it's alright... Mina's gonna be okay. Just give her some time to herself, alright?" I pull away and wipe my eyes and nod at her. "How about you and me go into the living room and play a game together? I'll kick your ass at Mario Kart." She throws me a wink, making me giggle and I give her the stink eye. "You're on, blondie." She lifts me up and we make a dash for the living room. It's now been three whole days, and Mina still hasn't come out of her room. The only time she has is to get something to eat, but she doesn't even really eat much anymore. And ever since she's been in her room, my mood has changed for the worst. All I do is cry and lay in bed, looking at pictures of me and Mina in my room, which just makes me break down and cry even more. And I've been having really bad nightmares as well, causing me to scream and cry in my sleep.

And one of the girls would have to come in and calm me down, and they'd have to lay down with me, holding me tight so I could try to relax enough to fall back asleep. And I've also been carrying the pillow that Mina leans against whenever she sits on the couch. I sleep with it every night, and every chance I get, I smell it, cause it smells like her. And I rarely smile anymore. The girls manage to make me grin or smirk a little, but I just don't feel that happy anymore. I miss Mina so much, I feel like it's killing me. I miss the talks we'd have before bed, I miss her reading to me, with my head on her shoulder or her lap, and I miss her voice and her laugh and her lavender scent. Sally's been laying in bed with me lately, trying to comfort me, but it still doesn't help. "I miss her so much, Sally... I hate that asshole for hurting her, and I just want her to see herself the way I do..."