A Lie So Beautiful

25. Family love

Mia's point of view

The night was not as lovely as I want it to be, cause my hand keeps on hurting. And every time I do so much as to wince, Jace will rush in to see what's wrong. I tell you that dude has the ear of an owl.

I keep on waking up again and again from the pain and Jace come in every time so after a while we just decide for him to sleep in my room.

I also end up taking some painkiller for me to sleep.

So here we are now, its the next day. Its about eleven right now. Iam awake but Jace is sleeping peacefully right besides me. So not to wake him up, I decide to get up later, so right now I am reaching for my father's journal to read a page again.

Chris look as if everything in his life was over and I really could understand why. Monica and him are soulmates, they love each other to the fullest and even for me its hard to even think that they could ever live seperated. But Chris, he is experiencing that dreadful moment. He keeps on hugging her body with no expression for a while but when baby claire crawl up to her mother and shake her to wake up, he lost it all and cry out like a baby. Its such a shame that all we could do for him was consoling him and all we could give was a hug.

I guess, now we know why I dont know aunt Monica at all.

What kind of a tragedy is this? Dad must have been depressed. Poor dad, he have to go through all this and yet lose Claire again down the road. How unfair!

This is depressing even for me to read, the me who has no relation with this at all. How must have dad felt?

I sigh with that in mind and was going to keep back the book on the night stand but while trying to do that, I knock down a water bottle kept there which make a high clanking sound. Oh no!

Jace: You okay? What happen?

Everything alright?

He spring up surprised and confused.

Hmph! Talk about letting him sleep. Facepalm moment right there.

Mia: Iam okay, its just the bottle falling. Calm down Jace.

When I said that he look at the bottle and give out a huge sigh of relief. He must have been real scared, since yesterday he has been sensitive to every little thing.

Jace: How's your hand now?

Mia: Much better, I don't necessarily feel the pain anymore.

And I lift my hand emphasising my point.

Jace: Headache?

Mia: Much better.

Jace: Okay, does your body still ache?

Mia: No, Iam fine.

Jace: Then the tiredness?

Mia: Jace, Iam fine. I was not critically hurt anyway, I will be okay. No! Iam okay.

When I say that he dont seem to believe me for awhile but then just sigh to himself and rub his eye as if trying to wake himself up.

Aww my poor baby.

Mia: Come here.

And I open my arm asking for a hug. I hug him while letting him seat up on his side.

Mia: Did I scare you that much?

I must have, he is becoming paranoid about anything by now. Like last night, he even heard a hissed I myself couldn't. Iam not joking.

Jace: Scared? That's a big fat, understatement.

I guess I was right. How typical of me, always making everyone worried about me.

Mia: Iam sorry, but Iam fine now. You don't have to panic at every single little thing like that anymore. Everything's over and Iam more than okay.

When I say that he come out of the hug and check me one more time. After a while, he let out a little chuckle.

Jace: Tch. Now that Iam hearing you say that, it is hurting my ego. I should be the one to say that, mainly in this situation. Not the other way round.

Mia: Then shall I create a chance for you to say something like that, so your ego feels a little better?

When I said that he look serious again, and look at me intently while saying.

Jace: No! Mia, I'll let go of my ego a thousand time, I'll throw away all my pride in a blink of an eye and I'll even bow if I must. If it mean that I don't ever have to face that moment of you not being alright ever again, I'll even sell my soul for it. So please, please try your absolute best not to get hurt alright?

When he said that it send shivers down my spine, because of the intensity in his words and the butterflies in my stomach making me smile brightly.

Mia: Umm, its a promise.

When I say that he also let out a small smile and hug me one more time.

Jace: Its a relief, its really such a relief that you are alright.

Its really such a relief that Iam save, if not all the people I care about would have been probably more hurt then I am.

Mia: But how did you find us? That too that early?

I know the hypocrisy of the sentence, considering I have been crying saying why they didn't come quicker just yesterday, but yesterday was different emotionally and after I become a little stable, I have been curious about this since yesterday.

Jace: I was trying to call Chris but when I did, apparently you had his phone; so we just trace your location.

Oh yeah, I remember the phone ringing before I pass out.

Mia: Oh!

Jace: You do realise how much easier it would have been if you had your phone with you right.

Here we go again, me and my phone forgetting addiction.

Mia(cheekily): Hehehe! I swear next time I'll have it with me.

Jace(stern): You better keep your word this time.

Mia: I swear on Justin.

And I made an I swear symbol with my hand. Making Jace shake his head in disbelief while making someone else offended.

Justin: I always knew you will sell me away one day.

And surprise surprise once again I jump up in shock. Making Jace to scowl at Justin while checking my hand.

Jace: Keep on shocking her like that, and ill donate your heart and soul to her one day.

Why do I feel like he is implying Iam gonna get a heart attack soon.

Justin: Hey! How is she being shock my fault? My poor heart and soul.

And he rub his heart and act all pitiful. Drama king.

Jace: Stop showing up everywhere like a ghost then.

Justin: I swear you will miss me then.

Jace: Why don't we let that happen and see?

With that jace give him a tight smile which literally scream, wanna fight?

Justin: Mia, your boyfriend is being mean.

Wise choice Justin, that battle was just a trap for you.

Mia: And?

But I ain't taking your side. I always have to be at winner's side to live peacefully.

Justin: You guys really are a match made in hell.

Mia: Hey at least we are a match. What about you?

I said that while shrugging making him just more irritated.

Justin: Arggg dinner is ready come and eat.

When he shout that, it make me laugh out loud, making him more irritated. Jace and me keeps on laughing more specifically me, while he keeps on making irritated faces.

But nonetheless we all go down together to have dinner, while dad was already there.

It was more of a breakfast then dinner cause we just woke up.

Mia: Good afternoon dad, how did you sleep.

Chris: Good afternoon sweety and yes I was out like a light the whole time. You?

Mia: Same.

My sleep was pretty much strongly opposed by my arm's pain, but he don't need to know that.

Mia:So, no one is going to work today?

Chris: Iam not going.

Justin: Me neither.

Jace: Same.

Here is my fun time.

Mia: Oh then, I'll be going alone I guess.

Chris: What?

Justin: Iam sorry?

Jace: Iam hearing things.

They all look at me with a face that says, I dare you to say it one more time. So I quickly back down. Three against one is just a no no.

Mia: Iam kidding but you guys should have seen your faces man.

Even as I said that dad does not look satisfied with my answer.

Chris: You better be joking young lady, cause you are not even going near work, till your hand is as good as new.

I knew this one will bite me in the a*s.

Justin: Which will take about one to two months top.

Oh now I am the one hearing things.

Jace : And no argument.

When they say each of their words and all look at me, I also look beside me and said.

Mia: Did you hear that Mia?

Chris: We are not joking Mia.

When dad said that Jace grab my turned away face and turn to dad side making me glare at him.

Mia: Isn't two month rest a bit too much? What will I even do?

Justin: Well tell that to your arm not us..

Can he not take my side for once. Seriously this dude!!

Mia: Errr, I just wanna..

And I was about to give him a little punch but Jace got my hand halfway. My one good arm is in captive now.

Chris: Nop sweety, you have to listen to me this time. And no excuses, we haven't even talk about how you went to Litan without informing any of us yet.

Time to retreat, retreat Mia reatreat. Your doom is near.

Mia: Well this was a good breakfast, but I still want Ice cream. Justin why don't you come and get it with me.

And I drag him out with me making him absolutely shock. But he followed along anyway while dad and Jace both look at me amusedly.

Mia: Wanna come along?

I hope they will say no, considerinh Iam running away from their conversation.

Jace: Nop you guys go, I'll just do the dishes till then.

Chris: I'll pass too.

Mia: Okay then.

And with that I drag Justin once again with me, and then went out and was walking down the corner.

We live by a very quite neighbourhood. So no one is really seen anywhere most of the time.

And yes, there is an open park with a small lake, just besides my house.

Mia: Shall we go sit there for a while?

Justin: Do I even have the choice to say no?

Actually I was just asking for the sake of asking. We are doing it anyway, whatever he says hardly matters.

Mia: Let's see, Nop!!

Justin: Tch.

With that I quickly walk forward with Justin following of course, and sit down in the grass enjoying the sunbath.

Mia: Ahhh I love the sunlight around here.

Justin: You and your love for sunlight is beyond me. You are sunbathing almost all the time.

Which is true, I just like the feeling of being outside and being warm.

Mia: I just like being warm.

Justin: Then, just continue to sunbath forever and do nothing else. You are good at that anyway.

Where is he going with this again?

Mia: Whats thats suppose to mean? Are you implying that Iam lazy?

Justin: Iam implying that you are clumsy.

Okay? Is this a new way of irtitating me now.

Mia: Heh?

Justin: Whatever or whenever you do something, you are either destroying something or always hurting yourself. Making all of us worried sick.

This is actually cent per cent true, but he does not need to know that.

Mia: Come on, Iam not that clumsy.

Justin: Just look at you!

Touche. Cause yes, I look like crap right now with a broken arm and bruises and scratches all over.

Mia: Tch, that's besides the point.

Justin: What do you mean besides the point, that is the point.

Mia: And what is your point?

Okay I know, I don't make sense, Iam just saying whatever now.

Justin: My point is for you to do nothing and just stay put and still. Whatever you need, just tell me or you can tell dad and you even have Jace, and we will do everything for you.

Mr. Realistic has appeared.

Mia: Come on now.

Justin: All Iam saying is, just do nothing. You moving around is too dangerous for our poor poor heart.

Ahh! I get it, he is worried. Typical Justin only stop being forward when he show his care. i***t.

Mia: Hey Iam not that clumsy.

Justin: Whatever you say, just don't get hurt anymore okay. No! You can't get hurt anymore.

And he made a bad face making him look adorable. Making me chuckle a bit.

Mia: Okay Okay!

Justin: You keep on laughing, do you know how scared I was?

I do have some caring people in my life, how blessed.

Mia:What a relief!!

Justin: That Iam scared?

Mia: Umm.

When I say that he look at me in fake horror.

Justin: You are just getting more and more mean, aren't you?

Mia: I just find it so lucky that you guys worried this much about me. I did chose some great people as a friend.

Justin: Hmm at least you did one thing right. And yes you chose 'one person' as a friend not some. You only have one friend.

Never miss a chance to praise yourself is how we bond.

Mia: That was not needed to be pointed out.

As I say that he goes silent for a while but then speak again.

Justin: I also feel relief that I got to have a friend like you, with you I don't need anyone else. I got a sister, a mentor, a student, a comrade all in one person. And mainly in you I also got the most precious thing that is an annoying imp of my own.

Mia: Hey! That just ruin the whole mood.

I would have hug him and said thank you, if only he did not add the last part. But I guess Justin even saying this is more than enough. You see Justin is not really the type to say this type of things. He will literally cross mountain to avoid this kind of mood.

Justin: Come on; get up lazybum, Jace will hunt me down if I keep you to myself for too long.

I knew it.

Mia: Tch, you are doing this cause you feel awkward after saying all that, aren't you?

Justin: No..

When he said that in a high pitch tone and look at me seriously, I just burst out laughing. Cause I knew he was lying and he use high pitch tone only when he lie. To make it all the better for me, he even blush making me laugh all the more.

He walk away faster and faster seeing me laugh at him but after a while he just join in, in laughing with me.

After our very much enjoyed laughter, we did go buy loads of ice cream and go back home saying some silly jokes.

Like that we reach home and share the ice cream and all of us watch television for a while and in no time the sun was setting again. The day was so short, probably because we woke up so late but that's besides the point.

But after a while Jace went home to take his laptop, he is coming back again. While Justin also went home to take some change of cloths. He also is coming back. According to them, I still need their company and is not stable enough yet to be by myself but I just think they like this house and nothing more.

But anyway, now dad and me are alone and looking at the sunset in the terrace while drinking some tea.

Chris: Two month rest is still up Mia, I'll take care of your leave from the hospital.

Oh! I was hoping he will forget about that or something.

Mia: Dad, I can just help out in other small stuff and work. It will be so boring here not working.

Chris: No means no, you need to take care of yourself first.

Well its not like I was not expecting this anyway. And I don't really fight for things that persistently, I give in pretty easily.

Mia: Okay then.

When I said that dad look at me suspiciously making me inturn look at him in wonder.

Chris: You better keep your word this time, little lady.

Oh another expected thing I guess.

Mia: I promise I will.

After that we were silent for a while but I realise I have not said anything to dad yet.

Mia: Iam sorry.

Chris: All forgiven my sweetheart,just dont make this old man worried like that again alright?

Mia: Okay.

Chris: All you need to do is stay healthy and be fine. Then dad won't ever stop you from doing anything you like. But you have to be able to do it and comfortably at that, not while getting hurt or sick like today.

I have said it a thousands time and I'll probably said it a thousands time more, but I have the best dad ever.

Mia: I understand dad. I swear ill take better care of myself. Thank you dad, you are the best.

Chris: Well what can I say other than, of course.

When he said that I just tch at him but inside I was so so grateful to have such an understanding father like him. I thank God for blessing me with all the great people in my life. And I pray and pray again for their happiness and peace.