𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐈 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐭

Prologue

RED

Is life cruel? Unfair? Or is it just chances?

Somtimes life becomes kind and gives you a chance to change, to do better, leave the people that hurt you, improve yourself and your life.

DO YOU TAKE THE CHANCE OR REFUSE IT?

That’s a choice you should make, here you’ll learn what our dear Iris will choose.

Wanna stay? Or wanna leave? That’s a choice you should make.

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1:15 PM

Friday

The sun is high and vertical in the noon sky, its light hot but soft....not burning no, but warming like a warm hug from your mother, or a little pat on the head from your older sibling, or....a kiss on the lips from a lover.

“Mom please, please just take me”

High pitched voice of a little girl fill the living room of a wooden house, it’s cozy and the colors are calming beige and brown.

“Luna, how many times should i tell you not to speak while eating?”

Said a woman sitting next to the girl who is named Luna, her voice stotic and cold. Both have the same hair color blonde though the girl has green eyes of a forest, while the mother has blue eyes of the ocean.

“Please take me to the Amusement park, all of my friends are going the next weekend”

Luna say in high tone, red face and desperate.

“They gonna talk about it in the school and I’m the only one who isn’t going”

"Enough Luna, i don’t have time for that, i told you I’ll be in work”

Her harsh tone shock the girl into silence

“Eileen, what’s wrong with you she’s just a child”

Says a woman sitting across from Eileen, stopping her sister at her hurtful tone. Eyes hazel of the sun with long lashes making a shadow on her cheekbones, brown wavy hair resting on her shoulders with blonde roots...which means dyed hair.

“Luna, your mom is busy so I’ll take you okay?”

I say in sweet tone to my niece, putting a smile on my lips as i see her eyes lighten.

“Really auntie? It’s gonna be on the next weekend and all my friends will go and...”

She continues rambling and i play a long with her, ruffling her hair before telling her to finish her lunch.

A sigh escapes my lips as i looke at my sister Eileen who’s looking at her daughter with guilt hidden deep in her features.....we’re sisters share only the blonde hair, fair skin and the last name, so different from each other yet, my name is Iris which means eye, while hers is Eileen which means light.

Isn’t beautiful? Our parents knew she’ll be my light and I’ll be her eyes.

refocusing again when her calm tone reach my ears

“Thank you, Iris. You came her for a visit to relax and I’m already burdening you with my daughter”

“Don’t say that” shaking my head with a reassuring smile, holding her hand in mine over the table.

“I’m here for you and I’ll always be, Luna is my daughter just as much yours and i know your work takes most of your time”

My heart tighten with sympathy at her usual calm eyes form a storm of emotions she quickly hide by looking at our joined hands

“What would i do without you? You’ll be a great mother, better than me”

A chuckle escapes my lips feeling my heart flutter, Oh childer i love them with their happy giggles, thier heavenly scent and even thier cries

“Look at you, just at the mention of children get you all happy and energetic”

Eileen shoves my hand away with a laugh deep from her chest, watching her lean back in her seat i cross my arms to my chest, protecting myself from her teasing.

“Don’t start, i didn’t say anything”

“Yeah but your eyes speak, dear sister”

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The atmosphere in that house is light and the air filled with happiness, but tell me how long does anything last?

Do happy times really fly fast and disappear before we even say goodbye?

Do gloomy times really last longer? Heavy guests in our lives?

Or is it just our imaginations?

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5:37 PM

Wednesday

swallow birds Blanketed the orange sky where sunset gives one last push of its light, the main road stretched ahead with no turns.

Few cars lined the road, a cliff on the side of it where it ends with crashing waves.

It’s all quiet and peaceful, like a moment you only live once a year.

Except in that red corolla car where Iris sat in the driver seat crying her eyes out.

What a sight, everything peaceful outside but inside? It’s hell.

My vision blurry with burning tears that refuse to cease, i can barley see the road, can barley hear the loud song above the high drums pf my aching heart.

My head swims, ache and heavy, what did i do to deserve this? My hands tremble on the steering wheel, feeling the car go right and left but i can’t bring myself to care.

It wasn’t supposed to end like this, i should have known...i should have-

“Ahhhh”

A scream rips through my throat as the car title forward as if it was a toy in a child’s hand. The metal groans before it begins to cave down.

“Oh God, Please i don’t wanna die”

I mumbles Wavering words as i see the sea coming closer, I’m falling with my car down to my demise.

Memories flash in front of my eyes in light speed, i didn’t take my niece out yet....didn’t write the story i always postponement for years or did the painting i didn’t finish yet resting in my room dusty.

My heart ie beating harshly, as if it wants to push all its strength in meaningless hope.

This isn’t fair

No please

Oh god

I don’t wanna die

The car crash into the water with a loud strong collision, it slowly sinks deep....leaving a tray of redness on the surface.

Blood, RED.