Mei pov.
After the night's events, I decided to spend the night in my shop, I was happy and heartbroken but mostly everything in me was filled with nothing but mixed feelings,
"I hated this day ... " That was first, And I hate how things ended between me and Alessia,
After taking a bath and wearing my night dress that was long and reached just above my ankles, I walked back to the chair that I sat for the whole day sewing and sighed sadly,
I haven't eaten the whole day that's the first thing I realized when my stomach growled and to be honest I had no appetite, after all that's happened.
It was after midnight, I stood up and walked to the window, and stared outside. The darkness covered the entire place and the crimson-black moon had already disappeared.
It was all silent, the whole village is too because of the exhaustion .I haven't seen my sister or mom after everything that has occurred.
A little ceremony was held to which the shifters celebrated like always, explaining what they went through and how they felt about the tribulation. Some of them couldn't even talk because of how traumatized they were, They managed to make it just like the the others and were thankful that they made it.
I couldn't think straight after the whole event took place. I , just like many others sat and watch until it was time to go on our separate ways finding comfort in our homes.
Sighing, I closed my eyes and thought of my family. My mom, Alessia, and then dad.
"Why didn't we have a stable family ?" I envy the girls and boys who walk with their parents every day to the market, smiling and shopping together like normal humans.
When I opened my eyes, my eyes came into contact with a shiny star that blinked and twinkled which made me mesmerised .
I gasped and look at it again not believing that my eyes has captured a gorgeous sight of the star I thought I was dreaming about. " it looked so beautiful and top of all, since we were cursed with the goddess of stars it was rare of us to get any of these. " The star means that good days are awaiting ahead of us right,? Hoping that i wasn't wrong ,
I closed my eyes immediately and begged the goddess to forgive our sins , and make everyone in the village free of all the miseries and free from poverty, although our king is trying his best in making sure we all have a bond that will make us all be together , rely on one another . He still seems to not take take the major steps in improving people's lives though being very busy every single day. I can't blame him though , he has a lot in his shoes .
I didn't forget to ask the goddess to help me attain my dream of becoming a famous and the most talented seamstress of all time .
Opening my eyes ,the star wasn't there anymore meaning it has disappeared and it has heard my wishes ,
"Or not ...? " My subconscious chimed making me sigh sadly .
Closing my windows I took a pile of boxes that were in the corner of the room and put them on the cold floor and slept uncomfortably, but peacefully with a small smile on my face .
"Thank you goddess," I mumbled before sleep took over me
***
Mei ... Mei .. darling
I heard a whisper in my ear , Mei ... I heard a whisper again which made me jolt up awake and look at the person .
I was confused, but almost fainted when my eyes landed on the face of the person that I yearned for .
"Dad. ? " I whispered as I couldn't trust my voice shocked, I raised a finger to touch his face in a disbelief . He smiled warmly at me his green eyes sparkling .
I nearly dropped when I felt my feet unstably, My feet were warm, my eyes almost popped out of their sockets when i find out i was stepping on clouds.
"Where is this place?" That's the first thing I asked looking around .
"Darling .. it's me your father ... " He whispered catching my attention and I looked at him now clearly , he was young and looked just the same before he left .
I bursted into tears and hug him hard as I throw myself on his chest, his warmth, his smell .. his voice .His tanned skin , subtle nose , kinky hair like mine ."Everything about him is the same "
" I missed you so much my little Mei, "I could feel his emotions through his voice .
I carried on crying .. please come back home ,
Mom and Alessia are lost without you, I hold onto his white shirt matched with his white pants
"I .. I can't," He whispers taking me by surprise and I stepped back feeling an unexplainable emotion towards him .
" Betrayal ? "
"Why not, ?" i dared to ask my eyes glistening with tears .
"Y.. you are family, don't you want us anymore? " I ask with painful tears that wouldn't stop.
I love you all so much, I will always do ...He says with a heartbroken voice and bent his head closing his green eyes and disappearing out of nowhere .
I got confused as I saw his shadow disappearing leaving me confused and with unanswered questions.
Dad !!
Dad !! I yelled and woke up out of breath and sweating profusely from my slumber ,
Dumbfounded and confused, I look at my surroundings only to see myself in the shop. I broke down crying and putting my hands on my face tiredly ,
It felt so real I saw him, I saw dad. I saw him.
He looks just the same ... I. have to tell mom. I have to tell her and Alessia that he loves them both, and he still does wherever he is ,
Standing up on the boxes, I wiped the tears that painfully continued to leak, I got into the bathroom after a moment of thinking and started my day.
The sun is shining brightly, lighting up every part of my little shop.
After taking a bath, I took one of the many old dresses that I had dumped in a bunk and put it on, and walked outside directly home.
I saw some people who have started their days, walking here and there.
I stepped inside the house and saw Alessia in the kitchen,
"Oh, you .. ?" She asks with a sneer in her voice,like i was a disgust to her , she looked more confident after the shifting.
Nodding my head, I asked where mom is ?
"I don't care, " she trailed off and pushed me off walking past me.
Where are you going Alessia,? Don't you want some tea,? I will be making some right away, I smiled a little ,convincing her to stay.
Fine! She huffed out frustrated and went inside our room. We have been sharing a room since the day that we were born. But it turned out more like hers, she transformed it into her ways and I couldn't say a thing about that.
It was a small room with two beds, a rough wooden floor, a little closet, and a small table with a mirror, the other room used to be our parent's room, A kitchen after the entrance, and a dining room connected with it.
I eyed her before she entered the room and saw she looked so pretty wearing a traditional red dress that hugged her body gracefully.
Her hair is tied down, and her face looked a little mature. She is glowing.
Forgetting that I had an injury on my hand, forgetting that my sister caused it and didn't care about it I started making breakfast.
Boiling the tea, making boiled eggs, cutting some healthy vegetables, and walking out looking for some bread.
After buying it, I came home only to find out that Mom and Alessia were eating the eggs and sipping tea.
"Good morning," I greeted swallowing the lump in my throat.
I didn't get any reply, " And where were you last night, ?" Mom's high-pitched voice startled me as I cut the bread,
I was in the shop.
Ahh okay, to hell with it! She huffs.
I gave them the bread and put some vegetables on their plates sweetly and sat on my chair joining them quite
On the corner of my eye, I saw Alessia eyeing something on the table
Following her eyes, I saw what she is looking at ,
My injured hand ...
"Does it hurt ?" My heart wanted to burst out with joy,
"They care ?"