Chapter 47 - Becoming The Luna

I can feel sun shine prying at my closed eyes. I don't want to wake up because I know the hell I have to face. I'm warm and cozy and not a single thing can harm me inside my safe space. 'knock, knock' "Dahlia honey, it's mom are you up". I know if I don't reply she will come in and force me to get out of bed. "Give me a minute" I holler. As I'm trying to get out of bed, I have to battle my once blanket burrito, that some how turned into a python overnight and is holding me hostage. I kick my legs over dramatically, and I twist and turn. Of course, it has to be pinned down under my body. Oh brother, what a start to the day. I hop out of bed to open it for my mom, and I trip over blanket hanging over the bed and face planted. "Everything Okay in there?" my mom asked. "Yeah, my blanket is just trying to kill me is all" Dahlia yells. My mom opens my door and see my pitiful state. Instead of helping me, she decides to laugh at me instead. "Haha very funny, can you help me, I just gave my leg a Charley horse!" Dahlia said. "Okay. baby sorry for laughing, let me help you" My mom said. "I wish I had my phone to capture this moment though" my mom said again giggling at me. "Oh you're a real jokester today, been spending too much time with dad I see" Dahlia stated. My mom comes over and slays my python blanket, and manages to help me get to my feet. "Let's go have some breakfast, you're going to need all the energy you can get today, it's gonna be a long and exhausting" my mom said. "Oh what's on the agenda today?, you know before I go all wolf girl" Dahlia snarked at her mom. I should have seen it coming, man she's quick. Landed her hand right on the back of my head. "Ouch" Dahlia said. "That's what you get, don't be a pill" my mom said while continuing on. "Well first thing, is to get you fed, then you need your hair and make-up done, you need to do a final inspection of the garden, then you need lunch, then you will need to get dressed and call on your escort" my mom said smiling. "Holy hell mom, that's a bit much before I even made it out of bed alive!" I said sticking my tongue out. "I know, I know, it can seem excessive, but this is seriously a big deal!" my mom said. "Okay, I will try my best, not to hate every second of it" I said. "That's a good girl, now let's go to the kitchen, dad's been cooking for you" My mom said. "Dad cooking?" Dahlia said shocked. "He just wants to do something nice for you, and I always do the cooking, so I don't mind the break" my mom said. "It's been awhile. are you sure he still knows how?" Dahlia asks as they both chuckle. "He better know what he's doing, he's had me to teach him all these years" My mom said teasing as she give me a playful elbow. my mother and I interlock arms and we travel out of my room, more like she's dragging me. We make our way towards the kitchen. I notice No one is standing guard. I could have sworn I felt Jackson's presence last night? As we enter the kitchen, as this day couldn't get any stranger, my dad is wearing my moms apron, dancing to some 80's, swaying his hips like a lunatic. "Mom does it better" I yell at my dad with my tongue sticking out. "You're bias, look at these moves!" my dad yells missing the pancake he's flipping and it lands on the floor. Me and my mom are laughing so hard at this point. Everything does look and smell so great. To boost my dad's ego, I yell at him, "Almighty Chef, what do you recommend" I say laughing in my hands. He turns around and give me a wink. "Milady, I hear the hot cakes are so hot they just fly out of the pan!" my dad replies back. My dad's theatrics are always a morning blessing. It's like nothing else matters in that moment and I'm not stuck thinking about other things. I grab a plate and I start filling it over the brim. The usual; Bacon, Sausage, Fruit, Pancakes and a glass of orange juice. My dad must be pleased with my eagerness to stuff my mouth because he's standing there brightly smiling at me. "Take your time, you don't have to so fast" my dad said. "Oh you didn't hear, I have a full day that mom has planned out" Dahlia said. "I heard but they can wait" my dad said wiggling his eyebrows at me. "Avenge me!" I yell at my dad playing dead. "Oh will you two stop it!" my mom hollers laughing at us. Dahlia, when you're finished, we will head over to get your hair done" my mom said. I made the hand motions of a noose with my tongue sticking out at my dad. He laughed so hard Orange juice came out of his nose. You could literally feel and hear the steam come out of my moms ears. After my mom glared us down, we were good kids once again and finished up our breakfast. "All done mom" I said. "Okay, baby let's head out and behave" She snarled at me. "I will try" I replied back.