บท 52: Wake up Mother!!

The sweet little chirps of blackbird soared the quiet so peaceful dawn.

'I wish I could stay like this forever.' - Lia thought to herself. She kept fidgeting in her sleep while slowly opening her eyes to see the bright sunshine.

The beautiful dawn welcomed her with a clear blue sky with no floating clouds, which appeared picturesque. Because the sun is still naturally rising to reach its peak, the light golden yellow shimmered across the blue space like a gloss.

Lia smiled, feeling happy and content from the sight she perceived. She stretched her little arms and legs to turn around to see the time.

Time - 07:30 AM, Wednesday!

"The time is 7: 30- AM- Wed...nes...da...y," Lia read the clock display at a ridiculously slow pace.

The 'oh-so' quiet, peaceful dawn destroyed in her mind, followed by an outcry. She dashed out of her room to find no presence of her mother, Giselle.

'Mother, where are you? Is this a dream?' - Lia murmured as she feared from the absence.

Quickly, she went to the living room, kitchen, bathroom- searching nook and corners to find her mother, and finally ran to Giselle's room. Steadily, she took step by step, opening the door to hunt for her mother.

Lia's face turned pale as she saw Giselle on her bed, still asleep. Lia went from pale to furious within a second. However, with no rush, she walked towards the bed and stood near her mother.

Giselle, who's sleeping peacefully, heard a loud cry from her sides. The screaming sound increased by seconds and haunted Giselle in her dreams. With a quick and swift movement, Giselle sprang out of her bed. Her breathing was unsteady. It looked as if she got choked while dreaming that waking up was the only option to survive. Giselle had to calm herself down before becoming aware of her surroundings.

Several seconds passed-

Giselle turned to look at her nightstand. She noticed Lia standing there, glaring at her mother with not much movement. For a second, Giselle thought it's was a child ghost. When Lia moved further towards her mother, Giselle got startled that she propelled away, literally taking Lia for a spirit.

"Mother," Lia yelled.

"Mother? Me?" Giselle looked at the kid, finally noticing its features to recognize.

It is Lia. Giselle exhaled.

"What's up, sweetie?" Giselle smiled leisurely.

"Mother, do you know what time it is?" Lia grunted.

"What? It's-" Giselle looked tried to look. Her room never received the morning vibes entirely. All she could discern is that 'there's bright light outside.' Giselle concluded that it was early morning. She patted Lia on her head and replied, "It's morning, Lia."

"Mother!" Lia shouted again. This time she didn't give her mother a chance to reply.

"It's Wednesday morning. The time is 7: 40 AM now." Lia's eyes widened as she spoke.

Giselle's mind took a second before apprehending that Wednesday is when Lia starts her school. Slowly, the mother's reaction went from low to an extremely high level of anxiety.

"WHAT?" Giselle shouted this time. She crawled out of bed and took her mobile phone to check if Lia is telling the truth.

It is real. The two slept off and woke up late. Giselle's mind filled with horror and terror. She had to calm herself before rushing things. She looked at the time once again and devised the plan:

The time now - 7:42 AM

Classes start at 9:00 AM

Must be there at School by - 8:30 AM

Remaining time - 48 minutes.

"Lia, go brush up first. I'll make breakfast for you. Did you have your dress ready?" Giselle asked.

"Yeah, I prepared it last night. It's ready."

"Alright, go get ready first, I'll take care of breakfast," Giselle walked out of her room. Lia followed her. With a concrete-like plan, the mother and daughter combo moved their butts faster on the cloudless Wednesday morning.