in a world where everything keeps moving...
it depends on you if you will choose to go with the flow or let yourself stay behind.
Sunday morning, 8:40 am.
I look out the window and see how sunny it was. Sunny is my favorite weather. My mom told me that I was born on a sunny day that is why she named me after that, sun also gives joy and energy, it makes everyone feel happy and lively... But this is not like any other sunny day... And I bet, those days won't come back.
I don't see the smiles on people's faces. It seems that they were protecting something or something is holding back their smiles.
I've got interrupted when my mom forcibly closed the curtains. I looked at her with annoyance, "I'm watching!"
"We need to be careful." She answered, plainly then get out of my sight. We are about to eat our breakfast but seems that I already lost my appetite. "Sunny! Don't be such a brat. Let's go and eat" mom shouted from the table.
I go near them and smells the sweet bacon and the strawberry milkshake that she made, I also smell the Eggs and waffles and the maple syrup on it. I ran delightfully on the table and reach for the waffles but then my mom spanks my hands that even leave a mark on it, "What are you doing?" she hysterically asked. "What did you do?" I asked loudly.
"Did not I told you that wash your hands before anything else?"
"I'm hungry!"
"Not valid."
"W-what?!"
"No washing, no eating," she said before continuing serving my father.
"But daddy did not--"
"I did. Go wash your hand's sweety... So we could eat now"
I don't understand my parents. Lately, they have been veryyyyyyyyyyyyyyy protective and Oc about everything. I don't know why but I feel like everything was starting to be strangely different. Just like what they want, I wash my hands and go sat beside them.
I grew up without a sibling. And only my friends from school know me and plays with me. But it's been a while since we saw each other since school got suspended for an unknown reason. We ate peacefully before my dad gets off to work in the town near our town. He works as a nurse in a general hospital, we are about to bid our farewell when my mom started to shed tears...
Dad always goes to work but why is she crying?
"what's going on?" I asked.
My dad, who's in tears kneel in front of me and hugged me tightly "Always obey your mom, okay?" he said as he combs my hair using his fingers. "I'll be away for the meantime. I need to protect others... Okay?"
"why?"
"I have to. I'm going to be a superhero"
"You can't even fly?"
He chuckled, "silly. just promise me that you won't fight your mom okay?"
Even if I'm clueless, I still nod my head.
Weeks have passed and we still don't see daddy. We talked but it's once in a blue moon. I asked mom why ut she just said that he is just busy.
busy? daddy never ignore me! maybe... maybe he has another baby there.
"Did you guys... broke up?" I asked randomly while mom combs my hair.
she stops for a while, "What?"
"nothing."
I saw on tv that parents do not usually tell their offspring that they separated. But I think they are. Dad never lets that day passed without talking to us but now? he is always MIA!
At night, mommy is in the bathroom taking her night shower when her phone buzz. No one is going to answer so I got it and saw my dad's photo. I don't know how to read yet that is why I cannot read their conversation.
the only thing that helps us to talk to him is this app called Messenger wherein you can see the person that you want to talk to over the phone.
I answered the call and I saw that he seems surprised to see me. "Sunny... Where's mom?"
"Bathroom," I said.
"what's wrong?" he asked worriedly."did you fight again?" I shake my head, "Then why do you look sad?"
"Did you guys broke up?"
no one talks after but then he began to laugh, "you never fail to amuse my, honey"
I pout, "why? I'm fine. I will understand if you do break up," I said then looked away.
"We don't. Stop thinking like that baby, I love you both that is why I cannot do that"
"Do you have another woman?" That immediately spit out of my mouth
"what? no! what made you think of that?"
"You are always busy, I can't even talk to you.." With that, I began to shed tears. My father is my protector ever since, but then he is not with us... probably protecting someone else.
I heard the door of the bathroom closed, meaning mommy is already out of the shower
"What's going on?" she asked, worriedly after seeing my face.
"She thinks we split" dad answer for me.
mommy began to hold my both cheeks and then kiss me on my forehead, "That would never happen, okay?" she chuckles, "You silly girl"
"But--"
"Do you know what is Daddy's job?" she asked then looked at daddy who is still on the phone.
"Doctor?"
she nods "And do you know what do they do?"
"cure people.."
she nods, "They save lives. Meaning, daddy is a hero"
"He's not..." I took a glance over my Dad, "wearing capes?"
They both laughed at me, and when they already satisfied daddy began to talk, "Not all hero wears cape"
"That's right! That is why daddy is always busy because he is fighting against this evil intruder who kills multiple lives"
"What?" I asked.
"Our country is now battling with this villain called Corona.. It kills everyone it sees. Young, Old, Healthy, or Not... That is why Daddy is fighting with that as well as others to kill that villain so we could have a peaceful life again"
"When are you going to kill that, daddy?"
"Not yet sure, sweetie. But promise me one thing okay? If you encountered that, you won't let it enter our house"
"How?"
"By washing your hands and always clean yourself. Do not go outside. That is the thing you could do"
"and after that---"
"you could see me again. I can hug you and your mom"
I looked at my mom, "When is that? What if you lose?"
"We won't.. and one day... the sun will show her smile again and we don't need to cover ours. We could go back to normal. Just pray, Honey"
