Chapter 1
“Wake up, sweetie”
A sweet and soft tone of her mother, always wake up the young girl from her peaceful sleep – in every morning. And when the young girl opens her eyes, all she sees is the smile of her mother – Followed by her mother’s sweet kiss on her cheeks.
The young girl continues to rub her eyes as she slowly sits up from her bed – Helping her eyes to adjust on the sudden expose of it on the sunlight. As the young girl completely in sit up position, her mother suddenly attacks her with a lovely hug.
The young girl always loves this time of a day. In these times, that one of her parents, and sometimes both of her parents at the same time, came in her room – early in the morning, just to wake up their little princess with their lovely hugs and kisses.
Her mother let go of the young girl – letting the young girl response on her words.
“Good morning!”
The young girl responded in the sweetest tone of her voice in the form of words. Kiss her mother in the cheeks and react to the hugs of her mother earlier, hugging her mother tightly.
As they stay in that way for a minute – Taking their little mother and daughter time in the morning.
The young girl and her mother let go of the hug as the young girl’s father came in.
“Good morning, sweetheart”
The young girl always loves her father’s warm words as he walks from the door to her bed – sitting down on the opposite side of her mother – Making the young girl in the center of her parents.
Her father called the young girl as ‘sweetheart’ as her mother called her as ‘sweetie’. Those are the nicknames that her parents made for her, the nicknames that they are the only person allowed to call the young girl. It makes the young girl feels special in every time that they called her by those nicknames – Which is the only thing that the young girl needed to get up of the bed in every morning.
“Happy Birthday, our beloved Princess!”
As the young girl’s parents said those words in a tone that the young girl really loves.
This day is very special to the young girl because it is the birthday party that her parents make especially for her. Even though the young girl’s birthday always had a party, she always feels that every party of her is special – as her parents make it with their own time just to make the young girl happy.
The young girl’s father takes her hands, in taking her off the bed, as her mother is walking to the closet. They dress the young girl in their own chooses.
As her parents finished dressing the young girl, they hug her tightly and both taking the hands on both sides – gently leading the young girl to the outside of her room.
“Happy Birthday!”
The young girl is shock as she saw the ‘small party’ that her parents make for her. Everyone is there to celebrate with the young girl that is now age turning into 6.
The surprise makes the young girl smile and hugs her parents. With a sweet word of ‘thank you’ from her small mouth – that are making a big smile in her little chubby face.
Every birthday party of the young girl is a very special memory – as it is the only day that everyone is there for her. That makes those parties close to her heart.
The young girl runs downstairs – running to her cousins, hugging them tightly as her closest cousin kiss the young girl on her cheeks.
The young girl’s father noticed the young girl’s grandmother. As both of the young girl’s parent walk downstairs and stop on the front of her father’s mother.
“We’re glad you came, mother”
The young girl’s father welcomes her mother with his gentle tone of voice.
“Of course, I’ll come for my beloved nephew”
Her mother’s responded on the words of his – that makes him feel the bitter meaning of those words. While her mother stare at her like stain in her beloved family.
The young girl’s grandmother looks at her son in disgust at those eyes. She had a deep hatred on those eyes that makes her remember her beloved husband – her idiot husband that only marry her for money.
“Grandma!”
The three of them turn around as they heard the voice of the young girl. They see the young girl is running away from her cousin – as she saw her beloved grandma.
Her parents’ chuckle as they saw the young girl running to hug her grandmother.
The young girl hugs her grandmother tightly as they didn’t see each other for almost a year. Her grandmother is busy on a business trip out of the country – that makes her miss one of her beloved nephew’s birthday party.
The young girl loves her grandmother – in the way that her grandmother is always there for her. Her grandmother is the second person in her heart – first is her parents. Her grandma is the person that is always there when her parents are busy in work. She stands as the second parent of the young girl.
Hearing every curiosity of the young girl and answering every question of her nephew. That makes the young girl’s every edges are known by her grandmother.
“Oh, my little Prodigy!”
The young girl’s grandmother returned the hug of her beloved nephew – taking the lost time that the young girl and her grandmother lose in those months.
The young girl’s beloved grandmother always sees the little girl as her little sweet prodigy child. She looks up at the young girl’s intelligent mind and good attitude – in every way.
“Look at you now, a fine young lady you become!”
The one that let go of the hug is the young girl as she turn around to let her grandma see her dress to fly a little – making her look like a ballerina at of her own box.
The young girl’s clothes are the chosen by her own parents this morning is a sailor dress – A cute white and light blue dress just above the knees of the young girl.
“Thank you, Grandma!”
The young girl slowly bows down in front of her grandma as she stops her little spin – responding on her grandma’s words. While having a big smile in her face – as she acknowledges the words of her grandmother for her.
“There is someone that I needed to introduce to you, my dear”
The smile on the young girl’s face replaces her curiosity in her grandmother’s words. It is very rare that her grandmother’s introduce someone to the young girl – as her grandmother is a mystery person in the whole family.
As the young girl wave her hands to her mother and father – As she leave with the hand of her grandmother holding her little hand.
Her grandmother takes her to a visitor that the young girl first time meeting in her little party. The young girl and her grandmother stop in a corner – where light isn’t even shining. That is when the young girl found herself staring in a shy girl.
The girl is six years older than the young girl. She had blue eyes with red long straight hair. Wearing a Red and white dress with a black ushanka – a fur cap with ear flaps that usually called as ushanka-hat or ear flap hat, this is usually used as fashion wear in Russia.
“This is Hannah, my dear; she is a daughter of my old acquaintance in Russia”
With a smile in the face, the young girl extends a hand in front of the girl – named as Hannah.
“Nice to meet you, Hannah!”
Hannah hesitated in taking the young girl’s hand and respond to the words of the young girl. It takes a few seconds before Hannah takes the young girl’s hands with a small smile in Hannah’s face.
The action of Hannah made the young girl extend her smile wide than before. She place her other hand in the above of hers and Hannah’s hand. She doesn’t take her hands back – as she keep on shaking the hand of Hannah with those smiles.
Her grandmother is the one that separate the connection of the young girl and Hannah’s hands.
“You are scaring her, child”
The young girl chuckle a little as she takes her hands in her grandmother’s hand. She noticed that Hannah is pressing her both hands together. She continues to stare at Hannah hands as her grandmother continues to talk about Hannah.
“My dear, you shouldn’t be too harsh on her, she doesn’t wanted to be touch too much since both of her parents died in an accident last week…”
The young girl process all the things that her grandmother’s informing her – keeping it in her mind as she keep on staring at Hannah’s hands, that are now she’s blowing both of it.
‘She is cold…’
“Are you listening to me, my dear?”
Her grandmother is looking down the young girl – as the young girl look up to her grandmother while smiling.
“Of course, grandma”
The conversation is ended when someone called the young girl.
As the young girl look around, she found her uncle waving at her. The appearance of her uncle made the young girl smile wide with her eyes glitters in the light. She looks back at her grandmother – bow a little in front of her grandma.
“If you will excuse me, grandma”
But before the young girl leave, she takes off her gloves and gives it to the hands of her new friend, Hannah.
Hannah is a little shock in the action of the young girl, she thinks of asking the young girl but she already left. She looks at her parents’ friend – which becomes her temporary guardian.
Her guardian smiled back to her nephew – as she sees that the young girl is becoming a fine lady.
Sally’s grandmother gave a go signal to the words of her precious nephew. She sees the young girl run to her uncle, greet him, and hug her favourite uncle.
“Isn’t she nice, Hannah?”
The grandmother looks at the girl beside her with a smile but she doesn’t get a respond to her words. She is quite amazed as she saw Hannah looking back and followed the young girl – holding the gift that the young girl gave to her.
“Wait!”
Hannah convey the word, not too loud and not too quiet, just the average that she is amazed by the young girl’s sense of hearing – as the young girl turn back to her
“What is it, Hannah?”
The young girl asked with a gentle smile in her face – to the girl that looks like her eyes about to burst into tears.
“What is your name?”
Hannah asked the young girl for the name of the first person that gave her a true smile since the accident of her parents – Gave her a warm hands when she notices the coldness of her own hands.
“My name is Sally”
‘Princess in Hebrew’
Hannah thought of the meaning of the name of the first person that gave her a reason – a new reason in living this cold world.
Princess is suitable for her personality. She is humble, kind and wise on her ages – A perfect princess in her eyes.
She carefully wears the gloves – that is a little small for her but fit right in her small hands.
“Hannah?”
During these seconds, Hannah resolves to herself – she will protect this princess.
“Thank you”
Hannah uttered those words in a smooth and like a whisper. She bow down in front of the young girl – that known as Sally.
That day, all that she does is smile on everyone that greets her – with Hannah always beside her. They are telling the young girl and her grandma that she is quite smart for her own ages – as she behaves a little mature than anyone on her ages.
The young girl talks to them with respect – she even remember their names.
When they ask the girl about the things she wanted to have – The young girl always gave them the same answer.
“I always wanted to go to a regular school!”
The young girl always wanted to have more friends in the outside world.
She wanted to become like the other girl she read in the books. A simple little girl with her friends always there for her – friends that will smile for her.
As the time pass for the young girl’s birthday party. They had decided to take a few photos with the whole family – With their smiles and holding their gifts for the young girl in the middle of them.
The very last picture that they take is with everyone giving the young girl, in the middle of them, a big and warm hug, Hannah is in her back, while her parents are in each side of her giving the young girl a sweet kiss on her chubby cheeks.
