Tangled Ties

Chapter 1: I'm Home!

Finally, I'm home. HOME SWEET HOME !!

Mama's going to freak out seeing me like this. I'm covered in dust, I've got a big wound in my both palms, forehead, and knee and on the top of that my dress got torn too.

I can't stand here anymore, in the front yard of my home. Its freaking cold and my body is already freezing. I must go inside before it starts raining. This cold air and thundering are torturing me. It's going to rain heavily tonight.

I walked to the front door of my house. I couldn't ring the bell as it was too high for me to reach. I couldn't even knock; my hands were literally bleeding. It'd have hurt if I knocked.

"Mama" I shouted.

NO RESPONSE!

Maybe mama is sleeping. How stupid of me, I nearly forgot mama must be tired. She must have already slept. After all she gave birth to my little sister this morning. I can't wait to meet my little sister, Ellie. 

"PAPA!" I shouted.

"Papa..." I shouted again.

NO RESPONSE!

Maybe he's asleep too. Didn't they know I was coming back?

Wait! What if they are still at the hospital?

I went to the garage and peeked inside through the window. The car was parked like always.

Maybe the backdoor is open.

I walked to the backyard. The backdoor was closed too. I looked up to my parent's room, the light was on. And the room beside it was dark, which was my room.

Mama Papa never slept without turning the lights off, which meant they were still awake. Wait! maybe they kept it on for the baby. I must get used to it now.

"Juno!" I called my dog.

"Juno!" I called him again.

I walked to the kennel but it was vacant. Maybe Papa kept him inside due to the bad weather.

And before I could think anything it started raining. I ran inside the store room. Thank god the door was opened. I couldn't let my wounds get wet. It was dark but I had to spend the night there. I had no options left.

I sat on the old sofa and tried warming myself. I brought my knees towards my chest and hugged myself. The sound of rain was making me smile and shiver simultaneously. l was missing my papa very much. Every time it rained during my sleeping time papa used to tell me stories.

Sound of rain, hot chocolate, warm blanket and papa's bed time stories, my kind of perfect night. But that night I was alone.

"Lulu"

"Luna"

Suddenly I heard mama papa calling me. The sound was coming from outside the storeroom. And before I could respond they came in. Papa switched on the light. They were panicking. For few seconds they just kept on staring at me. Their worried eyes slowly turned into relieved one and within seconds into concerned one.

They came running and hugged me. Their embrace replaced all the coldness I was bearing. Mama was already crying and papa was controlling his tears.

"I can't breathe." I joked to kill the seriousness. Both of them let out a small laugh.

"Let's take her to the hospital." Mama said, looking at my injuries.

"Let's go." Papa responded.

"It's late. Plus, they don't hurt." I explained. Honestly it wasn't that painful. 

"Let's just put a bandage for now." I added.

They nodded and stood up. Papa carried me in his arms and took me inside the house. The whole way I was hugging him tightly. Mama was covering my head from her shawl to prevent me from getting wet. All of us reached my room. Papa helped me clean my wounds and mama helped me change my clothes.

"I forgot something." I turned to mama.

"What?" Mama asked.

"Where is my little sister?"

"She is sleeping in our room."

"Let me see her."

"Tomorrow."

I nodded. Papa and I talked about my trip and mama went to bring food. I was hungry. Few minutes later mama came in with a glass of milk and my favorite Oreo biscuit. She fed me herself. After that I laid on the bed. Mama papa were sitting beside me, making fun of each other just to make me smile.

My mama papa was the perfect example for the perfect couple. They met each other in high school and were together since then. They loved each other so much. Both of them worked so hard to fulfill each other's dreams. After fulfilling their goals, they built this house and got married here, which was 10 years ago. And after two years of marriage I was born as their first child, Luna. They named me Luna because I was born at the mid night. Luna meant the moon. 

Suddenly we heard the cry of Ellie. Wishing me good night Mama got up and left the room.

"I want to see Ellie." I turned to papa.

"Tomorrow baby! Come on let me tell you a story." Papa said and I nodded. Papa held my hands and I leaned into him. And he started telling me a story.

I loved mama and papa equally but since mama got pregnant, I got closer with papa. Due to some complications in mama's pregnancy she had to be extra careful with herself and that is why she couldn't focus on me. At that time papa used to take care of me so that I wouldn't miss mama. On those nine months, I made the best memories with papa.

"Sleep now!" Papa said managing the blanket as he saw me yawning.

"Good Night Papa." I said kissing him on his cheeks.

"Good Night Lulu, my princess." He kissed me on my forehead.

"I love you so much Lulu." I heard him saying but I fell asleep without saying  "I love you papa"

I woke up with the sound of main gate opening. Slowly I opened my eyes, stretching my body.

"Papa!" I looked at my right side. But he wasn't there. I was not even in my room I was in the store room sitting on the old sofa, all alone. Mama papa coming to me, we going inside the house, eating Oreo biscuits, dad telling me a story were all just a dream. That realization brought tears in my eyes. Rubbing my tears, I went out to the front yard, as I definitely heard the main gate opening.

Author's Note:

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- Siwii