章節 259: Lia's long week
Lia lost color in her face over the weekdays after the shocking return from visiting her mother's friend, Lillian Grey.
It is about time Lia harvested the blunder in her judgment. She reaped and suffered from remorse. The determination to run away came back to prey the little one. Sorrow fell when Giselle's work schedule skyrocketed suddenly over the week. Lia did not have the chance to reconcile with her mother. The grieve slowly began to consume her.
Lia's ignorance was at its zenith on Monday since they freshly returned from an unfavorable weekend trip. However, her choice to run away gradually dwindled as the days crossed in discomfort. The child began to repent for numerous times when her mother begged for a chance to speak. Lia exhibited insensitivity to the restless mother's zealous attempts. However, it only took her time to realize her poor decision.
Along with the time grew the separation, the distance, and foundered the happiness in the house. Giselle's work kept her at bay, only letting the mother spend standard moments with her daughter. The sudden workload did not let her rest easy. Therefore, when Lia started to show signs of repentance, Giselle couldn't be there to take notice. The chance to try to talk to her daughter grew less.
Upfront nonchalance tongue-tied the young girl, thus making it challenging in the end for her to approach her mother.
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Fresh Friday dawned, and the morning injected excitement to the kids to smile extra, but Lia stood soundless, brooding over the taunting air circulating between the two.
The reason for her visible despondency was Giselle's imprecise communication.
At the dawn of the week, Giselle earnestly worded her greetings to draw the little one's attention. However, once she got active with her job, the lively words loosened in haste matching the point when Lia began to regret it. Seeing her busy mother bid Lia, a half-hearted goodbye, elevated Lia's progressing distress.
She blamed the time that reversed their roles, outcasting Lia momentarily.
Giselle was running late for work, she eventually ended up skipping the goodbye, and only dropped Lia at school. The active ride rushed Lia, and she noticed the empty air next to her as she watched her mother leave in a hurry.
The lips sealed tight from sobbing in public. Lia restrained herself from bursting into tears in front of her friends and sauntered her way to the classroom.
***
Lia gloomed in every period and refused to let her mind focus on listening. She sat in her seat, stiff and round, sulking to herself, even resisting to see her friend, Andy, which made the friend suspect something unusual from Lia's demeanor. She could no longer bear to enjoy school and only partook her role as the student on average. A word passed to the other two girls, Jessica and Stephanie, as they all watched Lia behave reserved. The once bright, charming face is no longer dwelling, and a sorrow-filled melancholy played on her gaze occasionally. Despite their steady struggles to confront Lia, it always ends up with them getting convinced.
"Nothing happened! I'm only tired of the sudden change of atmosphere." - Lia's undeviating response persuaded her friends into consideration. They all thought that since Lia moved from another country, she is encountering a new environment, and it might take time to settle.
Lia's still mindedness only displayed when she was alone. With friends, she maintained the conversation, yet at rare moments they all would find Lia lost herself into distant distraction.
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After lunch, Andy and Stephanie stepped out early to visit the bathroom while Jessica and Lia walked back to their classroom. They moved without sparring a chat, which provoked Jessica to suspect that Lia's silence isn't only from the change in location.
Jessica watched the other kids happily stroll the hallway while Lia streamed her wistfulness.
Jessica expired, unable to bear the weight of seeing a friend silently sulk anymore.
"Did you perhaps fight with your mother?" she asked, demanding for a definite answer that could satisfy her concern.
Just like a nail hit the wall, Lia halts from the naked truth. Since the regret is too much to endure, her skill to mask failed to assist, and Lia stood like a rock to prove Jessica's guess.
Jessica pulled her friend closer and continued to move forward.
"I did think so!"
"What happened?" she asked playfully, with her hands patting softly on Lia's shoulder.
Lia remains silent, refusing to answer. However, the one-on-one situation gave Lia an unexpected nerve to yield.
"It wasn't exactly a fight, though," she uttered at least.
Jessica heard as Lia said. She tightly caught Lia by both shoulders and tugged her in to give a soft headbutt.
Lia jerked backward a little from the surprise hit.
"So, what?" Jessica cried.
"Are you still going to show us that solemn sulking face of yours?"
"We don't deserve this, Lia. We want our little bunny Lia back to hopping!"
Jessica's efforts to encourage her friend became a success as Lia smiled genuinely without a worry for the first time.
"That's it! We want to see that smile and not your furrowing brows. It doesn't suit you, Lia," Jessica expressed.
Lia did not consider her friends getting affected in this venture. She apologized to the one standing in front while heeding to do the same to the missing members as well.
Jessica allowed and resumed their walk together.
"Adults always come at us with such strong point to prove us wrong sometimes. Like when I use to devour candies, my parents yelled at me, and I fought with them. In the end, I got cavities, and they got bills to settle with the dentist!"
Lia struggled to note and learn the moral from hearing this storytelling.
"What I'm trying to say is that fighting with your family is normal. What matters is that you move forward and resolve it as soon as possible so that there is no injury to both sides," Jessica advised.
"I'm sure your mother had her reasons too," she added as they reached their floor. Jessica comforted Lia a little more and then left to her classroom while Lia returned to hers.
That afternoon, Lia did some reflection upon her actions displayed to her lovely mother. The sincere thoughts bought drought to the adolescent face and made her pledge to correct her mistake as soon as possible.
Lia chose to talk to her mother today at first sight and apologize genuinely for her rash reaction. No matter how scary the moment she witnessed Giselle with another woman, it is only fair to sit down and listen to what her mother wishes to address concerning it.
When school ended, Lia waved goodbye to her friends with fresh optimism that the friends missed seeing throughout the week. They all smiled, and Jessica secretly signaled Lia to support for her.
Lia agreed discursively, and the friends dispersed.
Little Lia went to the usual spot to wait for her mother. A new light overtook the sorrow-filled gaze, and she couldn't wait any longer to reach for her mother's arms and confess for scorning her all the week.
****
Jayce returned in a rush from his short break. His arrival also booked Giselle, who just came back from visiting Lillian Grey on a secret mission given to her by Shane Ricardo.
The reason behind Jayce's hasty return is that one of his best-sellers received an offer for a movie adaptation. The news got uproar and gathered massive support from various teams within the company. The filmmaker who wanted to adapt the book into a cinematic experience pitched the idea to KeyLine, requesting for the author's consent in this excursion. Jayce received a notice and thus returned from his break, which also dragged Giselle away from appealing to her hurting daughter, Lia.
The tense week moved like a snail, and with every opportunity seized away, Giselle and Lia only had standard greetings and chats. Even if the mother longed for an opening to act, there was no chance of it ever appearing.
Lia regularly went to school while Giselle to work.
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Friday dawned, and Giselle dropped Lia at school and ran to her work without a goodbye greeting, for today marks the final contract signing event for the movie proposal. Giselle ran, and sat through various meetings within the day along with Jayce. The author, having to return from his venture, seemed less energetic than his usual self. However, he encouraged the idea and spoke with the director, who wishes to bring life to his novel. Their conversation ended up convincing Jayce, and the company progressed the proposition. After many meetings, the involved parties signed a contract. With that on Friday, Giselle's week-long steam dissolved and what followed after that was only congratulatory messages.
That evening, Giselle was running a little late than usual to pick up Lia. When she reached, Giselle found Lia to be waiting outside the school, without a company. She did inform Mrs. Beth earlier to notify. Still, seeing her child standing alone hurt Giselle.
They used to walk back home together as it only took fifteen minutes to reach, but today, Giselle requested the cab to wait while she signaled Lia to get inside.
Upon seeing her mother, Lia jerked up from the leaning and ran towards her mother. She got inside after a crisp greeting that surprised Giselle because, Lia till now, hesitated to do so. The cab took off from the campus, and Giselle called Mrs. Beth to inform that she took care of Lia.
At the end of the conversation, the mother and her child bit their tongues, wondering what or how they should start talking as the busy week closed and the weekend awaited.
Giselle began to speak, but her mobile ringing caught her off guard. She answered the phone.
Lia became down-casted but refused to interrupt her mother. The little one let Giselle attend to her work call while she waited actively to get home where she can chat without any reserve.
However, reaching home didn't stop Giselle's discussion, but she excused herself for a minute.
"Lia," she called.
Lia turned in a swift, with eager eyes full of awareness.
"I have to answer this call. It's work-related, and it might take time. I bought your favorite pudding. It is in the fridge. Eat it when you get hungry and play in your room. I will come to see you later," Giselle said.
Lia had no choice but to agree and adapt to her mother's busy life. It is not something new, but Lia knew her mother's job: both the responsibilities and the shortcomings the job entails. The little one nodded and saw her mother resume the conversation with her co-worker.
Lia quietly walked to her room and did a little routine to free herself. She returned to check on Giselle but still heard her mother's voice busily conversing. Lia marched back to her room.
She tried to distract herself by playing, and it didn't work.
Lia chose to study for some time, and it failed.
The hands inside the clock ticked louder at every second, and time couldn't move so slowly.
Every attempt to pass the evening made Lia sulk as if the fate is not letting her reunite with her mother. Even inside her room, little Lia faintly heard her mother talk. It appears to be a pleasant conversation of some accomplishment.
Lia lost herself from dreaming of the picture of making up with her mother and return to those happy times where the two shared warm cuddles and exchanged sweet kisses, chatted, and played together.
To her own startle, Lia looked at the book on her nightstand.
Pippi Longstocking!
Lia's favorite book. Not only because she enjoys the story, but it was a gift from both her parents. Mostly, Lia received separate gifts and treats, but this possession is the only item she got from her parents together. She read it multiple occasions, and still, it amazes her every time.
Staring at the book made Lia miss her parents terribly.
The suddenly emerged gap with her mother and her father, who is currently thousands of miles away from her- both depressed Lia.
The stress piled on top of her expression. She fell on the bed from fatigue, and soon, Lia slanted to nap from the mental exhaustion.
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