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  • [창작동화] A thing that Death cannot part from - Prolog: Seperated
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  •  Being the second eldest of my family, I knew my sisters better than any one else. Knowing them well helped me very much since they had quarreled a great deal after mom and dad declared that they would seperate. We have been arguing whose fault was it that mom and dad are no longer living together, though I think it isn't right to blame any of us. From my personal view, it all started when mom started buying pictures, plants, and vases, which, she explained, was to make the house look more valuable for sale. That's when we realized that mom and dad were selling out house. Dad didn't seem to approve mom's purchase of these items, but he stood his ground by not interferring. At least until mom bought a silk vase from China which cost a thousand dollars, but turned out to be a fake - made with plastic. 

     That night, Jane, me, Alice, and Hannah trembled in our bunkbeds as mom and dad screamed at each other. Mom yelled that she didn't know the vase was a fake, and dad shouted that he had enough of mom's extravagance. We dared not make a sound. We didn't sleep a wink that night, except for Hannah, who fell asleep as soon as we went to bed. At her age of eight, keeping her eyes open until midnight turned out to be impossible.

     Dawn passed as morning came, greeting us with peace. Everything was quiet, except for Hannah's peaceful snores and the chirping of birds outside. Jane, me, and Alice had dark circles under our eyes. Mean while, Hannah shined. Mom and dad also looked tired as they got ready for work, not speaking to each other. 

     It was Saterday, so there was no school. We huddled together and talked. Jane worried that mom and dad would seperate and they would have to be seperated as well. I worried that dad and mom might sleep at work. Alice worried that they would be thrown out of the house for being so noisy last night. Hannah worried what we would eat for lunch, since mom said she'd come home at dinner. At that point, I took Jane's worry unimportantly, because I thought mom and dad would never divorce.

     Two weeks went by with the house filled with tension. It was hard to breathe, with all that sparks growing between mom and dad. They still didn't talk, and mom stopped making dinner for dad. As if to show mom he didn't care, dad started to come home at midnight, eating dinner at expensive restuarants. I too, was getting worried about mom and dad, as much as Jane. But I still thought it would soon be settled.

     The next week, mom announced that we would go to grandmother's house until she and dad "sorted things out". I didn't like the "sorting things out" part, but I was more excited to visit my wonderful grandmother. We chattered excitedly as we packed our bags. Jane packed three books and clothes. I packed a knitting kit and clothes, just in case grandmother decided to teach me how to knit. Alice packed a mirror, three hair pins, and clothes. Hannah packed her teddy bear, Mr. Cuddles, and clothes. 

     A week went by as we had a wonderful time with our grandmother. Little did I know that it would be the last happy memory I will have with my sisters. We went to streams, and we laughed many times, because of grandmother's funny jokes. It was the first time I had laughed so heartily after mom and dad's relationship got serious.

     For the next few weeks, we were back at our house, which, was very calm now. I wondered whether mom and dad had made up, or something major happened during our absence. But the calmness assured me that everything will be right. I hoped.

     My hope was shattered when we went to the court. On one side, mom shouted angrily, as dad on the other side screamed back. It was chaos. We were so scared. Hannah looked terrified, so I held her hand until all of this fighting was over. The frightening trial finally ended, and we went back to our house.

     Another week went by. By now, I was hoping that this will end, whether that meant mom and dad divorcing. I felt guilty for feeling like that, but I couldn't help it. My sisters and I was tired of this. We wanted it to be over.

     It finally did, when mom and dad declared that they were divorcing and two of us will go with mom and two of us will go with dad. That was insanity. Seperating the four girls into twos were like seperating a pair of twins. We were four for one and one for four. This, was definately not what we expected when we wished this would be over. When mom said Hannah and I will go with her and Jane and Alice will go with dad, we hugged each other and cried. I knew that I might never see my beloved sisters again, ever again in my life, and I clung to them for life that night.

     As the mom's car drove out of the parking lot the next morning, I turned, and saw Jane and Alice going to opposite side to where we were going in dad's car. I signed them that I will take care of Hannah and they signed back that they loved me. I would've cried if Hannah wasn't holding my hand. Hannah's blue eyes stared at me with fright and uneasiness in her eyes. I held her hand tightly as I can as the car drove on, drifting away from my two sisters.