Reminisce

Family Reunion

This must be the toughest day, I have to rest 10 minutes before going to Janine Mondella's house, my cousin. They're having a party later yet I'm still tired, I was working at the same time studying.

That's too tough for me and also having a family whose strict and manipulate me everytime I want, is always decline.

I escape during night, going to Marina's apartment, my best friend. Planning to leave the house soon. So far, I wasn't caught and I always planned it well before escaping my room.

During weekdays, I am studying in the morning while in the afternoon is working to the cafe, since I am fond with mathematical enumeration and number, I was assigned in working as a cashier.

After 10 minutes of rest, I immediately dressed myself with white long sleeve and a black skirt, I'm not fonds with dresses and skirt since I don't want my parents embarrassed that their daughter is such a lame to choose an outfit, so I have no choice to wear a skirt. I'm preferably wear baggy pants and oversized t-shirts.

"Kira! What took you so long to dressed up? hurry up! we're almost late!" Amy complaint.

I didn't know she waited me. I have no choice but to go out in my room and face my sister who's already in the car.

"My gosh! If I wasn't good sister to you, I already left you here! come! sit with me!" she said and pulled my wrist inside her car.

"Gosh! fix yourself!" she complain looking me with her eyebrow's up, head to toe.

"You look pale! here! have some lipstick! gosh!"

I pouted as she puts lipstick on my lips. She immediately get the mirror in her bag and letting me look my appearance.

"Oh! pretty! if you only know how to make up!" she cheered and smile.

I smirk.

"I'm already beautiful without make up though." I said with confidence and wave my hair.

"We're already here." The driver said looking us through the mirror in front.

Amy opened the door, so that we can already go outside.

It is crowded, and looks like there's having a concert.

I saw some of my cousins wearing their favorite dresses and outfits, I also saw my parents talking with my relatives.

while me.... sitting alone, counting the money that I'll spend on buying my own apartment.

"Hey."

I looked someone who called me.

It was Gina, one of my cousins. I don't have any close cousins or relatives. It's just, I don't have guts to interact with them.

"Oh? what's up?" I replied.

"Uh— nothing.. seems you're lonely. Can I sit beside you?" She said with a grin.

"Oh... sure..." I gave her a space to sit on.

"You know what? I heard you a lot. and many times too!" she started to share something as if she really knows my life.

"like what? oh... I hope that's good to hear that I was tackled with the other people." I cracked a joke, she giggle.

"Nah... I always hear a positive criticism to everyone even your parents though." she said.

"Oh..."

My parents thought I obey their rules, but it wasn't. All my happiness took them away but of course, I make plan to achieve every goals or happiness without their permission.

"yeah, neither my parents though, always talked about you." she laughed like it was something funny but it wasn't.

I feel something... bad.

"You were an achiever, you achieve a lot in Math quizzes or any quizzes that you join in, you always win. I just want to ask like, how to be you? how can I be you?... I was a bit insecure... about you."

I was shocked a bit on what she said... someone wants to be me? I don't even want to be me. I don't have any freedom.

Is that everyone thought about me?

"You don't need to be me. You just have to be you. Don't imitate someone you insecure. I just want to remind you, you are unique, inside and out."

She smiled crazily.

"Easy for you to say." she sarcastically said and left me sitting alone again.

See? everyone is being rude to me. I'm not even doing anything good about this family.

I was eating alone, seeing my sister talking with Gina. My sister is too clingy, and I am the opposite one. I'm introvert when it comes to this. Relatives and family.

while waiting for the party to over, I saw an old lady looking towards me as if she is memorizing my whole body, head to toe.

She's not familiar...

I was about to stand up and walk towards her when someone held my wrist...

"What the heck?!" I almost pulled my wrist to make her fall through the ground.

I was shocked when it was Amy.

"Gosh! what's wrong with you sis?" she asked with her eyebrows were almost meet.

"Nothing."

I immediately look towards where the old lady I saw earlier but she was already gone.

I sighed and walk away in the party.

I immediately look for a taxi and go to my best friend's apartment.

But...

before I go inside the taxi, I saw the old lady in front me, to the other side of the street.

looking through my eyes as if she's say something but she couldn't speak.

someone pulled my arm and it got me unconscious.