I didn't want to wake up. I was having a much better time asleep. And that's really sad. It was almost like a nightmare, but then I realized it really wasn't a one.
I go downstairs to find myself something to eat. I walk over to the refrigerator and pull the door. A raspberry milkshake and three white ramekins hold three perfect-looking crème caramels, and I wonder if they're safe to eat. Its been 2 days since I put these here. I dig into a drawer for a spoon. I eat one of them, savoring the custard on my tongue. I'm picking up the remaining cups to put in the fridge but I turn instead, head for the bedroom with ramekin in hand. I don't feel like to leave my room today.
I sit up straight with my laptop. I open notepad to write. Its not like I keep notes of my daily activities, just writing a novel. I don't know what I'm supposed to write. Well my dad always wanted me to be a novelist. And I can never find enough time to write novels, and that's why I can't complete my work. I don't even know what I should write about. Of course I need some inspirations but it died with dad.
I start to watch some random videos to divert my mind from I don't even know what. My phone buzzes up. I look at the screen.
Elora.
She texted me.
'Hey, Edmund? Are you okay? You left that day without saying anything? Did anything happen? Tell me. I'm there for you. I'm worried about you. Please if you see this, do call or text me. I'll be waiting for you. Take care, honey.'
I realized I've been home for two days already. I regret everything I do. Just like right now I'm regretting leaving her at the café that day just like that. I made her worried about me. How did I become so selfish? I love her for who she is and she loves me too for who I am.
Then? Why am I stuck six years back?
I'm sure that she is not at fault. She is not responsible for aunt Amber... or my dad.
Just because they wanted to give birth to a human-vampire child doesn't make Elora the oppressor.
Something hits my mind. Elora did mentioned about her mother before. And that day, at the café, when she talked about her mother I thought that was the first time she mentioned her mother to me. She even told me about her being a half vampire before when I asked her about her age. And she even told me that she has been seventeen for more than a year now. Its my fault that all these slipped out of my mind. I can't blame her for anything.
I don't even know why would they do so. Maybe Elora can tell me more about it but I'll just wait for a little longer.
I take out the notebook from my drawer. I carry a chair to the balcony outside my room, and sit. I open it and notice a picture of us. She attached it to the notebook, huh? I go through the lyrics.
Some of them makes me laugh. While some of them makes me sad. I want to have more collections of us.
At the end of the book, I find a piece of paper. I wonder whether its her or not. I look down at the paper, but the sound of my doorbell cause me to reluctantly put it aside.
I hold onto the door handle to turn it but before that Charlie get inside.
A sharp gasp comes from the open door. "You never lock your door, Ed".
I smile.
"Stop smiling like a weirdo, Ed", he says with a frowning face. "Have you got any news about aunt?"
"No". Then I remember. "Oh! I found this on her notebook", I say, handing him over the piece of paper.
Charlie's face became serious all of a sudden. "This looks like an address. I know this place. Its somewhere in forest area but I can't remember the time I went there".
He takes out his phone and search up for the place. "Got it! Its The Willows in Brandow point, Greene".
"How long will it take to reach there?"
"Approximately an hour, Ed", he says, sliding the paper into his pockets.
Without wasting anymore time, I grab the notebook and we head towards our destination.
I lift my head to look out the window at the passing countryside. I take out my yellow music player and matching headphones. I can literally feel the tunes with this breezing clean wind.
We reach our destination. I fell asleep, and I didn't realize that I'm surrounded by green nature. I close my eyes, and feel the freshness in air. The air around me is clear and blue and sweet smelling. I open my eyes, feeling silly, and at the same time a hundred thousand butterflies take off around me, so many of them in so many brilliant colors. I watch some kids playing around. Charlie keeps the car aside and let out a burst. That startles me but at the same time, I scream too. We both laugh.
Charlie takes a step ahead of me and turn around. "You still remember Edison's last words, Ed?"
I nod. "Thomas Edison's last words were "It's very beautiful over there".
Charlie laughs.
Well I don't know where but its somewhere and maybe I found that somewhere. And it is indeed very beautiful.
We start to walk ahead. The kids follow us as we walk. One of them comes running towards us and stands in front of us.
"Where are you from? Who are you? Why are you here?" he asks, breathing heavily.
The kid got so many questions.
"Um... We are from the city. I am Edmund and he is Charlie. We are here... we are looking for someone", I reply to him.
Someone from behind hold my shirt. "Are you here for aunt doctor?"
"Doctor?" Charlie asks, confused. Me too.
"Yes. Doctor Amber. She is very sweet. Many people from around the city comes here to meet her", the boy in front of us says.
"Can you take us to her?" I ask him, smiling.
All of them screamed together. "Sure".
Now we follow them as they walk.
We stop in front of a hut. It looks quite old. One of them calls out the doctor by aunt Amber. How badly I wish to call her again like that.
A lady comes out from the hut holding a mud can with her hand.
For the first time I'm not cursing my fate. Rather I'm happy over my fate.
I did fulfill my dad's last wish.
Finally I did found her.