"Vanessa" Aunt Eva looked at me before I could approach her, she pulled me in a tight embrace.
"Oh hey, Aunt Eva" I hugged her back, aunt Eva let go of me and looked at me from top to bottom.
"You have grown up so much Venny" OH yeah that sweet name Venny that aunt Eva calls me with, I just scratch my neck cause DAMN VENNY WAS MY CHILDHOOD NAME,
"Eva, who's on the door?"
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Vanessa's pov
"Eva, who on the door?" I heard a voice that was coming inside of the house, of course, it was from the owner of this house, MY BELOVED GRANDMA.
We saw her walking towards the door, she kind of looked different, I don't know if it's because I saw her after years. When she stood in front of us, beside aunt Eva, it was then when I saw her properly, her gunmetal grey hair was dressed in a pony, her face is timeworn and it is wrinkled, her eyes appear lost and dull, her clothes were kind of old fashioned with white pants and green, but she still held the same aura, strong and unloved for us.
"Hello, Diana" Mom greeted her with a warm tone.
Diana was just looking at my mom and then me with rage in her eyes, I can sense she was mad, that we are here, of course, she hated us, but I don't know why she hates us? As mom said no matter what at the end of the day we are family.
"Mom" Aunt Eva called and placed her hands on my grandmother's shoulder.
"Welcome," Diana's cold voice was enough to let us know, that no matter what word she used, we were never welcomed here. Diana walked inside the house, disappearing from our sight.
"I'm sorry about that Alisa" aunt Eva apologized to my mom who shakes her head no with a smile.
"That's okay Eva" Mom murmured with a heavy sigh.
"Come on in please" Eva smiled at us letting us in.
"This place hasn't changed" I heard mom saying as she was looking at the place with so much emotion in her eyes.
Mom was right it hasn't changed, suddenly an unexpected rush of sensations flowed over my body when I looked at the home where I took my first step, I was welcomed by the same hallways where I used to run when I didn't want to eat or bathe, the old-fashioned floor, the yellowish color walls with white design border, at the end of the hallways was the living room, and in left, there was the dining room and small stairs that lead to bedrooms.
when I turn my right to hang my jacket on the jacket stand, I saw some photos on the wall, I walked towards them to look at the photo properly, the first photo was of my grandparents, It was their wedding photo, they were glowing while grandma was holding the flower bouquet, her smile was heart-melting, and grandpa was looking at her with so much love, her eyes were shining with life in them, wished she had the same shine now.
The second photo was my aunt Eva's high school graduation, Aunt Eva and her boyfriend who is her husband now were smiling holding their certificate, the third photo was of my dad, grandpa, my dad was indeed handsome, his messy black hair, with that glasses, that smile that my mom called for, even in a photo you can see he was full of life, they're posing like an actor with one foot on the chairs, a leather jacket hanging behind they're back and having a lollipop, which made me chuck. A LOLLIPOP SERIOUSLY?
"A lollipop seriously?" I heard aunt Eva's voice from behind, I turn around to see her looking at the photo.
"Whenever I look at this photo, all I think about is A LOLLIPOP SERIOUSLY?" Eva started to chuckle a little.
"I thought the same," I said.
"Mommy" We heard a slow, sweet, child's voice that made me look where it came from, I saw a little kid hiding behind the dining room, only his face was noticeable, and his little hands were holding the side border of the wall.
"Is that Abel, your son?" I asked to confirm, aunt Eva has a son name Abel, who's just 4 or 5 years old.
"Abel, why are you hiding? come here meet Vanessa" Eva walked towards the boy name Abel and picked him up in her arms, walking back to me.
"Say hi to Vanessa," Eva said, but Abel was hiding his face, little arms holding tight to his mother's neck.
"Abel that is bad you know, Nessa would be sad if you don't say hi" Eva was now trying slowly to lose his grip and making him face her, he slowly held up his face to see his mother.
"Do you want nessa to feel sad?" Eva asked to which Abel shakes his head in no.
"Then say hi!" He nodded his head and looked at me, OH MY GOD, Abel was so cute with his cute red cheeks, that I want to pull, his grey eyes, DAMN BOY YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE MANY GIRLS FALL FOR THAT EYES, his silk honey hair, that I wanna pat, so cute.
"Hi, Nessa" Abel's voice was also adorable, damn kids are so cute, SOMETIMES.
"Hey, Abel, you are so cute," I said which made his lips pout and his cheeks turn a little red.
"Thank you" Awwww his thank you was so kawaii (cute).
"Will you be my partner for today? will play, and will do anything you want?" I said this little guy is going to be the only good thing that happens to me today.
"Anything" Abel was trying to slide down from his mom's embrace, Eva saw this and put him down, I kneen down so I can have the same height as little Abel.
"Anything you want"
"Will you read for me then?" Abel asked while looking at me with that puppy eyes, how can I say no?
"Of course, I will, but what do you want me to read?" I asked while patting his head.
"HARRY POTTER"
Oh, look like we have another Potterhead in the family.
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HELLO there
here comes another story of 18 to 8p for y'all.
well, Abel is cute, as hell... do you think the same?
well, I hope you have a good day.