Hotel Selten

Chapter Three

"Ophelia, we are going to Stuttgart."

Those six words made the teenage girl, sitting on the brown couch with her sleeveless maroon shirt and black shorts, confuse and shock. In the reason of; first, she doesn't know where Stutt—something sitting on the world or California, but she hopes it's just a place near her home or in the other cities, probably park or a mall. Second, her father seems to be so serious, so she assumes it's not just a fun walk or shopping. Third, there's no reason for them to go anywhere, since it's still office day for the both of their parents, thinking that her mother is a psychologist in a near mental clinic and her father is an employee interviewer and employment manager in a company just near their city. Fourth, it doesn't seems right that he just called her in her full first name, usually he calls him Lia, darling or whatever silly names he could think of, it's just... Strange to think of it.

She was speechless, she gave her father a confused look, trying to say that if he care to explain something. His father sighs as her mother walked down the stairs, sitting beside Dred. "Lia... We are going—or perhaps, moving to Stuttgart for good. We are leaving California, away from here." He looked at her on her dull eyes, assuring her it's really for good. "Care to tell me why?" She calmly asked, she was still confused. Is it about the incident happened yesterday? Is it about Mister Smith's threat? Is it about the bullies? A lot of questions to ask, yet it is answered by one answer.

"Well, it's dangerous here. We are moving there to have peaceful lives, I don't want to confront Mister Smith, and hey. Uhm. Me and your mom was planning moving anyway when you finished middle school, but in this situation, it just got earlier. It's better there you know, you will now meet your grandmother! And, Stuttgart is a very calm place, I am sure you will like it there. Well, it has no beaches than here, wherein there is just a coast nearby. But you know, you will like the peacefulness there." He explained, a little bit nervous and confused too, since he didn't prepared how to explain what's really happening. It's best that they will explain something 'special' about her with Dred's mom. It's their ace for this situation right now. "Everything's just fine okay? We just need a new home." Her mother added, as a 13 year old, she just need to follow her parents and understand what's their explanation behind this.

"Anyways, how's your school?" Her mother said, while his dad went to the kitchen to grab something to bite. "Well, all fine. For one day, I had peace and my class went well. I also passed my quizzes. That's all mom." She was smiling, she was really happy what happened, at least it made her bullies stop, well, forever, since they are moving now. She can't met them, but chances are still low, so there's a possibility that she can glance to them one more time. "Gladly you had a great time." Her mother smiled too, "Anyways, I need to go to the market to get some foods, it's getting dark. Be right back, sweetie." She goes near at her, holding her nape and kisses her on the forehead and went to a drawer to get her wallet on the top of it then exits their house. Her father went out of the kitchen munching some bread with mayonnaise spread in the insides then went to their backyard. Ophelia decided to go to her room to doodle again.

"Lia... Wake up." A sweet feminine voice is waking the sleeping teenager to her white, small bed, just enough for her size. She was under a blanket while embracing a little peach colored stuffed horse in her arms. She rubbed her eyes as she tilts a bit to facing her mom, she opens her eyes a bit and yawns. She can see the smile on her mom's face. "Good... mmmorning..." She said in a sleepy way, she is like so tired. "You didn't sleep well, didn't you?" Her mom asked, tilting her face with the assuring look, like she knows that she keeps waking up last night because of a dream.

"Well... Why would I lie to you?" She chuckled a bit as she moved to the edge of the bed, crossing her legs into an Indian sit as she looks at her mom. "I can't sleep—well, not really that 'I can't sleep..." She positions her fingers with her index finger and middle finger up and folds repeatedly, implying a quotation mark (" "). "I kept waking and waking up, it pisses me off." She grunts a bit, she's not lying with her last phrase. Her mom posed a confused face then asked her, "Care to tell me why, sweetie?" She embraced her one-armed as Ophelia leans on her shoulder. "Well, that water dragon-ish creature again. I can't stop it to keep bothering in my dreams. It keeps waking me up. I already fell asleep earlier at like, four in the morning. It pisses me off, I can't get my well-deserved sleep." She grunts again, guess what pisses her off? Getting disturbed in her sleep.