CASSANDRA
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I didn't see this coming.
When my mom left, I ran into the room and cried like a five-year old for hours.
I didn't agree to the fact that she had left for another life, leaving this perfect combination to ruin.
I couldn't stand my younger sister... I was afraid of breaking down in front of her... I was afraid of her seeing the broken state of my heart... I was afraid of her seeing how disappointed I felt... I couldn't figure out what Nana told her about mom, but I bet she took this situation better than I did.
Maybe separation was a slice of life, maybe it was normal for parents to leave their kids, and maybe even sometimes, it was the most reasonable opinion.
But for me who has always seen her Mom as the idea Woman for her future.
Me, who virtually had a small amount of people around her and saw her family as her only comfort zone.
Me, who literally spent her whole birthday experiences with family, going for movie nights and inviting my best friend Danny over because I didn't like stuffed placed with people.
This left a scar in my heart.
The love my mom shared...The very love I believed I would find someday...It all went down with impossibility.
She was my image of A perfect Mom.
And that image was now... Cracked?
The trust which I always had in my mom... It suddenly looked so unreal to me... like an illusion.
Trust was invented by humans for their own good... or should I say... Destruction?
I can't believe anything of the sort anymore.
friendships are good... Friends do not betray, right?
But love... Love is overrated, and it will break your heart.
just like the woman I trusted most in my entire life did.
The pain in my heart was slowly regretting everything and even without me noticing, my mind was already making up itself.
And that was it.
I needed to leave.
I needed to leave this house... This memories... this lie.
I can't stay here anymore... I don't want to.
My phone sounded in my room at this.
Checking it, it was a message from Danny.
I bit my lips, and just cried.
~Hey, want a roomie?~ I typed, sending it back to her.
A message came back almost immediately by none other than my best friend, welcoming me.
I'll move in with Danny, who already had moved to an apartment of her own some time ago, and has been trying to convince me to move in with her.
But back then I refused because I believed so much in my mom and my family, but now I feel like I can't even look at it without having tears running over my face, tears which hasn't stopped since I ran to the room.
Why won't they stop?
Why am I crying?
~ Because you're betrayed, and you'll keep getting betrayed as long as you believe in this sentiment called Love~ My inner mind screamed at me.
Slowly I felt my headache increase, as I slid into the blanket on my bed.
Maybe she had a valuable reason... Maybe she had a reason for leaving... Maybe I could have stayed and listened to her bleeding heart... Maybe I shouldn't blame her... Maybe she needs a life of her own.
I'll stop blaming her and focus on my future.
I'll give her the time she needs and Grant her wish.
.
I'll take care of Diane and Nana so that when she comes back...If she does, she'll be in regret... for leaving.
I'll leave... And live a new Life.
Slowly I felt my headache increase, as I slid into the blanket on my bed.
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And that was what brought me to Happy Cones, a mini ice cream shop for kids.
There were always so many people, even as the day drew to an end, even as the day's activities subsided, Happy Cones was always jam-packed.
who doesn't love an Ice cream and fun shop?
But today, it was unusually quiet with just an old woman sitting at one end of the shop.
"ugh it's past Three, let's close already!" Danny grumbled from behind me as she rested her head on my shoulder.
Danny and I have been friends since middle schools, her mom Own Happy Cones but stays oversea so Danny is likely my Boss and best friend.
Some days after my mom left I moved in with Danny, but I came to a conclusion that if I was going to start staying with her from now on, I needed a job of my own where I could get my own money and funds.
But after days searching, I still didn't get a job, Danny offered me working with her here.
" Danny Darling, we can't just send this sweet old lady away, Just look at her." I waved at the old woman as she gave me a toothless smile.
" this woman, I might as well drag her by the ass out of here, she comes here every day! every freaking day! The hell am hungry." she bumped her head on my shoulder at every word she said.
This is typically Danny, the impatient one.
"Nice one Dan, nice idea." I patted her head as she relaxes. thinking I will heed to her word, " But it's not happening."
"what!"
"You hungry, I'll get you something to eat, we are not driving Mrs. Johnson away." I walked to the back of the counter to get her something to eat as I could hear her frustrated growls across the counter.
Mrs. Johnson is a very weird woman, she comes here every afternoon till evening and carries a magazine with her that she shuffles all around.
My eyes shot to her from across the counter, she looked up immediately as if she sensed me and waved at me smiling, I had a conversation with her once or twice and she was so sweet, just like my Nana at home.
There is something weird and special among old people, you'll just love them for no reason....
" Cassandra." Dan called out and walked to me, " you know am your boss right, and you are to apply to all my instructions. "
" yes and I remember my boss telling me. " I shifted a cup of vanilla ice cream to her smiling, " That customers are always right. " I walked away from the kitchen to the counter," we can't drive a customer that has done nothing, no?"
" whatever I'll eat anyway." she sat on one of the counter stool and started licking her ice cream.
I sat on a stool facing her as she hopped on the cup like it was her last, some part of her blonde hair was perching on her cream but she cared less.
"So who are you meeting today?"
" say what?" she asked innocently.
I rolled my eyes, " you know what am talking about."
" what are you taking about?"
she looked so innocent when hiding something,but I won't buy that.
" you insisted we close early today. And that only happens on five occasions."
she raised her brown eyes at me like I was mad.
" one, you are....."
" fine fine you got, I don't want you listing those crabs again." she cuts.
That was easy uh.
" I have a date... Today!....." she exclaimed.
I knew it!
" with Ivan..."
well well, a new guy.
" uhhh.... That's cool!." I jumped out of the stool and walked to her, " you can go now."
"what?"
"whatever, you can go when you are done eating, I'll stay till six."
Her face brightens as she gave me a bone crushing hug that almost squeezed the heaven out of me.
" ok Danny I can't breath." she released me almost immediately and ran to the changing room.
This was our lifestyle, we open Happy Cones by morning and she leaves for a date or whatever with just me ending the day alone. But she pays me well so I don't have to complain.
" See you later, oh and I won't come for dinner." She screamed rushing out of the store.
Well Happy Cones, it's just you and I!
I grabbed a book from the counter and started reading. It was a business book, although my passion for furthering my education decreased, I still wanted to boost myself in my field because I believed I might get an opportunity someday, or whatever.
"Hello."
My eyes shot out to the voice.
A pair of blue eyes was staring at my brown ones.
"Can I get a cheese cake ice cream, with strawberries on top?"