[Completed] Moments Around the Mistletoe

Twelve

One day left and it's Christmas and I'm honestly feeling less excited compared to the rest of the days when Christmas was still far away. It's supposed to be me who will be cooking breakfast but Mother insisted cooking breakfast maybe she thought that I will burn her precious kitchen and also, my brother is out somewhere and I don't know what. He's actually being weird and woke up 15 minutes late and he's rushing around and didn't even say goodbye to my parents. I feel something in my bones and it's something. Like he's hiding something. Oh well, I just have to focus on eating my breakfast, it's Spanish Food, the food I used to eat when I was still little.

I miss mother's cooking, don't get me wrong, I love my brother's cooking but his skills come from the Walters' side of the family so that means mother is the root and he is just a fruit. It also means that my mother is a better cook than my brother, I can really feel mother's love through her cooking. Looking at my dad, I think he agrees as well, he is really focused on the food he's eating while Grandmother Mary thinks that my mother's cooking needs some more improvement.

"Do you like the food that mummy cooked, Grandma Mary?" I asked her.

She made a face, smiled and nodded. "It's tasty, I love the food, but it needs more flavour in it, more elegancy."

"We are not in Gordon Ramsay's show, mummy so there's no need to put more elegancy in the food and also Catherine and Caesar are very sensitive to taste just like Papa Fuller so I made it that way," Mommy Julia answered.

Yes, that's true Caesar and I are sensitive to taste we inherited that from our Grandfather who is also sensitive to taste. I continue enjoying my food when my stomach said that's it's time to stop. I wipe my mouth with the napkin and place my dishes in the sink. Maybe, I will clean my own dishes since I don't want to wash dishes. I placed the soap in the sponge and cleaned my dishes. You guys wanna clean your own dishes from now on, I don't want to let my skin suffer because of dish soap. After washing the dishes, I place them back on the cabinet.

"Thanks for breakfast, mom." I kissed my mother's cheek and went upstairs. Well, almost went upstairs when I heard the bell ringing. Guess my brother's home.

"I'm back sorry that I was in a rush," Caesar comes inside with a girl behind his back. O-M-G, are my eyes deceiving me? No way, it couldn't be. You must be kidding me?

I laugh at the sight of the lady who is with my brother. "Sarah?"

"Baby Sis?"

We squealed together and hugged each other. "You are such a liar, I thought you wouldn't be here. Why did you lie to me, no wonder you called me yesterday, you were coming here."

Sarah laughed and hugged me again. "Yes and when I was driving, when I told you that I am going for groceries, actually I was going to the airport at that time. Sorry, little sis, it was a surprise."

Hearing those words from her mouth makes my heart warm on a Christmas day. That surprise was the greatest surprise I ever had this Christmas. I thought that Sarah won't come, it's been two years since she didn't come to the States for Christmas.

I smiled at her and hold both of her hands. "Thank you for the surprise, really, it means to me a lot. This is the best Christmas. You know, you didn't come here for two years and that means you didn't come here for two Christmas."

"Yeah, I know. So, we are going to the orphanage tomorrow?" She asked as I lead her to the dining table to eat.

"Darling, Catherine, let Sarah eat for breakfast I'm sure she's hungry on the way here." Mom said and I nodded.

"Yeah," I answered referring to her question. "You heard me when you called me and we are going to church tonight for Christmas Vigil."

"Yes, I know, I know."

I opened my phone and looked at the time. Wow, I thought that it's eight but it's actually seven. Sarah and Caesar are chatting and enjoying their time. I don't know if he's just showing off or doing PDA in front of me. I made my way to the library and opened my book. So, what chapter am I in? Gosh, I forgot to put the bookmark. I'm such an idiot. I breathe for a second, trying to remember the chapter I'm in. 

So, I'm finished with Chapter twelve, thirteen and now I'm in fourteen. Thanks for remembering, brain.

***

So, what am I going to wear tonight? A white blouse or a green blouse? I can't choose, I mean it has the same design. Maybe I'll wear this white blouse instead since were going to church and for this green blouse, I'll wear this tomorrow. No need for makeup, I hate it when it goes under my pores. I'll just go with a light coloured lip tint and my Hugo Boss perfume. Now, that's nice. I look at myself in the mirror again and took my bag before heading downstairs.

I can say that my Mom, Grandpa Gordon and Grandma Mary are done cooking for Noche Buena and I'm afraid that the food will go cold once we arrive home. I took a piece of empanada and eat then secretly without my mother and my grandparents knowing. I went immediately to the car and start the engine.

"Hey, don't tell me that you are going to the church without us," Caesar said going to his car with Sarah.

"How about you?" I snapped back. "You are going in your car with Sarah, you're not gonna wait for our parents and grandparents."

"We are here," Dad said and started the engine of the car and my grandparents alongside with my mother. "And we are going to church so please don't fight, Catherine Claire and Caesar Dominic," Dad shouts from the car and I rolled my eyes while closing my window.

Dad's car went out first followed by me and my brother's car. I turn on my car radio and place it on my favourite music, track number seven.

Wait, don't speak. Don't wanna hear all your warnings, don't care what happened before me. Wait, don't leave nothing that's easy is worth it. Nothing that's worth it is perfect.

"Wait, don't speak. Don't wanna hear all your warnings, don't care what happened before me. Wait, don't leave nothing that's easy is worth it. Nothing that's worth it is perfect."

I been thinkin' to myself, to myself. I want you all to myself, no one else. Even if it gives me hell, baby. I would take it all for ya...

"I been thinkin' to myself, to myself. I want you all to myself, no one else. Even if it gives me hell, baby. I would take it all for ya..."

I enjoy the music while driving to the church. The mass starts at five in the afternoon and it's 4:10 so we have a lot of time to drive. Talk about the traffic, I wish we arrive at the church on time. I touch the rosary and make the Sign of the Cross hoping that we will arrive in the church on time for the mass.