FINDING MINE

The evening sun had just gone down casting its reddish brown glow all around Bailey as sat while staring into an empty space off from the window. Just a few poles ahead from her window was the object of her gaze: a very beautiful garden. The garden seemed green and alive yet her glimpse over it yielded no positive impression; as if there isn't life in it. This was because she was so lost in her thoughts and became clouded with old memories of her and her dead fiance, James. Her state was as if she lay beyond this present world, and at that moment she felt excited. The euphoria felt could be rated higher than ever experienced after the departure of James. Tall, energetic, handsome with gentleness were the features of James. James happened to be Bailey's first and true love. She had always wished that she would spend her life in the company of her true love. They dated and were in a relationship for close to five years. The experiences they had over the years were far beyond the four letter words of love. What they had could be described to be more like a bond. She felt like she was bonded to him and him to her. This, however, was the reason why his death shook her so badly. Still lost in her world of imagination, she didn't hear when the door of the room was opened nor did she hear the footsteps of the duo that faced her now. Facing her Mom and younger sister, Mom told her that she needed to come out of her thoughts and leave the past behind me. Her younger sister, who now looked like an elder sister to her now, crutched down to where Bailey was seated and squatted down before raising her head to look at her . Taking a deep breath, she heard Candice saying, “Big Sis, you know that all this pain, grieving ,and sorrowing won't bring your James back to life,you really need to face the future. You and I know perfectly well that James always wants the best for you and will not like to see you in this condition. I know how much you loved him but there is nothing either you or anyone else can do about it,so I am begging you for the sake of James and your family just let this go and move ahead with your life”. As much as she knew that they were not far from the truth, she just couldn't understand why her mind couldn't accept the fact that he's gone. Something kept screaming in her head, liar! That they are all lying, he's alive,how could he leave her without saying goodbye, she thought. But she kept trying to convince herself that all that was her wild imagination and nothing else and she needed to get over it. After deciding this in her head, she looked up to her sister and mom and told them that she was ready to give up the pain and will try her best to get over James. But she quickly reminded them that she wasn't making any promises. She could see the happiness glittering from her mom's eyes as I just shook her head and headed to the bathroom. Almost getting to the bathroom door, she heard her mom saying, not so fast darling, Cole is coming to take you out for an outing, so you need to freshen up and get yourself into this dress and prepare to head out. Bailey couldn't help but chuckle as she took the dress from her mom and placed it on the bed while changing from her tile slippers into her bathroom slippers to get into the bathroom. She fastened her footsteps as she just wanted to be away from her mom. She got into the bathroom and closed the door behind her. When she thought that she had escaped from her mom, she heard her calling out to her from my bathroom to shower quickly, she could only yell back a reply while taking a dip in the bathtub. Away from Diaz's mansion, Cole was seen humming joyfully. His face was full of joy, passers-by couldn't help but look at his direction as his joy was obvious and could be said that he won a lottery. He entered into his Royce rolls and zoomed off to Diaz's mansion to pick up Bailey for an outing. He was the only one that knew the reason behind the uncelebrated happiness. When Cole reached his destination, which was Diaz's mansion, he stayed in the car to prepare himself a bit before going for the door. He rang the bell and Candice came to answer the door. Cole was welcomed warmly into the house and given a seat to settle in while she went up to let Bailey know that Cole was there. Mrs. Diaz ordered the housekeeper to serve Cole while he waited for Bailey but he opted for just water which was given to him. Mrs. Diaz excused herself to go attend to her daughter. When she got to Bailey's room she realized that Bailey was still in the bath and decided to speak to her from the bedroom. “Bailey, I hope you aren't taking this outing to heart. Cole suggested that you should hang out more to help you heal and also face the reality and we thought it was a good idea and decided that you should go out and have fun. You've been indoors for over a year now and it's really killing you inside even James's family have picked up their broken pieces and moved on with their lives, so you shouldn't keep hurting yourself, we want you to live a better life and you should know I and your sister will always be there for you baby” Bailey told her mom that she understood them and she is willing to do her best to put the past behind her. Okay baby, hurry up and come out here, Cole has been waiting for you and hasten up. Yes Mom, I'll be out there in a minute, Mariana replied and they all laughed. Candice and their mom left her to prepare her clothings and jewelry for her to wear. After a while, Bailey was out of the bathroom and went into the bedroom to dress up. She was shocked to see the jewelry that was arranged for her to wear. She wondered if she was going on an outing or exhibition. What's up with all this jewelry ? I'm going to an exhibition and you guys aren't letting me Know? Gosh..who goes on an outing with this kind of jewelry ? She asked her mom and Candice. Mrs. Diaz and Candice tried convincing her to wear the jewelry but she accepted. After all the arguments and disagreement, they let her have her way. Candice and her mom led her out of the room after she was dressed up and led her towards the living room to meet Cole. Cole beamed with a smile and complemented Bailey's dress and beauty as she walked down the stairs in grand style. Bailey's eyes flickered with a hint of sadness as she remembered how James usually came to pick her up for outings and movies. She reached the living room and placed her hands in Cole's hand who was courteous like a prince waiting for his princess. They went out through the door as they laughed while Baileybtried to put up a smile on their way out at a joke cracked by Cole. They entered the car and were soon on their way.