THE LOVE SHE COULDN'T HATE

Chapter 1

It is cold winter morning and I am walking down the woods with my earphones on, listening to my favorite song. My hairs under my hood are coming on my face but I don't care about them as I am always in my own rhythm.

The cool breeze is touching my cheeks but for me it's a kiss from my mother from the heaven, and so, every morning I walk down the woods behind our house to feel my mother's blessings.

It is all silent around and nothing can be heard except for the fluttering of the leaves due to wind and breeze. My sports shoes are crushing the fallen dried leaves and broken branches and this has always made me feel like an adventure.

I check my watch and it's 7 already so I start walking faster back to my home as I have to go to college early today. I switch off my music, plug out my earphones, crush them and put them in my pocket as I can see my home from a distance now. I know that my dad would be peeping out from the window to check whether I had shut me ears with my earphones or not.

My dad is not strict with me but he wants me to be in discipline and stay safe always. He has asked me not to use my phone or earphones on the way and focus on the road and vehicles. I see dad waving to me and I  wave back.

After reaching closer to my home I look right to see my mum's favorite cherry tree which is covered in snow right now. "I love you mum", I whisper in my mind.

I open the door and enter the house smiling at my dad as he is coming down the stairs. "So the adventurer is back home from her morning adventures. Good morning little angel", dad says while going into the kitchen to make the breakfast ready.

"Good morning dad, hope you had a sweet date with mum last night", I wink my eye at him while saying this. Dad always dreams about mum and every morning he feels like she has gone to work abode and will come back at night.

I lost my mum when I was 7 years old and my younger brother Tyler was 5 years old. Since then it's me, dad and Tyler living like a complete family and our mum is always there with us through her vibes in this house. My mum lost her life to save someone else's life. She had an accident while she was driving back home at night and Jenny came in front of her car. Mum turned her car but the speed was so much that it overturned and my mum got injured so badly that she was declared dead when taken to the hospital. Jenny's father was there at the accident spot and he was the one to take mum to the hospital. Since that day he feels forever grateful to mum for saving his only daughter's life. Jenny was just 2 years old then and she doesn't remember anything. Even I don't know what happened because I was at granny's place with Tyler for a vacation. When dad came to pick us from granny's house, he said that mum has gone to God's home for seeking the best wishes for us. He told me that mum wants God to keep our wishes on priority so she will be with him and whenever we'll need help, she'll send help for us immediately. Dad also said that mum will be with us, not physically but her presence could always be felt and dad did his best to fulfill her place.

My aunt has asked my dad so many times to marry again because we were so small and needed mum but dad was always firm on his decision that he'll raise us with mum. Mum actually never left us. She's here, in this house and I can feel her always.

I go to my room to take a shower and get ready for my college. As I enter my room, I see my pink teddy right in front of me on my bed. It's my favorite teddy because mum got that for me on my first birthday. Whenever I look at it, I feel mum smiling at me and then I smile back.

I open my wardrobe to take out my  blue shirt, black jacket and black jeans, and place them on my bed. I enter my bathroom to take a shower.

After a quick shower I come out of my bathroom in my bathrobe and start drying my hair with the hair dryer. I go near my bed to pick my shirt but I see a sticky note on it which reads - "Good morning tiny sis. I know you like to express your creativity so here I am giving you an opportunity to showcase how you can decorate a project file. All your resources are kept on your study table and your deadline is tomorrow evening. With lots of love from your big bro - Tyler".  I nod my head in a feeling of anger after reading this and start wearing my clothes.

Tyler calls me tiny sis because I am just 5 cm shorter than him. He's very protective and truly like an elder brother, which he always wanted to be. But I am not doing this arrogant boy's project until he pleads properly.

My mind is juggling with the thoughts of how my presentation would go today as this is going to decide my final grade. I am going early so that I check all the systems and play my presentation for a trial run. I start packing my bag and keep my pen-drive in my wallet as I really can't afford to lose it today.

"Come down dear, your chicken sandwiches and hot chocolate are ready. I am going to get ready for office", dad shouts from downstairs.

"Coming dad. You can go and get ready. I promise I'll finish my breakfast before you come to check again", I tell him while picking up my phone, bag and my mum's good luck charm bracelet.

I exit from my room and hurry downstairs to grab my breakfast. The fragrance of the grilled chicken sandwich is tempting me to taste quickly.

I enter the kitchen to get my sandwiches in a plate and put some hot chocolate in my micky mug. As I come and sit on the dining table, my eyes go on the Tabasco sauce. I hate it when things are not kept properly in their respective places and there's only one stupid careless brat in this house and he is Tyler. I pick up the Tabasco sauce and put it back in the kitchen.

Now I can savour my sandwiches peacefully. As I take the first bite, I feel the melting cheese on my lips and my tongue just falls in love with the sandwiches. Dad is perfect in this and he knows how much I love cheesy meals so he tries to put it in everything. The hot chocolate is just what I desire and today's breakfast is my favorite out of all days. I continue eating and enjoying my lovely breakfast.

"So my princess is still eating.  See I am ready and you are still not done", my dad says while coming down the stairs from his room.

"Dad, you know how much I love this breakfast and I want to enjoy every bite of it. But I am almost done now. See before you'll reach here, this last bite will be in my mouth", I say while putting the last bite of the sandwich in my mouth.

I get up picking my dish and mug and move towards the kitchen. When I come out of the kitchen, I see dad glancing at the newspaper very seriously.

"Is everything okay dad?", I ask him while picking up my bag, putting my phone in my pocket and grabbing up the bracelet in my hand. Dad is not replying but continuously staring at the newspaper. I approach him and say "Dad, is everything okay? You are not replying".

He looks at me and says "yes dear, just some market related news. Nothing to worry".

I open my wrist in front of him in which I was carrying my mum's bracelet and I can see the spark in his eyes. He knows what he has to do with it.

He takes it, turns around my writs and ties the bracelet around my wrist. Now my good luck charm is complete - mum's bracelet and dad tying it around my wrist.

"All the best champion. Remember that for us, you are always the best", dad says while holding my hand. I hug him and say, "thanks dad, thanks mum. I love you both".

We bid goodbye to each other and I move out of my house. I look at the cherry tree again but it's still covered with snow. I take my headphones out from my bag and put them on with some soft music. Then I quickly unlock my bicycle so that dad don't see me in using my headphones. I know he hates it but I can't live without music and riding bicycle without rhythm is so boring. I start riding towards my college.