Luna felt her whole body trembling from what she saw at the screen. Her knees became weak and soon gave her away until her whole body slumped down on the floor. Sitting down, she didn't realize when tears started flowing from her eyes. Bella slowly approached her and crouched down to her level before asking," Luna, are you okay?" She looked worried.
"Mama," Dylan approached them confused on why his mother was sitting on the floor and crying. "Sorry mama, don't cry," he innocently said thinking that she was crying because she was hurt after all that's how they always coax him whenever he gets hurt. Luna immediately realized that she was crying in front of her son and immediately wiped her tears before looking at him and said," No baby. Mama is not hurt. Just something got stuck in my eye. Go to our room and bring my jacket." She wanted him to give them some space to talk. After Dylan leaving, she turned her attention on TV and the reporters said that Mr Graham Cullen had woken up six months ago. She was more than shocked. She couldn't believe that Graham had spent six months conscious without her knowledge. That simply means he completely forgot about her. She turned to Bella before saying," Bella, help me and take Dylan for his birthday. I won't make it. I will be staying here." She was broken and shattered. Bella didn't know what to do. She really understood how her friend must be feeling. "Okay. Please take care of yourself. Remember that I love you and I'm here for you."
"Don't worry. I will be fine," she assured. When Dylan came back, they told him that his mother won't be joining them and he refused to go. Luna tried convincing him to go with Bella but he didn't budge. At the end of it all, Luna decided to come with them because she didn't want to be selfish. It was her son's special day and therefore she had to be there with him.
Throughout the entire party, Luna was lost in thoughts. Yes, she had received the most exciting news of her life but again she was so disappointed. She didn't know anything. He didn't bother to communicate to her. Perhaps what his mother had told her was the truth? She couldn't tell. She was very confused.
She went to the washroom and cried her heart out. A while later, she came out and joined the party. She was even feeling guilty for not being able to celebrate Dylan's birthday with him. Generally, her day was awful, totally the opposite of what she had been looking forward to.
Finally, the day came to an end and they went back home. Reaching home, she bathed Dylan and tucked him in bed before showering then joining in. She laid silently in the bed with her son. Wondering what she was doing next. All this while, she had been holding onto hope. It was the other thing that was keeping her going apart from her son. Hoping that Graham was coming back to her, to them but it seems she was wrong. She didn't mean anything to him and it might be the same for their son. Sighing, she closed her eyes to force some sleep. She had to reorganize her thoughts so as to know what she was doing next. A while later, she heard her phone buzzing. On checking, it was Bella. "Luna, you need to come to my room. It's important," said Bella. Sensing urgency in her tone, she immediately got out of bed and slipped into her nightgown before heading to Bella's room.
Bella was laying on her bed thinking about this whole situation. She saw how her friend had suffered these two years always thinking about Graham. How she has been crying and hoping for him to come back to her. But she couldn't believe that he had woken up six months ago and they knew nothing. Her heart ached for her dear friend. Did he really forget about her? Was it time for Luna to move on? She wondered. Her friend had been very sad today yet she had anticipated a lot of things for this day. Reluctantly, she got her phone and went on social media to know more details about his recovery that had spread widely on social media. Every platform was speaking about the return of the mighty Graham Cullen and it shocked many because they had lost hope of him ever waking up. Some had been even saying that he was already dead but the Cullens didn't want to disclose it. Reading through, she realized that his welcoming ball was two weeks from now, how he had tight security according to those who have been lucky to catch a glimpse of him. As she continued reading through, she saw some shocking information and she decided to call Luna immediately.
On reaching Bella's room, Luna asked," Is everything alright?" she asked. "Is Dylan sleeping?" asked Bella. "Yes he was so tired. He drifted to sleep the moment his head hit the pillow. What is it?"
Bella showed her the information she had seen and after reading through, Luna was beyond shocked and her lips parted in disbelief.