Chapter 1
- CHAPTER 1 -
CAMILA.
“Did you know you were made from stardust?” Richard asks Camila.
Camila gasps. “Really?! Wow! That is so cool!” She exclaims.
Richard chuckles and places Camila on his lap. Camila looks up at him with an innocent smile and starts playing with his hair. His eyes are very dark and pretty. Camila thought. It reminds me of the night sky! With all the twinkling stars! Richard places Camila back on her bed. He stands up and begins to walk towards the door. Camila jumps out of bed and runs to the door,standing in front of it.
“Don’t leave..! Stay here and talk with me more! Pleaseee..”
“Camila,I have to go run errands for your grandpa. I promise when I’m done,I’ll talk with you more.” Richard informs Camila.
Camila pouts. “Hmmph,finee.” She moves out of the way, allowing Richard to leave.
Richard steps out of Camila’s room,making his way out of the house.
Camila watches him leave, then closes her door.
This is soo not fair. How come I’m not allowed to go outside and make friends? I want to go outside too! Camila thinks to herself. She slowly starts opening the door and walks out of her room, walking through the hallway, living room, then she notices another door. Hmm.. Camila opens the door and steps outside. Wow! Everything is so green and colourful! I don’t know why papa wouldn’t allow me to go out here.. I’m going to explore! Camila runs and starts walking down the path near the road. Everyone is dressed nicely! She notices a chubby, ginger cat on the other side of the road. Kitty! I want to pet it! She runs across the road, following the ginger cat.
A random car screeches to a halt. The car driver honks his car’s horn. “Hey, watch where you’re going!” Soon later,other cars start screeching to a halt, honking, and yelling at Camila. Unaware of the trouble she is causing,Camila still follows the cat, determined to pet it. Eventually, Richard notices a small girl with pigtails in a red dress, running. Is that..? He realises that it is Camila and starts chasing her. What is this girl doing?! She is going to get herself injured, even worse, killed! Richard thinks to himself.
Camila loses trace of the cat, and ends up getting lost. I’m scared.. I want papa.. Camila sits down on the floor, knees up to her chest, and like any other child would do, starts crying. A woman approaches Camila and asks, “Hey, are you okay?” Camila looks up and says in a small voice, “I’m lost..” she sniffles. The woman hands Camila a tissue. “Do you know where your mum and dad are, or perhaps where they went?” Camila stands up, wipes her nose with the tissue and replies, “I-I don’t know where my mum is..I have never met her..my dad is at work..my grandpa is sleeping, and his friend went to do something..”
The woman smiles and holds out a hand to Camila. “Do you know where you live? I can take you back there.” Camila nods and starts retracing her steps, trying to remember her way to the house. She notices a tall, muscular figure with dark hair. She immediately recognises Richard, and blurts out, “Papa!”. Camila runs up to him, and gives him a hug. The woman looks up at Richard and blushes, then asks, “Are you her father?” Richard looks at the woman, and answers, “I’m not her father, but I am her grandfather’s friend.” He smiles at the woman, grabs Camila’s hand, and starts making his way to Camila’s home. “Is it okay if I call you papa?” Camila questions. “Why? You have a dad, Camila.” Richard chuckles softly.
“But papa isn’t always around all the time..and he never has time to play with me. But you do!” Camila exclaims. Camila and Richard arrive home, and the sky starts to darken. “Are you hungry, Camila?” Richard asks. “Yes! Very hungry!” Camila giggles. “Okay. I’ll go and prepare some food for you.” Richard says, as he walks into the kitchen, washes his hands and starts to prepare Camila’s food. Camila grabs some crayons, paper, and starts drawing, while humming a little tune. Papa is the best! I bet whatever he is cooking will be amazing! Camila thinks to herself.
