would see me.
“Stop right there, mister,” I heard someone say.
I had just walked through the foyer and was headed to my bedroom. When I heard the voice, I wrinkled my forehead and slowly turned to see Leala standing there with her arms folded, shaking her head, with a smile on her face.
“What were you doing?”
“I was … I was trying to take care of the roses,” I said, looking down at the tile in the foyer.
“Silly boy.” She giggled. “Now go wash up; it is almost time for lunch.”
“Okay, I will.”
“And do not change into your nice clothes until after lunch,” she shouted as I made my way to my room.
There was mud all over my arms and face. After I washed myself off, I changed into my regular clothes. Then I walked over to my window to look at the sky. It was a clear day minus a few fluffy white clouds dispersed throughout the sky.
After I did this, I made my way down to the dining room for lunch. Still not hungry, I did not want to eat at all. Luckily, when I arrived at the table, I saw that my plate had only a little bit of food on it. Deleena was already in the dining room, washing the windows, and Russel was setting the table. When I walked in, I could hear Leala walking behind me, humming.
Without saying a word, I sat down in my chair. Leala was the only one who knew I was in the room. She came over and sat down next to me. Deleena then turned and saw us sitting there, so both Russel and Deleena made their way to the table.
No one really said much while we were eating. It might have been because we were all thinking about what was going to happen after lunch. I was not ready to say good-bye to my parents. A tear started running down my cheek. I sniffled and took a deep breath, my eyes filling with water.
Once I was able to stand up, I ran toward my room. I began to weep as I ran through the Seasons Pathway. At the bottom of the stairs that led to my room, I stopped to try to pull myself together. But I was still crying as I walked up the stairs and to my door. When I opened the door, the roses subdued me, which allowed the tears let up.
I walked to my closet to grab the outfit that I had worn on the morning of my birthday. It was my mother’s favorite outfit on me, so I wanted to wear it as if Mother were there, to make her smile. Then I put my papa’s handkerchief in the pocket of the coat I was wearing. Before placing the handkerchief in my pocket, I unwrapped my mother’s brooch and put it in my pants pocket.
After I had finished dressing, I still had some time before I needed to go downstairs to meet up with Russel, Deleena, and Leala. So I went over to my bed to sit down, which made me think about my parents; I missed them so much. Nothing could ever replace them in my heart.
After thinking of them, I stood up to make my way down the stairs. When I stepped onto to the last stair, I shut my eyes, taking a deep breath.
The moment my foot touched the ground floor, I blurted out, “In a year’s time, things will change.”
Where did that come from? Why did I say that? In a year’s time, things will change. A year from when? What will change? I was utterly confused. My heart began to race. I looked around the room to see if anyone had heard me.
Leala walked up and said, “What was that?”
“I do not know! It just came out of my mouth.”
“Are you sure, sweetheart? Will you be okay today?”
“I do not know. And I hope so.”
She took my hand and kissed my forehead.
We walked to the front of the castle. Leala looked more like Mother than ever. Her hair was up, and she was wearing an elegant black dress. My heart was at peace for that moment in time.
Once we were in the foyer, we met up with Russel and Deleena. I grabbed on to Deleena’s hand with my left hand; I looked up at both of them.
“Are you ready?” Russel asked.
“No. But I do not think I will ever be ready,” I told him.
When we made our way through the wooden doors, I saw that there were many
“Stop right there, mister,” I heard someone say.
I had just walked through the foyer and was headed to my bedroom. When I heard the voice, I wrinkled my forehead and slowly turned to see Leala standing there with her arms folded, shaking her head, with a smile on her face.
“What were you doing?”
“I was … I was trying to take care of the roses,” I said, looking down at the tile in the foyer.
“Silly boy.” She giggled. “Now go wash up; it is almost time for lunch.”
“Okay, I will.”
“And do not change into your nice clothes until after lunch,” she shouted as I made my way to my room.
There was mud all over my arms and face. After I washed myself off, I changed into my regular clothes. Then I walked over to my window to look at the sky. It was a clear day minus a few fluffy white clouds dispersed throughout the sky.
After I did this, I made my way down to the dining room for lunch. Still not hungry, I did not want to eat at all. Luckily, when I arrived at the table, I saw that my plate had only a little bit of food on it. Deleena was already in the dining room, washing the windows, and Russel was setting the table. When I walked in, I could hear Leala walking behind me, humming.
Without saying a word, I sat down in my chair. Leala was the only one who knew I was in the room. She came over and sat down next to me. Deleena then turned and saw us sitting there, so both Russel and Deleena made their way to the table.
No one really said much while we were eating. It might have been because we were all thinking about what was going to happen after lunch. I was not ready to say good-bye to my parents. A tear started running down my cheek. I sniffled and took a deep breath, my eyes filling with water.
Once I was able to stand up, I ran toward my room. I began to weep as I ran through the Seasons Pathway. At the bottom of the stairs that led to my room, I stopped to try to pull myself together. But I was still crying as I walked up the stairs and to my door. When I opened the door, the roses subdued me, which allowed the tears let up.
I walked to my closet to grab the outfit that I had worn on the morning of my birthday. It was my mother’s favorite outfit on me, so I wanted to wear it as if Mother were there, to make her smile. Then I put my papa’s handkerchief in the pocket of the coat I was wearing. Before placing the handkerchief in my pocket, I unwrapped my mother’s brooch and put it in my pants pocket.
After I had finished dressing, I still had some time before I needed to go downstairs to meet up with Russel, Deleena, and Leala. So I went over to my bed to sit down, which made me think about my parents; I missed them so much. Nothing could ever replace them in my heart.
After thinking of them, I stood up to make my way down the stairs. When I stepped onto to the last stair, I shut my eyes, taking a deep breath.
The moment my foot touched the ground floor, I blurted out, “In a year’s time, things will change.”
Where did that come from? Why did I say that? In a year’s time, things will change. A year from when? What will change? I was utterly confused. My heart began to race. I looked around the room to see if anyone had heard me.
Leala walked up and said, “What was that?”
“I do not know! It just came out of my mouth.”
“Are you sure, sweetheart? Will you be okay today?”
“I do not know. And I hope so.”
She took my hand and kissed my forehead.
We walked to the front of the castle. Leala looked more like Mother than ever. Her hair was up, and she was wearing an elegant black dress. My heart was at peace for that moment in time.
Once we were in the foyer, we met up with Russel and Deleena. I grabbed on to Deleena’s hand with my left hand; I looked up at both of them.
“Are you ready?” Russel asked.
“No. But I do not think I will ever be ready,” I told him.
When we made our way through the wooden doors, I saw that there were many
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