'Welcome home Sarah!!' Everyone shouted as I opened the gate for her. She still has the bandages on her head and forehead but she was able to walk all the way up.
Aunt Hannah, Aunt Merylin, and Caroline were here. I forgot how to smile in the most few days but seeing them this much happy made my heart smile too. As soon as Sarah entered the house her mother hugged her and started to cry a bit. Of course, as a mother, she was the most worried one among all of us. After coming here, far away from my parents I rarely talked with them. It's been almost two months since I last talked to them. They also didn't even bother to ask if I recovered from my phobia or not.
As I saw them being happy within themselves, being so worried about Sarah my eyes got flooded and I realized something when I saw all of them laughing and smiling.
The day since I came here I was so depressed that I forgot to see these smiles and these optimistic faces. I was so busy being scared that I forgot to live my life at this moment, every time I was afraid that someone will approach me to hurt me. I was so busy keeping myself surrounded by people that I forgot to laugh and enjoy the moments with those people.
I was thinking all of this when suddenly someone patted on my shoulder. I turned around and saw Caroline. It's been two days since we met but, we have become nice friends with each other. Cally is really an intelligent and cute girl. She actually cares a lot about two people in her life, her mom, aunt Margret, and Sarah. I really like how they both, Sarah and Cally are like sisters to each other.
'What happened Anna?' She asked in her cute voice. I shook my head and smiled as a reply.
'Then come in, why are you standing outside?'
She said and I entered the house.
This time when I enter the house it gave me another vibe a bit positive one. With so many people under the same roof made this house lively. I always craved a family like this where everyone comes home tired and sits together to laugh and talk, just to shake off there weariness. It was a rare scenery for me to see, it looked so beautiful just by far away even if I wasn't a part of it. But thinking how would it feel if I felt it up close, being a part of it made my lips smile.
Everyone ate well laughing about different stories of how Sarah was in her childhood. Aunt Margaret came up too, with her cookies which Sarah loved a lot. I was happy to see Sarah smile, after that incident I really felt burdened it was really because of me. Just if I wasn't here as her housemate Leo had never approached this house. I ate quickly and said,
'I'll go now.'
'Why? It's still too early, at least wait until aunt Hannah and Aunt Merylin leaves.' Asked Cally as she grabbed my wrist.
'Just want to take rest, my head hurts a lot.' I stood up and before anyone could say anything, I went to my room excusing everyone.
I felt a lot burdened up due to that accident, I wasn't able to forgive myself for whatever happened that day. She came towards me so that she could save me from slipping down from the stairs but instead she fell. This hit my heart severely. It was like at that very second why wasn't I able to do anything. I could've held her hand and prevented her from falling. I could've myself be careful and should be seen where was I standing. I could've not even come to this house as her housemate.
Thinking all of this I sat laid down in my bed started crying silently digging deep in the pillow with my face. Suddenly I felt a warm hand on my shoulder. I sat upright quickly and saw Sarah sitting beside me.
'Sa-rah' I said wiping out my tears and drinking my nose a bit in between that simple word.
Sarah without asking anything just hugged me, rubbed my back, and said,
'It was not your fault.'
I hugged her back but I was a bit surprised by her words. How did she know what I was feeling at the current moment? I thought
She whispered again,
'It was no one's fault don't blame yourself.'
As she said this I just burst into tears and said with my voice cracking in between,
'I-I'm sorry Sa-rah. It was m-my fault.'
'No.' She said in a calming voice.
'It was not your fault, it was just an accident.'
'Bu-but it almost took your life.' I said helplessly and sat upright wiping my tears which were unstoppable now.
'But it didn't, just think of it in this way. Doesn't it makes it easier this way?' She said.
'But still-'
'No, but is going to butt in between now.' She said.
'And if you stay like this I'll think that it was me who made you upset.' She said further and looked down with pouting lips.
I wiped out all tears finally, gave her a small smile, and said,
'You can never make me upset Sarah, ever.'
She looked at me with a big cute smile and shrugged her shoulders in a cute way and said,
'Now just sleep and yeah, if you feel afraid of being alone just text me I'll be here.'
And she left, there still a smile on my face thinking how nice this small could he with all these peoples...
****
Here Sarah came back to her room and was about to sleep when her phone blinked, it was a message from Niall.
'Come down.'
Sarah rolled her eyes and signed heavily.
'Now!!' Her phone blinked again.
Sarah went down but to her surprise this time Niall was at standing at the end of the staircase. Before she could say anything he held her hand took her into his car.
'What are you up to this time, Mr. Niall?' Sarah thought...