The next week came by in a blink of an eye and i started going to work again. I was an editor in a newspaper company ,the pay was really good and besides Ethan introduced me the job to me so i couldn't afford to lose it Ethan will forever have an impact on me.
Immediately when i stepped into the building i was caught by suprise as everyone in the office shouted"welcome back Stacy!!!" i couldn't believe my eyes i honestly never imagined in a million years that i would get a welcome party seeing this made me tear up. Margaret my co-worker and my best friend came to hug me,she didn't have to say anything but i knew what her hug meant and am glad that she gave me.
Greg my boss walked towards us and stopped in front of us making Margaret to pull away from our hug,he looked at me before placing a hand on my shoulder before saying"i know what you've gone through is very traumatising but i want you to know that we all are here for you and you are not alone" this made me to tear up more i had a lot of people who cared about me i felt so lucky ,i take back my word saying that happiness was a rare gem for me it definitely isn't especially with the people around me.
After the short welcome party most of my co-workers came to sympathise with me to which i was thankful for after that work went pretty well . It was time for lunch this was the time Ethan came into my office walking in with his bright smile and asking me how my work was before taking me out for lunch and dropping me off back at work not before giving me a goodbye kiss.
Now that's a distant memory,something that can never happen again ,it hurts i miss him so much it hurts so much just why did he have to leave me thinking about this made me burst into tears thankfully everyone has left for lunch so no one would see me look so pathetic .
I spent the rest of my day just thinking about Ethan sometimes Margaret tried to start a conversation but i gave her little to no answer i feel so bad ignoring my best friend but i cant help it.
After work was closed Margaret offered to drive me home but i refused telling her i would take a cab home she decided not to push further in convincing me which i was thankful for
I decided to take a walk home though i could have taken a cab i decided against it besides Its been long i've taken a walk 'alone' .while i was walking i saw a park,'the park' where Ethan and i used to go to,i swear i could never get use to the word 'used to' especially associating with Ethan
Though i shouldn't have i went to the park which brought a feeling of nostalgia
"please please please i promise i would do anything just buy the ice cream"i begged him
"anything you say"he said with a mischievious glint in his eyes which i didn't fail to notice but i was too desperate to care "yes i promise" he then smiled "you do know that you've promised you'd do anything"
" yes i know just buy the ice cream before the truck goes okay" he then left to buy the ice cream and brought it back which brought a huge smile to my face .After licking the ice cream to my satisfaction Ethan then came in front of me with a mischievious smile which i knew was no good
"You do remember your promise or have you forgotten?" why did have to see an ice cream truck now i know am done for "okay what do you want?"i replied sassily which made his smile more mischievious and to be honest made me scared oh am in for it now "say i love you Ethan for everyone in the park to hear you"
My eyes widened at that i couldn't do that i was about to say so before he cut me off "remember you promised" i wish i never did now am going to embarass myself without thinking i shouted "I LOVE YOU ETHAN"which brought a lot if attention to my self
That Memory made me laugh before making me break down in tears if i knew things would turn out like this i would have shouted 'i love you Ethan' without caring about the embarrassment i would face this is just too much everything i mean literally everything reminds me of him,its just so hard to move on
Maybe it was the Lord's way of punishing me for not being able to give my father a proper goodbye i regret not attending his funeral,i was just too hurt to bid him farewell i miss him also but i guess i've gotten over his death but i can't bring myself to go to his grave i feel ashamed each time i think about my father but mom said i shouldn't blame myself which i am still trying not to do.
After maybe an hour or so i decided to leave the park and i started heading towards home well i can't call it that now home isn't home without Ethan we used to live together with my mom we were so inseperable ,i find it funny now that he's dead, i was so lost in my thoughts that i didn't notice a little boy following me until he pulled at my skirt
Crouching down to meet the boy's height i saw his features he was really cute which made me smile "are you lost young boy"i asked ,he nodded his head which made me frown immediately for how long was he lost? before i could speak again the little boy started sobbing "i can't find my dada anymore"he continued sobbing
How could his father be so irresponsible? "when last did you see him little one?" i asked him "at the park" he answered immediately,Oh No! not the park i really didn't want to go there but a little boy's life is at stake here
Without much thinking i grabbed the boy's hand and started heading towards the park while we were heading there i decided to make a conversation with the little boy
"What's your name?" i asked ,"Edward"he replied which made me smile the name reminds me of my favorite fiction character Edward Cullen "What's your name aunt?" i didn't know whether it was the question that suprised me or the fact that he called me aunt
Nevertheless i answered him with a sweet smile "am Stacy" he smiled at me before saying "you have a very beautiful name aunt" Wow this kid never fails to suprise me he is such a sweet boy why would his father be so careless and lose such a sweet child
We both kept taking about random topics and for a five year old the boy is really smart and he never cease to catch me by suprise
Not quite long we reached the park and i tried my best to push away my feelings and concentrate on looking for the boy's father
"dada! dada!" Edward called out and ran to the man who i assumed to be his father
The man immediately engulfed Edward in a hug he looked relieved and also seemed to be in an hurry i didn't even get the chance to approach him and tell him how careless he was i didn't even get the chance to see his face clearly or tell Edward goodbye he just left with him in his car and drove off ,i promise the next time i see him that's if i do recognize him he would get a taste of his own medicine.