You Learn To Live Without || Chenzel Story

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LUNAS POV

"Luna darling, can you answer the door for me?" my dads voice sounds through the hallway. I put my pen on my schoolbook to prevent it to close. I stand up from my chair and make my way to the door. Once I open the door the nice smile of the mailman greets me. "Hi there, is you're dad home?" I nod my head but before calling for him I look at the man in front of me. "But I'm legally old enough to take the mail" he frowns and looks down at his tablet. "You are?" he says and I simply nod my head while mumbling something about being above ten. The mailman chuckles before handing me the pile of mail and wished me a great day. "Thank you sir, have a nice day too" I say while closing the door behind me with my foot. "Daddy! Mail!" I call down the kitchen and a few moments later my dad appears around the corner. "you had to tell off the mailman again" he chuckles and I simply nod again. "I'm eleven and getting mail is the easiest thing in the world" I sit back at the kitchen table focussing on my homework. "darling, this one is for you" I look up from my notebook and take over the package. I gently remove the tape and open the package. "it's my photoalbum" my voice is barely audible. I feel my dads hand on my shoulder followed by a warm tear rolling down my cheek. "I miss her" my voice cracks and my body starts trembling. Soon enough I feel my dad pulling me against his chest and rocking me back and forth. "I miss her too sweetie" he whispers in my eyes followed by a kiss on the top of my head. 

After a while I manage to calm down a bit. I sit up and look my dad in his teary eyes. I give him a weak smile and wipe away my tears. I gently take the album in my hand and open it to the first page. The photo with mom and dad hugging me causes the corners of my mouth to go up. I slowly flip through the pages and smile at the memories. Once I get to the end of the book my eye falls on the picture of me and my mom at the theatre. Before things got worse we took a birthday trip to see wicked. I gently brush my finger over the picture as I stare at it through the tears.

"Unlimeted, together we're unlimeted. Together we'll be the greatest team there's ever been. Glinda, dreams the way we planned them. If we work in tandem. There's no fight we can not win. Just you and I defying gravity. With you and I defying gravity. They'll never bring us down" the voices of the green girl and the blonde blend together smoothly as they sing out the lines to the song. My eyes are focussed on the stage while my hand rests in my mothers. She slightly squeezed it causing me to look at her. She smiles as she sees the pure joy in my eyes and she caresses her thumb over my hand. "Well? are you coming?" she voice of the original green girl sounds through the theatre and I watch the blonde step a few steps back. "I hope you're happy, now that you're choosing this" glindas voice echoes around. "you too. I hope it brings you bliss."  they share a smile with eachother before starting in the next part. "I really hope you get it and you don't live to regret it. I hope you're happy in the end. I hope you're happy my friend" the music gets louder and the guards come up and grab Glinda. "It's not her, she has nothing to do with it. It's me you want. it's meeeee"  the spot moves to the middle of the stage focussing on Elphaba rising into the air. "So if you care to find me, look through the western sky. As someone told me lately, everyone deserves a change to fly. And if I'm flying solo, atleast i'm flying free. To those who ground me, take this message back from me"  my eyes are fixated on the green girl whos literally defying gravity. Her cape is fluttering in the sky and the smoke behind her makes the effect even more amazing. She belts out the next part leaving the whole audience speechless like it's nothing. "And nobody.. In all of Oz.. No wizard that there is or was.. Is ever gonna bring me down.." she throws the high note out of her mouth like it's nothing and you hear the ensamble singing in the background. "Bring me down" another flawless highnote. She takes a short breath and then belts out the last note before the lights go dark. I snap out of my trance by my mom putting her hand on my back. "What do you think so far honey?" she smiles at me. "It's amazing, that green girl is amazing" I whisper still in shock from the last 3 minutes. "I know she is. She truely is amazing" my mommy says and she gives me another smile.

I snap out of my thought and realise I've been daydreaming again. I flip through the last two pages and close the book softly. "it's been two months mom" my voice is soft and shaky. "I miss you, I miss you everyday" I feel a silent tear falling down my cheek. I close my eyes and I can hear my mother voice in my head. It's not very clear and almost impossible to hear but it's there. Right where I wanted it. Close to me and always with me. "You can do it baby. I'm right here. You're going to be okay, luna. Just remember one thing, mommy will always love you" the voice mutes away as soon as I open my eyes. "I'm gonna be okay"

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