A Lie So Beautiful

22. Burned home.

Mia's Point of view.

Ahhh my head hurt was the first thing I realise when I wake up.

Jace is crying is the second thing I saw as I open my eyes.

Panic was what I feel as I watch him cry so heartbreakingly.

He must have so been so worried.

After a warm hug and some words of consoling and making him and me believe that everything is fine, both of us seems to have settle down our emotion.

After a bit of just chit chatting, Jace recieve a call from the police it seems. After he was done with the call he look pretty disturbed.

Mia: Everything okay?

Jace: Yeah, nothing to worry about. But I have to step out for a while, all the people involving in the search and some of my staff included are all in the residence together. And Iam needed for that meeting kind of things it seems. So, I have to step out for a while, shall I call Justin for you for a while if you are okay with it?

Him and his unecessary worries.

Mia: Calm down Jace, Iam okay now. Its okay, you go do your work. I'll be fine besides Justin must be busy right now, considering he is not here.

Jace: You sure?

Mia: Yes Iam, now go. Many of them must be waiting for you.

Jace: Okay, ill be back quickly. But if anything and I mean anything happens, you call me okay?

Mia: Okay, okay now go.

He quickly come and give me a kiss on my forehead and quickly run out. I knew he was in a hurry, considering he said it out at all, cause he is that type of guy who will have hide it to his best if it can be help.

As he run out, I was left to myself just looking here and there cause I have nothing better to do.

But I wonder why I keep getting the feeling that I have forgotten something important.

As I lay around there I saw a kid in his mother arm crying in pain, as his hand seems to have been burned. But that was not the thing that worried me, cause it seems to me like the thing that have been knocking at my mind for a while has finally found a door to enter.

Cause at that short moment, the thing that seems so much like a dream was realised as a memory. I remember how all things slap me like a running train as I watch dad walk up to me before I faint.

I remember remembering some peices of memories from when I was younger .In that memory I saw the back of a family, who was happily laughing to themselve. A small girl who seems to be about five years old was standing there with her parents. They were there in a place like a laboratory with many glasses filled with weirdly coloured liquids, and many many odd looking machines as well. I cant see any windows or doors but just a strair which go upwards and seems to lead to a door.

But as I look closer and closer, the faces I saw were all too familiar. And I realise the family that was laughing happily to themselve was my family.

I saw my father and I saw mother too. But unlike all the time I have imagine how I'll react if I'll ever remember them, I just feel sadness and pain.

I thought that if there comes a time where I was lucky enough to ever remember how we use to be then I would be overjoyed and feel nothing but happiness but reality was so much different from it, it scared me.

At first its seems all happy and merry when I saw my dad is happily jumping up and down while hugging mom who is also smiling in pure joy, but I don't seem to know why.

I was standing besides them staring at them curiously. Seeing that both my father and mom kneeled down in front of me still smiling. But I saw tears in both their eyes as well, but luckily for us it was happy tears. The little me seems to have been so curious as to what was happening.

Mia(curious): Dad?

Adam: Yes sweetheart, your mom and dad has finally done it. I can finally be at peace now, you are gonna be alright soon.

Mia: No more?

And the little me point to my head and my heart but I dont understand why I did that when I think about it now. But my parents seems to understand what it mean.

Julia(her mom): No, baby, no more of all of that. Its all gonna be alright now.

Mia: Clary too?

I remember now, I used to call Claire, Clary. But what do I mean clary too? How frustrating is it to remember yet dont understand

Adam: Yes Clary too, you two can play as much as you want now without ever having to go through all of those again

Mia: No more yucky medicine?

Medicine? Was I sick?

Julia: No, no more yucky medicine.

Saying so both my parents look at me so happily with their eye sparkling like I have never seen them before. It seems that they have let go of a shadow which was dragging them down. But I dont really seems to know what that shadow was.

But as my mother sweetly tells me that I no longer need to take those medicine, that seems to make me so happy that I was even clapping while cheering in happiness.

Seeing that both my parents hug me at the same time bumping their head with each other making me laugh out loud in which they join in as well.

I stagger a little forward and open my small arms, its seems to hug my parents. Seeing this both of them both hug me eagerly while I kiss their head where both of them bump each other.

Mia: No more pain. Mia's kisses shoo them away.

Julia : Umm, Mia's kisses are the best.

And little me nod along happily making me smile to myself. Iam jealous of this childish innocence which nothing can bring back anymore.

Adam: Mia, you are a good girl right?

Mia: Umm.

Adam: And good girls listen to their daddy don't they?

Mia: Yes, they do.

If I was any older, I would have said no, this is clearly a bribe. Iam sure.

Adam: Thats my good girl, now listen to me okay?

See.

Mia: Okie.

When I say that he take something from the table and show it to me. As I look at the little bluish pink thing he is holding up, I look up at him confusely.

Mia: Whats this daddy?

Adam: This my dear is a necklace your mom and dad make for you. Isn't it pretty? Dont you like it?

A clear and thin silver chain holding five silver lilies shape flower in a upside down manner and a tear drop shaped stone which was bluish and pinkish in colour can be seen. It look mermerising actually, it has a unigue sparks of its own which I have never seen anywhere else.

Mia: Yes, I like it, it look like mommy's ring that she always wear.

It was actually their wedding ring, mom never take it out, its always in her finger, always.

Julia: Exactly, we are gonna twin now.

And she raised her fingers and move it around showing me the ring making me excited.

Mia(excited): Are we?

Julia:We sure are!!

While saying that she put the necklace around my neck.

Julia: So, like mommy never takes off her ring, you cannot take the necklace out either okay?

Mia: But why?

I remember thinking wont it be boring to always wear the same stuff?

I didnt even know how precious gifts are at that time.

Julia: Cause this will protect you from the bad things and even help you get rid of this.

And mom also point to my head and to my heart. What is that supposed to mean? I still cant remember.

Mia: Really? Is that why mommy also don't take out her ring?

When I ask that, dad turn me to his side with my shoulder and start explaining it to me.

Adam: Yes like how the ring show mommy has someone who loves her and protect her, this necklace is also gonna protect you until you find someone who would and give you a ring like mommy's.

Mia: Okay!

To that small me those words seems magical. Meeting someone who will love me like mommy and daddy and well I guess I was true at least at that.

Adam: So promise me that you will never, no matter what happen will not take it out. Promise?

And he raise his pinky while looking at me.

Mia: Okay I promise.

And we link our pinking and our thumb locking our promise.

Adam: Thats my sweet girl.

And he kiss my forhead sweetly and hug me again to which mom also join in.

But after that the image suddenly change, this time we are still at the same room but unlike before now its filled with smoke and all the place are caught in fire. The chemicals kept in the room keeps on exploting making us unable to escape or more anywhere.

In the middle of this, a large glass of a pink liguid fall near mom surrounding her with fire. The fire around her was so huge that dad could not reach her besides trying his best. The fire just got bigger and bigger.

But that was the last clear image I remember of that burning as due to lack of air, Iam about to pass out. Dad is currently carrying me and trying to reach me.

And in my blurry view I saw mom screaming in pain with eye full of tears.

Julia: Adam go! Mia should be save no matter what.

Dad seems to be in a conflict, his eyes is also full of tears and it look like he was holding it in as much as he can, and he really did hold it as not even a sound comes out of his mouth. I wanna shout to dad to get mom as well but no matter how much I try, I couldn't speak, and my vision becomes more and more blurry. Black dots start to appear and breathing becomes harder and harder.

But I can still clearly hear mom and dad.

Julia: Go!! Mia is getting weaker Adam, quickly Go!!

And she look at us in complete worriness which totally contradic her eyes which is filled with nothing but raw pain.

No! We can't leave mom like that, we have to save her. Mom, my mom we have to save her. But pathetically, despite what I thought, I could do nothing. It feels like Iam paralysed and let alone speak, I couldn't even move at all.

She smile at us and said

Julia:" I love you my sweethearts, always remember that".

When she said that dad said he love her too and that to wait for him, and dad turn away and start running away embracing me tightly and conpletely shielding me from any harm. It scared me that parents love can make you feel save even when you stand in the middle of a raging fire.

Mom, my mom. I wish I had force myself to shout out I love her too.

But now, dad has started to struggle because as much as he tried to protect me and him, nothing was working, all the walls keeps on falling. Some even seems to have hit dad but no sound of pain ever comes out of him. Not even a small hiss can be heard.

But as we near the door the huge pillar from near the front door suddenly falls down hitting us from the back. In my drowsy state I feel dad hugging me tighter and saying

Adam: Its okay little baby, daddy got you. You are save, everything will be okay.

As he said that, I feel a kiss on my forehead which last for a while as if he dont want that moment to end.

Adam: My Mia,my sweet Mia, Iam so sorry that we have to say our goodbyes this soon but never forget that I love you more than anything in this world and nothing will ever change that darling. Goodbye for now love, we will meet again someday in the far future.

After that I heard nothing else for a while but no matter how much I try to open my eyes, I cant seems to do it.

But after a while I feel a surge of wind blows by making me breath in some air finally and finally able to open my eye seeing my dad face with full of tears.

But all too quickly, I feel myself falling and then a sharp pain hit my head taking my breath away for a minute. And when I did got my breath back, I can feel myself lying in the grass of my front lawn. But once again, I cant seems to move again. I remember trying my best to turn my head and succeding.

But when I look at the side, I saw dad lying near the door with his lower half hit by a burning pillar which is sucking his life away from him painfully and yet slowly.

Mia(croaking out) : D.aaadd da...add he...lll...pp plea...e he...lp.. dad..., da...dd.

Adam: baby, hey hey, look at me in the eye. Look at my eye Mia, look here.

When I look at his eye like he want me to be, he smile at me as if he was all alright and he mouths

Adam: I love you my baby.

And in my mind, I was shouting I love you too daddy a thousands time but no matter what I do, no words seems to comes out. But he just smile at me more.

Adam: I know Mia, I know. So do daddy a favor and continue talking to me okay? No sleeping huh.

When he say that I give a little nod, moving my head as much as I can.

Adam: Good girl. Daddy is proud of you and will always be alright?

And I give him another nod again, but even when I continue to look at him like he ask me to he is not looking at me anymore. His eyes are slowly closing in and even when he continue to blink his eyes repeatedly, nothing seems to help.

Just then, I heard siren wailing and car zooming up so I turn my head that side and that is finally when I saw uncle Chris rushing out from the car.

Mia(whispers): Dad, help dad. Please help dad.

And everything seems to have turn all black and dark, all I know is that I continue to hold something in my hand as tightly as I can.