Searching for love

9

We landed shortly after that heavy conversation. As soon as my father had finished recounting the past I instantly regretted asking him that. The mood of the plane had gone dark and somber and we were both lost in our own thoughts, our thoughts were of the regrets and mistakes of our past. I wanted to say something, anything to ease the tension but once again these kinds of situations were beyond me. "Ah! Looks like we're about to land", my father pointed out and I indeed and looked out the window. "Will we be heading directly to your house or to your office?"I asked, still facing the window. "The office, unless you want to head directly home?"

I sighed and said, "Can I settle in? I am a bit tired and need some sleep and to shower. I am still in my workout gear and need to re-bandage my hand. Sorry for the inconvenience". My father's eyes widened in surprise? I wasn't sure but I guess my tone was a little sharp. "Yes of course. I'll have to head to the office but I'll drop you off and then head over and I am sorry. I didn't think about your injury and how you must feel. It's very overwhelming". I didn't say anything. It was best not to after all whenever I opened my mouth I seemed to ruin things.

The car came to a rolling stop in front of a gate. The driver swiped a card and the gates opened revealing a beautiful and grand white manor. There was a grand fountain at the front of the house and green grass surrounding the house. Huh, guess dad was rich too. The driver opened my door and I stepped out stitching my arms and legs luxuriously. My father waited for me at the front of the house. Damn, how did he always move so fast? I quickly followed him inside. "Um your room is upstairs, it has an attached bathroom too and should have some towels and basic stuff like toothbrush and shampoo, and yeah. I also asked one of my colleagues to get you some loungewear which should be in the closet", my father said quickly and scratched his head nervously. I smiled and said," Thanks, dad! I really appreciate that". He flashed a quick smile and said, "Ah! Here, this is the first aid kit and some painkillers. There should be some food in the freezer that you can heat up and eat. If you need anything here's my card. Call me, okay". He quickly kissed the top of my head and ran off in a rush. I stared after him in shock and gingerly touched the top of my head. My mother was never one for affection, so this was extremely rare for me. I smiled and headed toward my room deciding I enjoyed that show of affection. Humming to myself I entered my room.

Wow. That was all I could think. This room was the kind of room they show in movies. It was so beautiful and elegant and perfect it seemed like a dream. FIrstly the bed was massive and looked so comfortable I immediately wanted to jump in and sleep. Secondly, the walls and lights and furniture seemed really luxurious and fancy. The room had marble flooring and a small crystal chandelier. The walls were a glossy cream color and all the furniture was made of glass. The windows were huge and had beautiful heavy cream and silver curtains. The room was simply beautiful and was what I would imagine myself having in my dream, except that this was reality. I stripped myself and threw my clothes into a laundry basket. Even the laundry basket seemed expensive I thought to myself, observing the white sturdy knitted basket embroidered with silver. I entered the bathroom and almost passed out. I squealed in joy and like a little kid jumped into the giant shower with two giant showerheads! There were so many settings and jets I pushed and played with all of the settings. I looked at the giant tub, hmm that would have to wait for another day. The shower itself felt like heaven. There were even speakers in there! I stepped out of the shower and wrapped a fluffy towel around my body. I wiped the steam off the mirror and looked at myself. I already looked so much better! Plus I didn't stink anymore! I pulled on the sweats and t-shirt that were in the closet and hurriedly ran to the kitchen and stuffed some food into my mouth before quickly rushing to wrap my arm and jumped onto my giant bed! The long wait was finally over. As soon as I crashed onto the bed I was fast asleep and was lost to a world of dreams.

Light streamed past, forcing me to open my eyes. I sighed and snuggled into my blanket more, this bed was just too comfortable. I shifted closer to the bedside table and picked up my phone while I still lay in bed. Jeez, it was 10 a.m. I reluctantly got up and headed to the bathroom to shower and brush my teeth. As I walked to the bathroom I noticed a few boxes and luggage placed by my closet. I opened them to find my clothes, shoes, makeup, and a few of my other stuff. That was really fast, I was not expecting to get all my stuff shipped here so fast. I must have been pretty tired to have slept through the noise of these boxes being brought in. Happily, I grabbed my makeup bag and my outfit for the day and got ready.

After the much-needed sleep, I already looked better and my eyes were not as dead anymore, in fact, they were sparkling and my cheeks were flushed too. The bags under my eyes were gone as well and I did not need much makeup at all. I put on some tinted moisturizer and mascara and some lip gloss and blush and smiled. I was nervous and excited, this was a new chapter for me. I had my father back and was ready for a fresh start. I frowned as I headed downstairs towards the kitchen. The house was dead quiet and there wasn't any movement at all. Where was dad? Silly me, of course, he would be at work right now. When I entered the kitchen I was surprised to see a plate of fruits and orange juice set aside for me with eggs and toast which were still warm. Next to my breakfast was a note.

Good morning Lay,

I had your things shipped in and they are placed in your room. Let me know if you need anything else. Enjoy your breakfast and once you are done with that give me a call and I'll have a car pick you up and I'll see you at the office. We have some stuff we need to go over. Sorry, I wasn't there for dinner or breakfast either, hopefully, we can grab lunch together?

Love,

Dad

I smiled as I read the note and once I finished I quickly gulped down my breakfast. I couldn't wait to see my dad again. Things were still a little awkward between us but that was expected after all we only met yesterday. I wanted to fix how weird things had gotten yesterday. I would try to keep the conversation lighter and focus more on the present than the past. With that decided I called the number on the paper. "Hello, Knight speaking". My dad's cold voice came through. "Uh, hey dad. I just finished breakfast. Thanks for getting all my stuff shipped so early and thanks for the breakfast", I said a little nervously. It was a little weird talking to him over the phone and his voice kinda scared me too. It was so cold and harsh. "Oh! Lay! No problem at all! I'll have a car sent right away, did you sleep well? Everything okay?" my father said his voice was already lighter and after. I smiled, my dad was very different with me than with everyone else. He was lighter and warmer and I cherished that, still talking to my dad on the phone I headed to the car that was outside.