Rhea POV
No . Stop it . Stop fighting . Don't leave us . I thought you loved us ? Why is this happening ? Why can't we be happy ? No . No ! Stop hurting each other ! Don't leave us ! Stay . Stay with us ! Stay with me . I can' t do it without you . I will be sad without you . No , stay ! We can still be happy ! Stay . Mom ... stay . WaitI .. I see a light . We can still be together . It's shining . The light . It's becoming brighter ! Mom , can you see it? Stay . Let's watch thislight together . Stay ..
.
.
.
.
My eyes hurts . Wait . It was because a ray of light is shining through my window , shooting right at my face . So how come I saw -- a dream . Of course , it was all just a dream, rather, a nightmare . Your mother will never come again , never . The sun is freaking hot , oh well , can't be helped because it's summer .
I got up from my tear-stained bedsheet . I cried myself to sleep , huh . Oh well , that's nothing new . But my head is hurting like hell . Of course , when you dream of a 8 year old you crying your eyes out , begging your cold mother to stay , you are very likely to get a headache .
"Rhea ! Get up ! We have pancakes for breakfast ! " , I bored my eyes on my carefree little brother . Lucky him , he was just a baby when all that drama happened . I would never want him to see all that pain .
"Aaron , don't just barge in someone's room early in the morning . " , I managed to mutter . This child is so bright and happy . Darn , we're the complete opposite .
"I'm sorry , It's just that pancakes are your favorite . I had to wake you up before I ate it all . ", he said sheepishly while scratching his head . I can't help but let out a chuckle .
"You're such a good little brother ! Ok . You go ahead , I'll come down after I fix my bed " .
"Ok ! " , then off he went .
It's been 10 years now since my family was seperated . Although the memory is still fresh and clear in my mind , I managed to struggle with it everyday . Since Mom left our house , everything has changed . Dad was always working in our company so Aaron grew up with no parents . I did'nt want him to feel unloved , so I poured all my affection and love in him . I am now 18 years old and Aaron's already 10 .
"Good morning Miss Rhea . Breakfast is already served . Please go eat now . I will be the one to fix your bed . " , Although we have a lot of helpers at home , Aaron and I never experienced true affection and care from anyone since the divorce .
"Are you sure, Denice ? " , she gave me a curt nod , "Okay then . "
I got down from our stairs . We are actually lucky to have such nice house and things . You can say that our parents are rich . But who cares about the material things ? When the most important thing that parents should give to their child is love . I can never forgive my parents for being so irresponsible and stupid .
"Good morning Miss Rhea . Please have a seat . " , the smell of the pancakes made my stomach churn . I am so hungry .
"Tina makes very delicious pancakes ! " , Aaron managed to talk in his full mouth .
"Thank you Sir Aaron . I'm glad you enjoyed it . Now , do the two of you have anywhere to go to today ? " .
"I'll go to my friend's resort today . He said we will play there . " , Aaron's excitement was evident .
"You , Miss Rhea ? "
"I.. I think I'll go to the mall today . " , I stuttered .
"The mall ? Really ? I'm glad Ms. Rhea decided to go out today . Its a very fine day . Will you go out with your friends ? " .
"I don't have any friends I can go out with . " , it came out more like a whisper .
"Oh " , long pause . " I'm sorry for being so nosy Miss Rhea . I'll tell Carl to ready the car then . "
Awkward silence . Darn , why do I have to be so cold .
"If you want , you can come with me , Rhea . I'm sure Brian won't mind . "
"No , it's fine , Aaron . I have other plans for today . " , I tried my best in giving him a reasurring smile.
After the hearty breakfast , I hurried to take a bath while Aaron directly ran to his room . He must be preparing his things now , huh . I'm glad he has friends . For me though , I don't know how to interact with people aside from my brother and helpers . I just don't know what to do , you know . Socializing is just not my thing .
Today , I will go shopping . Don't get me wrong , I seldom shop and what I'm going to buy today aren't clothes . I'm going to buy a newly-released album from one of my favorite bands , and oh John Green's new book too . Maybe I'll buy a couple DVDs ? The most sole purpose of my shopping though is to buy something , a guitar . It seems my old guitar gave up , so yeah .
"Rhea ! Lets go ! Since Brian's resort is on the way to the mall , we might as well just go together . Carl is already waiting ! "
"What ? Ok , wait for me . I'll be done in a couple of minutes . " , since I don't really have cool clothes because I don't really go out , I just grabbed a hoodie and matched it with denim jeans and my forever favorite , Converse shoes . Of course , I can never forget my headphones . I bring it with me always not only because music's my passion , it is also my getaway . It is the most effective thing to use to avoid talking to people . It saves me a bunch , I just really hate talking to people .
I hastily hopped on the car . I would haved really liked it if I just stayed home , I still have a lot of TV series and books to finish , but I really can't live without a guitar .
"Aaron , is there anything you want me to buy for you ? " , since I'm going , might as well give Aaron something since I rarely go to malls .
"Actually , yeah ! Rhea ! Can you buy me that new model of Nerf Gun ? " .
" There's a new model ? "
"Yeah . Brian and I are having a contest on who can get it first since it's a limited edition . " , he's really quite close to this Brian , huh .
"This Brian , is this your new friend ? You seem to be very fond of him " .
"Yeah ! I'll introduce you one day to him . I met him when I went with Dad in one of his business parties" .
"Oh " , so my dad is already showing Aaron the business . He does'nt really spend time with us , so I think I'm a little happy . But still , what a prick . He still only thinks about the company . He seldom talks to us and when he does , it's about preparing us to one day run the business . God , what an asshole . I sighed as I put on my headphones and blasted them in the loudest volume .
After a while , we arrived at the mall . I exchanged goodbyes with Aaron and our driver ,Carl and watched them drove off before setting off .
I went first to the Guitar shop since its just in the first floor . There were a lot of varieties , colors and types of guitars that's why it took me a lot of time to decide . One guitar caught my eye , though . It's a black Gibson Hummingbird . It really has a stylish design and I like black guitars so I gave it a try . I tried playing a few chords . Wow , it has a nice tone . I'm sure the quality is really good too since its a Gibson . Before calling the clerk though I would play with it a little more . Hmm , I'll play my favorite song then . Good thing I brought my Capo with me .
(I See Fire by Ed Sheeran ---> Video at the right)
*****
It's a really nice guitar . I took a deep breath before I strummed it for the last time . I've decided that I'm going to take it .
"Wow ! You are really good ! "
Shoot .
There was someone listening all this time !?!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hello ! Reycil here ! How's the story so far ? I hope it has reached your standards and is of your liking . Don't forget to leave a vote so that I may have a little inspiration !
Thanks again for checking out my work :D
