Giggle Day

Clay's POV

The day went on harmoniously. I've never felt so light burdened before, I felt so relieved. Mom is now awake. After some time of missing each other and explaining to mom how long she's been asleep, it's already dark outside. Lynn, Mark and Jean have decided to go back home to spend time with their family. It's just now Me, Mom and my gran. Dad has been gone; I didn't even notice him leaving. He did not even tell us that he'll be leaving. But of course, he always does that, why am I surprised? That's what he always does, leave without saying a thing. I am now having dinner while Gran took the time to be with mom at her room. She had made mom awake, she talked her out of her deep slumber. The doctor said that she had to be in a bed rest for a while and minor exercises to gain back strength.

The next day came with a remarkably brighter sun and lighter atmosphere. It's as if the house has been so dark for the past weeks, when mom was in her comma. I woke up and immediately got up the bed, crawled down my room and came bursting inside my mom's room. I must have given my mom a startle because she dropped her book and looked at me. "Are you okay, Honey?" I breathed out a breath of relief. I smiled, I'm not dreaming, Mom's really awake now. I hugged her and greeted her a good morning. I explained her that I thought I was just dreaming that she's awake so I quickly ran here. She gave me a kiss of assurance on the forehead then smiled.

My eyes wander around the room then I noticed something; someone. "Where's granny?" the chairs are empty, her wheelchair is gone, I haven't noticed her as I ran across the room. "Your dad offered to lift her home Honey" then I saw her face toned down. Her smile melting away. She must have talked with him earlier. "what did he said?" my face turned serious together with my tone. She then looked up at me with a concerned but sad face. "we didn't talk" her eyes closing while she inhaled a deep breath. She broke into tears. I felt my heart broke when I saw my mom crying. Same degree of hurt when I first saw her battered body at the hospital. It tears my heart apart to see her cry over my Dad. I wiped her tears from her cheeks. "Don't cry mom, He's not worth your tears" she looked me in my eyes and I saw her hurt with what I said. "Oh honey, I don't want you to grow up with hatred in your heart for your dad" it struck me like a bullet. I should not have said that to her. I knew that she still loved him over through years. "I'm sorry" I hugged her again.

We started talking through the day. She talked about my friends. "I didn't notice that Jean looks so pretty, you know when I first saw her, she acts to dominant or rather boyish." She laughed. I, myself, thought of it too. "she really is a bossy one, but she's good… and really pretty" I felt so awkward talking it to my mom right now. I turned my gaze away from mom and started appreciating the medicines on the table. She did not know about Jean's mom being Dad's mistress yet. It would break her. I couldn't even tell what she'd feel if she knows it. Would she look at jean in different way? I'm afraid of the thought and decided not to tell it to her yet. She still has a body to keep up with. By the time I turned my gaze back at her, she's smiling. "you like her, don't you?" I was taken aback by her. Gosh how I missed her teasing me this kind of things. I laughed "That's ridiculous" then her face turned from happy into confusion. "why?" she asked. "well, she's like my sister now, you know" I responded. That was a close one.

Lynn's POV

"What's the name of your team again?" Winston then turned to me, the next day after Christmas while we are eating breakfast. "Red Dragon" What a peculiar name. Really dominating to hear but sounds like all talk and no skills. But if he accepted the offer then it must be a really good team. I'm not really into such sports so i don't know o thing about that. I nodded in response of his reply to me while we continue eating. I then remembered what happened yesterday. It was a very glorious day. I woke up with thoughtful presents, my favorite cousin getting to stay here and Clay's mom finally recovering and awake. I can still recall when i'm in the middle of helping Winston tidying his room up when my phone binged a text message. I felt the vibration in my hands, as i usually keep my phone with me all the time. I remembered shouting the soul out of me as soon as i opened and read the text message from clay, saying his mom's waking. "Some demons possessed you?" When Winston caught up with my hysterical shouting. I then ran to my room telling Winston i'd explain to him later when I get back home. I quickly grab my keys on the room while dialing for Mark. I got in my car and pulled through the parking lot. Mark did not answer any of my calls so i tried jean. She didn't answer either and i just gave it up. They must be having their family time, anyway to add on it, Clay must have also notified them. I drive a little bit faster than i usually do until I got in the front Jean and Mark's front facing houses. They were both standing outside Mark's house. I knew that Clay must've notified them too. We drive happily and very excited to Clay's. Then we saw the best Christmas gift one can receive. I was filled with overwhelming emotion when i saw Clay genuinely crying in happiness for seeing his mom awake again. For all we know he has been really attached to her mother. We witnessed how much he misses her. I also noticed Mr. Jordan leaving the room. He looks red in the face and very ashamed. He looked down the floor then walked slowly out the house. I was pushed by Clay's gran's wheelchair closer to Ms. Katherine. She looks so tired and exhausted but very happy. It was a very nerve-wracking moment, witnessing someone awake from a deep coma.

"You okay?" I felt Winston's hand on my shoulder. I must have been staring at the food for too long or missed what he was saying. "Sorry, dozed off, i just remembered yesterday" he then leaned his elbow on the table to face me. He looks so interested, "What happened yesterday? You said you'd tell me when you get here" I totally forgot about that part because as soon as i got back home, i felt so tired and i walked inside my room. "Well, my Mother's friend, which was in a comma for a month finally woken up last night. We used to take care of her every day you see" Winston's mouth was open. He looked so shocked and amazed. "That's so cool!" I agree to that. The fact that it only took her a month to recover from a comma is also something, it usually takes years, as to what i saw from movies. "You want to meet my friends?" I asked Winston. He then smiled to his ears. He was so hyped up with the idea. Since he knows me very well, he knows that i don't really have many friends when i was a kid, it's usually me and Winston who plays together. "Coming over at Clay at 2 PM, want to hop in?" I texted Jean and Mark and i easily got a response. They were so down to it. Of course, we would all want to visit him again, this is the moment we've been dreading to have, to see Clay genuinely happy again. I told Winston to get ready and we'll be leaving at 1:50 because we still have to drive.

The time passed by, and now it's time to get out of the manor. "I'll drive" Winston suggested. I agreed with it, it's also my first time seeing him drive a car though. I raised both my hands just above level my head while walking to the back part of my car. He laughed at me and i get inside the car. I told him the directions on where to turn. "Just there, four houses before the block ends" then he stopped at the place i directed. I told him to honk then there comes out Jean and Mark inside Jean's house. I really am jealous of having a friend that close from each other's house though. Then the thought excites me a bit of what would their reactions be if they noticed I'm not driving the car, and there's a new guy they'd meet. As they approach closer my smile grows bigger, then Mark got inside, straight through the passenger seat next to the driver's seat. "Have you ever tried being late once-" Mark stopped his speech when he turned to the driver's seat, after buckling his seat belt, noticing it's a different person who's in there. He then looked behind him and saw me. He looked at me in confusion. "Mark, Jean this is Winston, my cousin. Winston this is Jean and Mark" i directed my hand to their corresponding names. Jean greeted Winston then turned her gaze in me. We are both smiling by the time we felt the tension between the two guys in front of us. We giggled a bit then Winston asked where to go now. "You mind telling the directions Mark?" Then looked at me on the mirror with a piercing look but a stared back with a smile. He let out a sigh "Go straight" he directed and into my surprise, Winston responded a flirty "Roger that" looking at Mark then back to the road and started driving. Jean and I started meeting each other's gaze and again giggling. These two is quite a natural find. Mark looked tensed every time Winston give him a quick stare then both of them be looking on the road. Mark was acting funny now, he gave directions in a more serious voice we're not used to hear from him. If giggling is a sin, Jean and Me would have a luxury room in hell. We literally ship this two. I don't know if Winston bisexual or gay or anything, to be honest i don't give a shit whatever he is. It would be great if they end up together though, I'll then go see Mark more often in the manor. Fun.