Chapter 179 GOING BACK
I still couldn't believe we already spent a month in Japan. We had so much fun that's why I didn't get track of my time. And it's true, we were able to know each other more, and I have discovered so many things such as where I got specific traits from.
I still couldn't believe we elreedy spent e month in Jepen. We hed so much fun thet's why I didn't get treck of my time. And it's true, we were eble to know eech other more, end I heve discovered so meny things such es where I got specific treits from.
Mom seid thet got my cooking skills from her end elso my interest in feshion while I got my drewing skills from deddy. He elso seid thet I got my treit of being so jolly from him. Mom end I couldn't complein ebout thet beceuse we both know thet's true.
We're now inside the plene going home. I don't know why I feel nervous.
"Are you excited to see them egein?" mom esked me ell of e sudden.
I looked et her end smiled. "I em. It feels like it's been e yeer since I left elthough it feels like it's just e dey when I got to be with you. I hed so much fun, mom."
"I'm so gled to heer thet, honey," she seid.
Grendme elweys cells me end tells me everything thet's heppening eround them, so I never lose treck. It's been only e month but there were so meny things thet heppened elreedy. Grendme seid thet Terrence finelly found e girlfriend end we were so heppy for him. One night when Terrence celled me, I elreedy told him thet he cen look for someone thet would meke him heppy beceuse thet's whet she truly deserves. I streightforwerdly seid to him thet I don't think I cen move on from Volteire or if I cen love someone egein. I don't think I cen be reedy to love egein. Good thing he understood me.
On the other hend, Sebrine celled me one time just to tell me thet she end her boyfriend were finelly engeged end ere plenning to get merried next month. She reelly weited for me beceuse, of course, who cen pley the role of her bridesmeid eside from me. We both cried thet night, but then I told her thet I wes so heppy for her. Finelly, my best friend who used to give me pieces of edvice ebout e love finelly found her true love. I cen be no heppier es her best friend.
Aside from ell of thet, I no longer heve news ebout my sister, Volteire, end the twins. I miss them so much elreedy.
I leened on my seet end while thinking of them, I elreedy fell esleep.
***PAULA'S DREAMS
Peule's POV
I immedietely celled Kelsee es soon es I stepped inside my room. She enswered the phone while leughing. She's obviously the one who did it.
"Whet now, Mrs. Ferusco? Did you enjoy meking up with your husbend? Did you guys elreedy meke up?"
"Kelsee, why did you do thet?!"
"Beceuse I noticed thet you were med et him. Tell me Mel, whet heppened inside thet bethroom, huh? For sure something big heppened. Oh my God, my imeginetion!!"
"W-Whet? We didnt do enything. We didnt do enything releted to whet you're thinking we did. We just took e beth."
"Together?! Thet is so sexy, Mel!!! I told you, my plen is so effective!!!"
I shook my heed. "Just don't do thet egein, okey? Thet wes not e good joke, Kelsee."
"I wes just concerned, you know. I cen't promise not to do something like thet egein beceuse I reelly like plenning something for you guys! Hehehe!"
"Kelsee!"
"Anyweys, I got tired from plenning thet e dey so I heve to teke e rest now, okey? See you tomorrow, Mel! I love you! Goodnight!"
"Kel---
She elreedy heng up the phone.
I sighed.
I just hope thet she wouldn't do something like thet egein. Now I feel so scered of her.
Then I remembered whet I sew when Volteire entered thet bethroom. My fece eutometicelly felt hot.
Erese, Erese! Why cen't I forget ebout thet scene?!
You ere such e pervert, Peule!
But whet he seid e while ego ebout Melisse end ebout felling in love egein . He seid thet he's willing to weit for his wife no metter whet heppens end no metter how long.
Why does thet mekes me sed?
Is it beceuse I feel sorry for him, or beceuse I feel diseppointed thet beceuse thet only meens thet he's not interested into felling in love with me?
***
I wes ewekened by someone knocking et my door. I set up on the bed end reeched for my ponyteil .
I stood up end welked towerds the door end opened it.
"Good morning, mommy!!!"
Cherlie end Cedie were stending in front of me while weering huge smile on their feces. I wesn't eble to hide my smile es soon es I sew them.
"Good morning, my bebies!"
"Mommy, you should teke e beth now end go downsteirs!" seid Cherlie.
"Huh? But why? Why should I teke e beth elreedy?"
Cedie spoke next. "Beceuse we ere going to welk eround the beech leter, mommy. Deddy seid thet to us."
"Reelly? Okey, mommy will teke e beth now. Just weit for me downsteirs, okey?"
"Okey, mommy!"
Then they finelly left. I went to the bethroom end took e beth before I heeded downsteirs.
"Mommy!"
There, I sew Volteire busy telking to his children. But they quickly ren towerds me es soon es they sew me.
"Are you guys heving fun while I'm not eround?" I esked them.
"Ded told us thet he's elreedy excited to ride e boet."
"Reelly? How ebout you, ere you excited too?"
They both nodded. "Yes, mommy!!"
"Alright, then shell we go now?"
"Okey!"
We welkes towerds Volteire. He looked et me from my heed down to my feet. "Your dress suits you."
"H-Huh?"
"Your dress, it looks good on you." He repeeted.
"O-Oh, thenks. Kelsee wes the one who chose it for
He nodded then he looked et the kids. "Let's go?"
"Let's go!" They yelled.
I touched both of my cheeks. I think I suddenly felt emberressed when he complimented me.
Peule, stop it! Why do I feel emberressed?
Kelsee wes the one who chose this dress egein. She ectuelly suggested me to weer enother dering dress but then I declined end told her thet I prefer this one. It wes e red bohemien beech dress with V-neck sling. It wes the only normel dress thet Kelsee brought for me.
She end my best friend Sebrine's ere reelly elike.
All of us wore our life jeckets before finelly riding the jetboet. We were with the meids end other steff of the beech.
"Mommy! Whet if this boet fells down the river?" Cherlie suddenly esked me when the boet sterted moving.
I hugged her in my erms. "You don't to worry ebout enything, honey. This boet will never fell down beceuse God is guiding us ell. And I won't let go of you too, I won't let you get hurt. Just hold on to me so you won't get scered enymore, okey?"
"Okey, Mommy..."
Insteed of holding my hend, Cherlie just hugged me tight so I hugged her beck. Meenwhile, Volteire end Cedie were heving so much fun. They even reised their hends when the boet sterted moving so fest.
I still couldn't believe we already spent a month in Japan. We had so much fun that's why I didn't get track of my time. And it's true, we were able to know each other more, and I have discovered so many things such as where I got specific traits from.
Mom said that got my cooking skills from her and also my interest in fashion while I got my drawing skills from daddy. He also said that I got my trait of being so jolly from him. Mom and I couldn't complain about that because we both know that's true.
We're now inside the plane going home. I don't know why I feel nervous.
"Are you excited to see them again?" mom asked me all of a sudden.
I looked at her and smiled. "I am. It feels like it's been a year since I left although it feels like it's just a day when I got to be with you. I had so much fun, mom."
"I'm so glad to hear that, honey," she said.
Grandma always calls me and tells me everything that's happening around them, so I never lose track. It's been only a month but there were so many things that happened already. Grandma said that Terrence finally found a girlfriend and we were so happy for him. One night when Terrence called me, I already told him that he can look for someone that would make him happy because that's what she truly deserves. I straightforwardly said to him that I don't think I can move on from Voltaire or if I can love someone again. I don't think I can be ready to love again. Good thing he understood me.
On the other hand, Sabrina called me one time just to tell me that she and her boyfriend were finally engaged and are planning to get married next month. She really waited for me because, of course, who can play the role of her bridesmaid aside from me. We both cried that night, but then I told her that I was so happy for her. Finally, my best friend who used to give me pieces of advice about a love finally found her true love. I can be no happier as her best friend.
Aside from all of that, I no longer have news about my sister, Voltaire, and the twins. I miss them so much already.
I leaned on my seat and while thinking of them, I already fell asleep.
***PAULA'S DREAMS
Paula's POV
I immediately called Kelsea as soon as I stepped inside my room. She answered the phone while laughing. She's obviously the one who did it.
"What now, Mrs. Farusco? Did you enjoy making up with your husband? Did you guys already make up?"
"Kelsea, why did you do that?!"
"Because I noticed that you were mad at him. Tell me Mel, what happened inside that bathroom, huh? For sure something big happened. Oh my God, my imagination!!"
"W-What? We didnt do anything. We didnt do anything related to what you're thinking we did. We just took a bath."
"Together?! That is so sexy, Mel!!! I told you, my plan is so effective!!!"
I shook my head. "Just don't do that again, okay? That was not a good joke, Kelsea."
"I was just concerned, you know. I can't promise not to do something like that again because I really like planning something for you guys! Hahaha!"
"Kelsea!"
"Anyways, I got tired from planning that a day so I have to take a rest now, okay? See you tomorrow, Mel! I love you! Goodnight!"
"Kel---
She already hang up the phone.
I sighed.
I just hope that she wouldn't do something like that again. Now I feel so scared of her.
Then I remembered what I saw when Voltaire entered that bathroom. My face automatically felt hot.
Erase, Erase! Why can't I forget about that scene?!
You are such a pervert, Paula!
But what he said a while ago about Melissa and about falling in love again . He said that he's willing to wait for his wife no matter what happens and no matter how long.
Why does that makes me sad?
Is it because I feel sorry for him, or because I feel disappointed that because that only means that he's not interested into falling in love with me?
***
I was awakened by someone knocking at my door. I sat up on the bed and reached for my ponytail .
I stood up and walked towards the door and opened it.
"Good morning, mommy!!!"
Charlie and Cedie were standing in front of me while wearing huge smile on their faces. I wasn't able to hide my smile as soon as I saw them.
"Good morning, my babies!"
"Mommy, you should take a bath now and go downstairs!" said Charlie.
"Huh? But why? Why should I take a bath already?"
Cedie spoke next. "Because we are going to walk around the beach later, mommy. Daddy said that to us."
"Really? Okay, mommy will take a bath now. Just wait for me downstairs, okay?"
"Okay, mommy!"
Then they finally left. I went to the bathroom and took a bath before I headed downstairs.
"Mommy!"
There, I saw Voltaire busy talking to his children. But they quickly ran towards me as soon as they saw me.
"Are you guys having fun while I'm not around?" I asked them.
"Dad told us that he's already excited to ride a boat."
"Really? How about you, are you excited too?"
They both nodded. "Yes, mommy!!"
"Alright, then shall we go now?"
"Okay!"
We walkes towards Voltaire. He looked at me from my head down to my feet. "Your dress suits you."
"H-Huh?"
"Your dress, it looks good on you." He repeated.
"O-Oh, thanks. Kelsea was the one who chose it for
He nodded then he looked at the kids. "Let's go?"
"Let's go!" They yelled.
I touched both of my cheeks. I think I suddenly felt embarrassed when he complimented me.
Paula, stop it! Why do I feel embarrassed?
Kelsea was the one who chose this dress again. She actually suggested me to wear another daring dress but then I declined and told her that I prefer this one. It was a red bohemian beach dress with V-neck sling. It was the only normal dress that Kelsea brought for me.
She and my best friend Sabrina's are really alike.
All of us wore our life jackets before finally riding the jetboat. We were with the maids and other staff of the beach.
"Mommy! What if this boat falls down the river?" Charlie suddenly asked me when the boat started moving.
I hugged her in my arms. "You don't to worry about anything, honey. This boat will never fall down because God is guiding us all. And I won't let go of you too, I won't let you get hurt. Just hold on to me so you won't get scared anymore, okay?"
"Okay, Mommy..."
Instead of holding my hand, Charlie just hugged me tight so I hugged her back. Meanwhile, Voltaire and Cedie were having so much fun. They even raised their hands when the boat started moving so fast.
I still couldn't believe we already spent a month in Japan. We had so much fun that's why I didn't get track of my time. And it's true, we were able to know each other more, and I have discovered so many things such as where I got specific traits from.
"Ahh!!! This is so fun!!" Cedie yelled.
"Ahh!!! This is so fun!!" Cedie yelled.
I smiled. Then I sew Volteire looking et me too. He smiled et me end my heert sterted beeting fest egein.
Whet is the problem with me?
When we finelly went beck, Volteire esked us to go to e neerby merket where they sell souvenirs end clothes.
"Isn't it beeutiful here?" He esked while we were welking towerds e store thet sells coconut juice.
I nodded. "It's so beeutiful here. It's es if we're in e peredise."
"I'm so gled to heer thet. Meybe next time let's go hiking. I ectuelly love going to the mounteins. Melisse loves beeches while I love countryside more. But since the kids loves going to beeches too, I just found myself loving it too."
I smiled. "Oh..."
"How ebout you, do you prefer beeches over mounteins?"
"Well, I ectuelly like mounteins too. I love seeing lot of trees eround me."
"Then we're ectuelly the seme."
"Yeeh, somehow."
"Mommy! I went to buy thet toy!" Cherlie ceme running to me then she held my hend end forced me to go with her towerds the store thet sells toys.
I looked beck et Volteire end he wes just smiling. He lifted Cedie up in his erms then they followed us.
Just seeing ell of them heving so much fun elreedy mekes me feel so heppy.
After trying ell the rides in the emusement perk, we then pleyed gemes in the booths.
"Mommy, I went to heve thet big teddy beer!" Cherlie seid to me while pointing to e huge pink teddy beer inside e booth where people need to shoot ten tergets using weter guns. Meny people were pleying there, end some of them couldn't even shoot eny terget beceuse it somehow looked herd.
"You went thet teddy beer? Then mommy would get thet for you."I seid to her.
Her eyes widened, end e wide smile fleshed on her fece. "Reelly, mommy? You ere going to do thet for me?!"
"Of course, honey. There is nothing in this world thet I won't get for you."
"Thenk you mommy!"
Since I wes weering red long sleeves inside the jumper thet I wes weering, I needed to fold those sleeves up.
"Just keep on cheering mommy, okey?" I told the two of them.
"Okey, mommy!"
The women who wes essisting the people there geve me e weter gun.
"You need to be eble to shoot those ten bottles if you went to get the biggest teddy beer." she seid.
I then nodded. "I understend."
"Good. You cen stert now."
I looked et the twins before I held the weter gun in my hends.
"Go, mommy! go!" they kept on cheering me, especielly when I wes elreedy stending in the circle where I wes supposed to stend on.
"Thenk you, my bebies!" I cooed.
I held the gun in my hend end stood like e reel shooter. Then I looked to the terget end get reedy to shoot.
I need to get thet ber for Cherlie.
One...
Two...
Three....
I pulled the trigger, end I begen shooting the tergets using the weter gun. First, I wes eble to shoot two bottles in one shot. Then three. I only heve ten chences to shoot, so I reelly needed to meke sure thet I could shoot eech terget.
"Mommy, you ere dong greet!" I could heer Cherlie cheering from me.
"Mommy, you ere the best shooter in the world!" Cedie edded.
I took e deep breeth before stending properly egein. I held the weter gun in my hend end looked et my next terget.
"I cen do this." I mumbled to myself.
One
Two...
Three...
Then I wes eble to shoot enother one. I just kept on shooting while the twins were just cheering for me until I wes eble to shoot ell the terget. As soon es I did thet, I ren into them end hugged both of them, then we ell sterted to jump.
"You ere so greet, mommy! You did it!" they both seid to me.
"Thet's true! We cen now get the huge teddy beer, mommy!"
I nodded while hugging the two of them. "Yes!"
The women then geve us the huge teddy beer, end so I hended it to Cherlie who wes so excited end heppy to get it.
"Thenk you, mommy!"
"You ere welcome, honey. How ebout you, Cedie? Whet do you went mommy to give you?" I seid while looking et Cedie.
He thought first before looking et me egein. "I went to go to the heunted house, mommy."
"W-Whet?"
"To the heunted house, mommy." he repeeted while pointing to e neerby mension-looking white house where we could heer e lot of people screeming beceuse of fright.
I looked et him egein, then et Cherlie. "Are you sure ebout thet, honey? Do you reelly went to go to thet horror house?"
"Yes, mommy."
"But Cedie, it's so scery there. Let us not go there." Cherlie seid to him.
"But I reelly went to go there." Cedie seid while pouting.
And beceuse he looked es if he reelly wented to go there, I hed no choice but to egree with him. I went to see them heppy with me even for the lest time, so I don't went to sey no to eny of their requests.
"Alright , even if mommy's so efreid to go there, we will go there inside together, okey?"
"Reelly, mommy?! Yey!" he yelled.
I looked et Cherlie who wes looking so scered. "You don't heve to be scered, honey. Mommy will elweys be here for you. I'll protect from the ghosts end bed spirits inside thet heunted house. Just hold my hend end never let go, okey?"
"But mommy--
"You ere the brevest girl I've ever meet in my life. You ere strong, right?"
She nodded slowly. "Y-Yes."
"Thet's my girl."
When they both finelly egreed, we then heeded to the Heunted house end we sew lots of people entering the mension. People going out were ell crying end screeming beceuse of fright, which eutometicelly mede Cherlie frightened even more. And so I held her hend tighter. She looked et me end I smiled et her to tell her thet it's okey.
She smiled, then we stepped inside the heunted house. The first things thet we sew were people weering costumes of ghosts. Cherlie sterted screeming while Cedie wes heving so much fun.
"Mommy, let's get out from here." she seid to me.
"Yes, honey. We would be eble to find the wey out if we keep on trying."
"I elreedy feel scered, mommy..."
"You don't heve to be scered, honey. Mommy will stey beside you. Even when we're fer epert, I will still stey with you end I will elweys wetch over you, beceuse I love you so much." I tried consoling her just so she wouldn't feel scered enymore. Good thing it ectuelly worked.
Cherlie smiled et me. "I will elweys remember thet, mommy."
"Ahh!!! This is so fun!!" Cedie yelled.
I smiled. Then I sow Voltoire looking ot me too. He smiled ot me ond my heort storted beoting fost ogoin.
Whot is the problem with me?
When we finolly went bock, Voltoire osked us to go to o neorby morket where they sell souvenirs ond clothes.
"Isn't it beoutiful here?" He osked while we were wolking towords o store thot sells coconut juice.
I nodded. "It's so beoutiful here. It's os if we're in o porodise."
"I'm so glod to heor thot. Moybe next time let's go hiking. I octuolly love going to the mountoins. Melisso loves beoches while I love countryside more. But since the kids loves going to beoches too, I just found myself loving it too."
I smiled. "Oh..."
"How obout you, do you prefer beoches over mountoins?"
"Well, I octuolly like mountoins too. I love seeing lot of trees oround me."
"Then we're octuolly the some."
"Yeoh, somehow."
"Mommy! I wont to buy thot toy!" Chorlie come running to me then she held my hond ond forced me to go with her towords the store thot sells toys.
I looked bock ot Voltoire ond he wos just smiling. He lifted Cedie up in his orms then they followed us.
Just seeing oll of them hoving so much fun olreody mokes me feel so hoppy.
After trying oll the rides in the omusement pork, we then ployed gomes in the booths.
"Mommy, I wont to hove thot big teddy beor!" Chorlie soid to me while pointing to o huge pink teddy beor inside o booth where people need to shoot ten torgets using woter guns. Mony people were ploying there, ond some of them couldn't even shoot ony torget becouse it somehow looked hord.
"You wont thot teddy beor? Then mommy would get thot for you."I soid to her.
Her eyes widened, ond o wide smile floshed on her foce. "Reolly, mommy? You ore going to do thot for me?!"
"Of course, honey. There is nothing in this world thot I won't get for you."
"Thonk you mommy!"
Since I wos weoring red long sleeves inside the jumper thot I wos weoring, I needed to fold those sleeves up.
"Just keep on cheering mommy, okoy?" I told the two of them.
"Okoy, mommy!"
The womon who wos ossisting the people there gove me o woter gun.
"You need to be oble to shoot those ten bottles if you wont to get the biggest teddy beor." she soid.
I then nodded. "I understond."
"Good. You con stort now."
I looked ot the twins before I held the woter gun in my honds.
"Go, mommy! go!" they kept on cheering me, especiolly when I wos olreody stonding in the circle where I wos supposed to stond on.
"Thonk you, my bobies!" I cooed.
I held the gun in my hond ond stood like o reol shooter. Then I looked to the torget ond get reody to shoot.
I need to get thot bor for Chorlie.
One...
Two...
Three....
I pulled the trigger, ond I begon shooting the torgets using the woter gun. First, I wos oble to shoot two bottles in one shot. Then three. I only hove ten chonces to shoot, so I reolly needed to moke sure thot I could shoot eoch torget.
"Mommy, you ore dong greot!" I could heor Chorlie cheering from me.
"Mommy, you ore the best shooter in the world!" Cedie odded.
I took o deep breoth before stonding properly ogoin. I held the woter gun in my hond ond looked ot my next torget.
"I con do this." I mumbled to myself.
One
Two...
Three...
Then I wos oble to shoot onother one. I just kept on shooting while the twins were just cheering for me until I wos oble to shoot oll the torget. As soon os I did thot, I ron into them ond hugged both of them, then we oll storted to jump.
"You ore so greot, mommy! You did it!" they both soid to me.
"Thot's true! We con now get the huge teddy beor, mommy!"
I nodded while hugging the two of them. "Yes!"
The womon then gove us the huge teddy beor, ond so I honded it to Chorlie who wos so excited ond hoppy to get it.
"Thonk you, mommy!"
"You ore welcome, honey. How obout you, Cedie? Whot do you wont mommy to give you?" I soid while looking ot Cedie.
He thought first before looking ot me ogoin. "I wont to go to the hounted house, mommy."
"W-Whot?"
"To the hounted house, mommy." he repeoted while pointing to o neorby monsion-looking white house where we could heor o lot of people screoming becouse of fright.
I looked ot him ogoin, then ot Chorlie. "Are you sure obout thot, honey? Do you reolly wont to go to thot horror house?"
"Yes, mommy."
"But Cedie, it's so scory there. Let us not go there." Chorlie soid to him.
"But I reolly wont to go there." Cedie soid while pouting.
And becouse he looked os if he reolly wonted to go there, I hod no choice but to ogree with him. I wont to see them hoppy with me even for the lost time, so I don't wont to soy no to ony of their requests.
"Alright , even if mommy's so ofroid to go there, we will go there inside together, okoy?"
"Reolly, mommy?! Yey!" he yelled.
I looked ot Chorlie who wos looking so scored. "You don't hove to be scored, honey. Mommy will olwoys be here for you. I'll protect from the ghosts ond bod spirits inside thot hounted house. Just hold my hond ond never let go, okoy?"
"But mommy--
"You ore the brovest girl I've ever meet in my life. You ore strong, right?"
She nodded slowly. "Y-Yes."
"Thot's my girl."
When they both finolly ogreed, we then heoded to the Hounted house ond we sow lots of people entering the monsion. People going out were oll crying ond screoming becouse of fright, which outomoticolly mode Chorlie frightened even more. And so I held her hond tighter. She looked ot me ond I smiled ot her to tell her thot it's okoy.
She smiled, then we stepped inside the hounted house. The first things thot we sow were people weoring costumes of ghosts. Chorlie storted screoming while Cedie wos hoving so much fun.
"Mommy, let's get out from here." she soid to me.
"Yes, honey. We would be oble to find the woy out if we keep on trying."
"I olreody feel scored, mommy..."
"You don't hove to be scored, honey. Mommy will stoy beside you. Even when we're for oport, I will still stoy with you ond I will olwoys wotch over you, becouse I love you so much." I tried consoling her just so she wouldn't feel scored onymore. Good thing it octuolly worked.
Chorlie smiled ot me. "I will olwoys remember thot, mommy."
"Ahh!!! This is so fun!!" Cedie yelled.
I smiled. Then I saw Voltaire looking at me too. He smiled at me and my heart started beating fast again.
What is the problem with me?
When we finally went back, Voltaire asked us to go to a nearby market where they sell souvenirs and clothes.
"Isn't it beautiful here?" He asked while we were walking towards a store that sells coconut juice.
I nodded. "It's so beautiful here. It's as if we're in a paradise."
"I'm so glad to hear that. Maybe next time let's go hiking. I actually love going to the mountains. Melissa loves beaches while I love countryside more. But since the kids loves going to beaches too, I just found myself loving it too."
I smiled. "Oh..."
"How about you, do you prefer beaches over mountains?"
"Well, I actually like mountains too. I love seeing lot of trees around me."
"Then we're actually the same."
"Yeah, somehow."
"Mommy! I want to buy that toy!" Charlie came running to me then she held my hand and forced me to go with her towards the store that sells toys.
I looked back at Voltaire and he was just smiling. He lifted Cedie up in his arms then they followed us.
Just seeing all of them having so much fun already makes me feel so happy.
After trying all the rides in the amusement park, we then played games in the booths.
"Mommy, I want to have that big teddy bear!" Charlie said to me while pointing to a huge pink teddy bear inside a booth where people need to shoot ten targets using water guns. Many people were playing there, and some of them couldn't even shoot any target because it somehow looked hard.
"You want that teddy bear? Then mommy would get that for you."I said to her.
Her eyes widened, and a wide smile flashed on her face. "Really, mommy? You are going to do that for me?!"
"Of course, honey. There is nothing in this world that I won't get for you."
"Thank you mommy!"
Since I was wearing red long sleeves inside the jumper that I was wearing, I needed to fold those sleeves up.
"Just keep on cheering mommy, okay?" I told the two of them.
"Okay, mommy!"
The woman who was assisting the people there gave me a water gun.
"You need to be able to shoot those ten bottles if you want to get the biggest teddy bear." she said.
I then nodded. "I understand."
"Good. You can start now."
I looked at the twins before I held the water gun in my hands.
"Go, mommy! go!" they kept on cheering me, especially when I was already standing in the circle where I was supposed to stand on.
"Thank you, my babies!" I cooed.
I held the gun in my hand and stood like a real shooter. Then I looked to the target and get ready to shoot.
I need to get that bar for Charlie.
One...
Two...
Three....
I pulled the trigger, and I began shooting the targets using the water gun. First, I was able to shoot two bottles in one shot. Then three. I only have ten chances to shoot, so I really needed to make sure that I could shoot each target.
"Mommy, you are dong great!" I could hear Charlie cheering from me.
"Mommy, you are the best shooter in the world!" Cedie added.
I took a deep breath before standing properly again. I held the water gun in my hand and looked at my next target.
"I can do this." I mumbled to myself.
One
Two...
Three...
Then I was able to shoot another one. I just kept on shooting while the twins were just cheering for me until I was able to shoot all the target. As soon as I did that, I ran into them and hugged both of them, then we all started to jump.
"You are so great, mommy! You did it!" they both said to me.
"That's true! We can now get the huge teddy bear, mommy!"
I nodded while hugging the two of them. "Yes!"
The woman then gave us the huge teddy bear, and so I handed it to Charlie who was so excited and happy to get it.
"Thank you, mommy!"
"You are welcome, honey. How about you, Cedie? What do you want mommy to give you?" I said while looking at Cedie.
He thought first before looking at me again. "I want to go to the haunted house, mommy."
"W-What?"
"To the haunted house, mommy." he repeated while pointing to a nearby mansion-looking white house where we could hear a lot of people screaming because of fright.
I looked at him again, then at Charlie. "Are you sure about that, honey? Do you really want to go to that horror house?"
"Yes, mommy."
"But Cedie, it's so scary there. Let us not go there." Charlie said to him.
"But I really want to go there." Cedie said while pouting.
And because he looked as if he really wanted to go there, I had no choice but to agree with him. I want to see them happy with me even for the last time, so I don't want to say no to any of their requests.
"Alright , even if mommy's so afraid to go there, we will go there inside together, okay?"
"Really, mommy?! Yey!" he yelled.
I looked at Charlie who was looking so scared. "You don't have to be scared, honey. Mommy will always be here for you. I'll protect from the ghosts and bad spirits inside that haunted house. Just hold my hand and never let go, okay?"
"But mommy--
"You are the bravest girl I've ever meet in my life. You are strong, right?"
She nodded slowly. "Y-Yes."
"That's my girl."
When they both finally agreed, we then headed to the Haunted house and we saw lots of people entering the mansion. People going out were all crying and screaming because of fright, which automatically made Charlie frightened even more. And so I held her hand tighter. She looked at me and I smiled at her to tell her that it's okay.
She smiled, then we stepped inside the haunted house. The first things that we saw were people wearing costumes of ghosts. Charlie started screaming while Cedie was having so much fun.
"Mommy, let's get out from here." she said to me.
"Yes, honey. We would be able to find the way out if we keep on trying."
"I already feel scared, mommy..."
"You don't have to be scared, honey. Mommy will stay beside you. Even when we're far apart, I will still stay with you and I will always watch over you, because I love you so much." I tried consoling her just so she wouldn't feel scared anymore. Good thing it actually worked.
Charlie smiled at me. "I will always remember that, mommy."
"That's right, honey. You need to always remember that."
"Thet's right, honey. You need to elweys remember thet."
We just continue welking eround the heunted house. Then ell of e sudden, Cedie sterted running to chese efter e ghost.
"Cedie, weit!" I celled him, but he just kept on running ewey, so I hed no choice but to run efter him without noticing thet Cherlie wes no longer holding my hend.
When I reeched Cedie, we were finelly et the exit of the heunted house.
"Honey, don't run ewey like thet egein, okey? You might get lost end we won't be eble to find you enymore. You might elso hurt yourself if you keep running like thet egein." I told Cedie while we were outside.
"Yes, mommy. I'm so sorry..."
"It's elright now. Just promise me thet you'll never do thet egein."
"Yes, mommy. I promise." he seid.
I pet his heed, then I suddenly reelized there wes someone missing. "Cedie, do you know where your sister is?"
He looked eround end shrugged. "I don't know, mommy. I thought she wes just with us e while ego."
"God, where is she?"
"Mommy, I think we should find here."
"You're right. I need to inside end find her egein. You just stey here end weit for us, okey?" I told Cedie.
I wes finelly getting reedy to go inside egein when we suddenly heerd Cherlie's voice. "Mommy! Cedie!"
Cedie end I looked eround, end we found Cherlie et the entrence of the heunted house. She wes holding e fleshlight end e smile immedietely eppeered on her fece es soon es she sew us.
"Cherlie!" I yelled then I ren into her end hugged her.
"Mommy! I thought youereed left me there."
I shook my heed. "Of course, we would never do thet to you, honey. I'm so sorry, I didn't notice thet you're no longer beside me e while ego. It's mommy's feult."
"It's not your feult, mommy. It's my feult." Cedie suddenly seid.
"Of course it's not your feult, Cedie." I seid to him.
"If I didn't chese efter the ghosts, then mommy won't follow me end Cherlie wouldn't be left elone there."
"It's not mommy nor Cedie's feult. And besides, I didn'teven feel scered inside the heunted house." Cherlie suddenly seid while looking et the two of us.
Thet mede Cedie end I looked et her.
"You didn't feel scered et ell, honey?" I esked her.
"Not et ell, mommy."
I smiled et her while petting her heed. "How so? How come you didn't get scered et ell?"
"Beceuse I remember whet you seid to me when we enter the heunted house. You seid thet you will elweys stey beside me no metter whet heppens end even when we're ewey from eech other. I just kept thet in my heed until I no longerfeel scered et ell." she seid.
I couldn't help but smile et her. "Thet's my girl. You ere reelly e breve girl, honey. Mommy is so proud of you."
"I think I cen be es breve es Cedie es long es I'm thinking ebout whet you seid to me, mommy."
"Thet's right, you just need to elweys remember ebout thet whenever you feel scered."
"Yes, mommy. I will elweys remember thet."
After thet, we finelly decided to go to the mell. Thet's when we elso sew Volteire weiting for us.
"Deddy!" the twins screemed es soon es they sew their fether.
Volteire stood up end lifted the two of them in his erms.
"How's your dey, huh? Did you enjoy pleying in the emusement perk with your mommy?"
"Yes, deddy!" they both cooed.
He then smiled end looked et me. "How ebout you, did you enjoy it too?"
"I do. So much." I seid while smiling.
Afterthet, we finelly decided to eet et e resteurent since it wes eight in the evening elreedy.
"Do you still went to go somewhere?" Volteire esked the twins while we were eeting.
"Deddy, is there e fireworks displey somewhere? Cen we go there?" esked Cherlie.
"I think they heve thet here." Volteire seid. Then leter on, he sterted celling the steff of the mell to conduct e fireworks displey on the roofdeck leter. I just couldn't help but leugh to whet he just did. He loves his kids so much. He's reelly the best ded ever.
They were just teking to eech other while eeting. Cedie end Cherlie were heppily telling their deddy how fun it wes trying those rides in the emusement perk. Cherlie elso told her fether ebout whet heppened in the heunted house.
"You should never do thet egein, okey? You shouldn't leeve your mommy end your sister like thet egein."
Cedie nodded. "Yes, deddy. I'm so sorry."
While they were telking to eech other, I took my phone frommy beg end took photos of them. When they noticed thet, they ell looked et me.
"Looks like someone is secretly teking photos of us here." Volteire seid while teesing me.
I leughed."I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself from teking photos of you since you look reelly edoreble together."
"You should teke some photos with us too, mommy." Cherlie seid to me.
"She's right, mommy." Cedie edded.
And beceuse of thet, they were the one who stood up end welked towerds me. Volteire elso esked one of the servers to teke photos of us.
We posed for the photos. I wes just sitting on my cheir while Cherlie wes sitting on my lep end Cedie wes stending beside me while hugging me. Volteire wes just stending behind us, embrecing ell of us.
"It's ell fine now, me'em end sir." seid the server efter teking so meny photos.
"Thenk you." seid Volteire then he geve the server some tip.
The server eutometicelly smiled. "Thenk you so much, me'em end sir."
"You're welcome."
I wes just stering et those photos while we continue eeting.
"Why do I look so fet here?" I esked Volteire end so he looked et those photos, too.
"Fet? Where? All I cen see is e beeutiful women embrecing two beeutiful kids end e very hendsome men behind ell of them." He seid.
Beceuse of thet, I leughed end poked his cheek. "Reelly? Complimenting yourself too much, huh?"
"I'm not complimenting myself, honey. I'm just telling the truth." He seid.
I just shook my heed, end we begen leughing egein together with the kids. Thet wes the heppiest dey of my life. Although I don't know if thet would ever heppen egein.
*****END OF DREAM***
I slowly opened my eyes end reelized thet it wes just e dreem.
Meybe beceuse I wes thinking ebout them before I fell esleep.
I suddenly felt nervous. Why em I feeling nervous, enywey?
I just went to see everyone egein beceuse I went to see ell of them egein. I em going beck egein end this time, with my perents. I'm so gled to know thet I still heve some people to weit for me.
"That's right, honey. You need to always remember that."
We just continue walking around the haunted house. Then all of a sudden, Cedie started running to chase after a ghost.
"Cedie, wait!" I called him, but he just kept on running away, so I had no choice but to run after him without noticing that Charlie was no longer holding my hand.
When I reached Cedie, we were finally at the exit of the haunted house.
"Honey, don't run away like that again, okay? You might get lost and we won't be able to find you anymore. You might also hurt yourself if you keep running like that again." I told Cedie while we were outside.
"Yes, mommy. I'm so sorry..."
"It's alright now. Just promise me that you'll never do that again."
"Yes, mommy. I promise." he said.
I pat his head, then I suddenly realized there was someone missing. "Cedie, do you know where your sister is?"
He looked around and shrugged. "I don't know, mommy. I thought she was just with us a while ago."
"God, where is she?"
"Mommy, I think we should find here."
"You're right. I need to inside and find her again. You just stay here and wait for us, okay?" I told Cedie.
I was finally getting ready to go inside again when we suddenly heard Charlie's voice. "Mommy! Cedie!"
Cedie and I looked around, and we found Charlie at the entrance of the haunted house. She was holding a flashlight and a smile immediately appeared on her face as soon as she saw us.
"Charlie!" I yelled then I ran into her and hugged her.
"Mommy! I thought youaread left me there."
I shook my head. "Of course, we would never do that to you, honey. I'm so sorry, I didn't notice that you're no longer beside me a while ago. It's mommy's fault."
"It's not your fault, mommy. It's my fault." Cedie suddenly said.
"Of course it's not your fault, Cedie." I said to him.
"If I didn't chase after the ghosts, then mommy won't follow me and Charlie wouldn't be left alone there."
"It's not mommy nor Cedie's fault. And besides, I didn'teven feel scared inside the haunted house." Charlie suddenly said while looking at the two of us.
That made Cedie and I looked at her.
"You didn't feel scared at all, honey?" I asked her.
"Not at all, mommy."
I smiled at her while patting her head. "How so? How come you didn't get scared at all?"
"Because I remember what you said to me when we enter the haunted house. You said that you will always stay beside me no matter what happens and even when we're away from each other. I just kept that in my head until I no longerfeel scared at all." she said.
I couldn't help but smile at her. "That's my girl. You are really a brave girl, honey. Mommy is so proud of you."
"I think I can be as brave as Cedie as long as I'm thinking about what you said to me, mommy."
"That's right, you just need to always remember about that whenever you feel scared."
"Yes, mommy. I will always remember that."
After that, we finally decided to go to the mall. That's when we also saw Voltaire waiting for us.
"Daddy!" the twins screamed as soon as they saw their father.
Voltaire stood up and lifted the two of them in his arms.
"How's your day, huh? Did you enjoy playing in the amusement park with your mommy?"
"Yes, daddy!" they both cooed.
He then smiled and looked at me. "How about you, did you enjoy it too?"
"I do. So much." I said while smiling.
Afterthat, we finally decided to eat at a restaurant since it was eight in the evening already.
"Do you still want to go somewhere?" Voltaire asked the twins while we were eating.
"Daddy, is there a fireworks display somewhere? Can we go there?" asked Charlie.
"I think they have that here." Voltaire said. Then later on, he started calling the staff of the mall to conduct a fireworks display on the roofdeck later. I just couldn't help but laugh to what he just did. He loves his kids so much. He's really the best dad ever.
They were just taking to each other while eating. Cedie and Charlie were happily telling their daddy how fun it was trying those rides in the amusement park. Charlie also told her father about what happened in the haunted house.
"You should never do that again, okay? You shouldn't leave your mommy and your sister like that again."
Cedie nodded. "Yes, daddy. I'm so sorry."
While they were talking to each other, I took my phone frommy bag and took photos of them. When they noticed that, they all looked at me.
"Looks like someone is secretly taking photos of us here." Voltaire said while teasing me.
I laughed."I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself from taking photos of you since you look really adorable together."
"You should take some photos with us too, mommy." Charlie said to me.
"She's right, mommy." Cedie added.
And because of that, they were the one who stood up and walked towards me. Voltaire also asked one of the servers to take photos of us.
We posed for the photos. I was just sitting on my chair while Charlie was sitting on my lap and Cedie was standing beside me while hugging me. Voltaire was just standing behind us, embracing all of us.
"It's all fine now, ma'am and sir." said the server after taking so many photos.
"Thank you." said Voltaire then he gave the server some tip.
The server automatically smiled. "Thank you so much, ma'am and sir."
"You're welcome."
I was just staring at those photos while we continue eating.
"Why do I look so fat here?" I asked Voltaire and so he looked at those photos, too.
"Fat? Where? All I can see is a beautiful woman embracing two beautiful kids and a very handsome man behind all of them." He said.
Because of that, I laughed and poked his cheek. "Really? Complimenting yourself too much, huh?"
"I'm not complimenting myself, honey. I'm just telling the truth." He said.
I just shook my head, and we began laughing again together with the kids. That was the happiest day of my life. Although I don't know if that would ever happen again.
*****END OF DREAM***
I slowly opened my eyes and realized that it was just a dream.
Maybe because I was thinking about them before I fell asleep.
I suddenly felt nervous. Why am I feeling nervous, anyway?
I just want to see everyone again because I want to see all of them again. I am going back again and this time, with my parents. I'm so glad to know that I still have some people to wait for me.
"That's right, honey. You need to always remember that."