Ashley was standing on her small room's terrace watching the birds fly together in flocks. It was morning time and in an hour she had to get ready for the office. She was in her nightsuit pajamas. She took long breaths and inhale the fresh hair. As she inhaled the fresh air, a memory flashed in her mind and forced her to smile.
"Mama, what are we doing?" Little Ashley asked her mother as she was also copying her mother who was inhaling and exhaling air while sitting at the garden bench.
"Sweetie, we are breathing fresh air into our lungs. "Her mother caressed her fingers on her soft pink cheeks.
" And what that's going to do for us?" Little Ashley asked in a soft small voice with curiosity.
Her mother smiled a moment as she listened to her continuous queries. She was answering her different types of questions for an hour.
Ashley grinned while thinking about this beautiful memory of her.
She came inside the room and headed towards her cabinet. She opened it and inside it had a drawer that had a locker. She opened the locker slowly. There was a small box. She took it from the drawer and while holding it she sat on the bed. She gently rubbed her fingers on the box for a few minutes and then opened it slowly. There was that thing that her mother gave to her and advised her to protect it. It was sparkling. The Key. It was a silver color key. Ashley took it outside of the box and held it in her hands. It was heavyweight.
'I don't know when that time will come when I will be using you,' she whispered looking at the key. 'But I feel like it's near. ' she held the key near her chest for a few moments with closed eyes. She could feel the warmth and presence of her mother's love in it.
She opened her eyes as her mobile vibrated. A message popped up on her screen. It was Emily's message. Ashley put the key in the box and put it back into its place then she read Emily's message. 'Come soon, will tell you about the surprise today.' And there was a winking face in the end. Ashley smiled and started getting ready otherwise she might get late to know the surprising thing that Emily was going to reveal to her.
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The bakery's kitchen was crowded with the smell of vanilla and caramel. Ashley was wearing an apron and cap as she was baking the hot vanilla buns with caramel topping.
"So when will you tell me about that surprise?" Ashley asked Emily who was kneading dough on the kitchen slab.
"Are you capable to digest that surprise? I have no issues to tell you now." Emily shrugged her shoulders, "but I think you might not be prepared to hear that." Emily smiled in her mouth slowly as she created more suspense for her.
Ashley who was checking the buns with the baking stick came towards Emily and pointed to her with that stick, "If you don't want to tell me it's ok I don't want to know now." Now she was annoyed with so much waiting.
Emily looked at Ashley's disappointed face for a while.
"Sweetheart, I was just teasing you. " Emily came near Ashley and pinched her nose with a finger. A small proportion of dough stuck to Ashley's nose tip.
Ashley looked at her with displeasing eyes.
"So, the surprise is that...." Emily paused for a while and looked at Ashley's face with excitement. "In the Carnival that is taking place at The Forest hotel, your favorite singer Jacob is also coming." She completed the sentence.
Ashley who had turned her face from Emily, after listening to her came towards her with surprise and astonishment.
"Are you serious?" She held Emily with her shoulders and asked to assure if that is real.
"Yeah, he is going to perform there." She said excitedly.
"Oh my Goodness, that would be great, man,. I would love to see him performing live. " she was so delighted to know that.
"I knew that Ashley." Emily put her hands on Ashley's hand with cheerfully.
Ashley was always a big fan of Jacob Howes and his singing. Every time she came to know about his covert anywhere in Singapore She would definitely try to go there. He was his favorite celebrity so she won't want to miss any of his concerts or live performances.
"This time I would love to meet him personally." She wished while looking at Emily.
"I will pray for that. " Emily said while smiling at her. "Now check your buns otherwise they will get burnt and we both might get fired for that. " she diverted Ashley's attention to the buns and came towards the slab to continue kneading the dough.
"God forbid. Please say something good. After telling such good news you can't say these rubbish things." Ashley cautioned her.
"Ok madam, as you wish." Emily acted of apologizing to her while bending down with putting both hands in Infront of Ashley and the kitchen was filled with their laughter.
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