It''s been a week, a week, only a week, how the hell am I supposed to wait 5 years for her to come back?!
I mean, apparently Hilda was pitied since she had worked multiple jobs without my knowledge so her boss gave her severance pay after firing her despite not needing to since she stopped showing up, which went to me instead, but I''m so lonely and bored.
Lela, still on her bed having just woken up, considers going to the police again but decides against it since they were useless the first time.
As Hilda gets up and gets on with her morning routine and starts jogging, something she recently adapted into her routine to kill time before heading to her cooking class, something she also took up to kill time.
During the cooking lesson in a food she doesn''t remember the name of and has no interest in actually learning nor eating she starts playing around with the food, causing those beside her to look at her with distasteful looks for wasting food and good ingredients, but don''t voice it out at all with Lela not caring due to being used to such looks.
As Lela puts down the ingredients and walks out, sighing with the instructor behind her calling, she starts walking back home, and sees an old playground, one she hasn''t seen or visited in a long time despite it being so near her house.
As Lela goes to the playground, surprised that it hasn''t been removed to make space for something else or at least renovated, she looks around, reminiscing about playing with Hilda before their parents left them, one by choice, one by fate.
Now that I think about it, when Hilda comes back won''t she be as busy as she was before? She wonders while sitting on the swing that she''s too tall to actually swing on.
I wonder if we''ll ever have time to play again without her always being so busy even if it''s for me.
Later as Lela goes away while promising to herself to return to the playground every once in a while and goes home for the day as she notices the sun setting.
Wow, I was at the playground for quite a while wasn''t I? She wonders while cooking up some instant noodles remembering that Hilda used to eat it most days while forbidding her from eating it.
Hm, if she was here I''d be scolded so I might as well enjoy the next 5 years of instant noodles
While looking around and finishing up her instant noodles and throwing it away, Lela considers getting a relationship, not a romantic one due Hilda whose definitely get pissed off about a romantic relationship but maybe just a friend or even a pet would suffice.This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road. If you spot it on Amazon, please report it.
Hmm, I''m sensitive to pet fur, if I get one won''t I just regret it, and I doubt I''ll be getting any friends either, well I mean I do have a hobby I enjoy.
Lela packs up some prayer(stuff) and goes to the graveyard and prays for her father.
Hi again I''m back, Hilda busy nowadays with god knows what but I won''t question it since she left me enough money for me to know she isn''t joking since one of the few things she can''t bear to part with is money, anyways I brought you some flowers but don''t expect food since I''m kinda on a budget now, anyways it''s getting pretty late and I''m still scared of the dark so I''m gonna go now.
Lela walks away from her father''s grave and goes to one with her mother''s name.
Mother, I hope you enter this grave soon since you deserve it.
She spits on her mother''s still empty grave to her dissatisfaction as she walks home.
On her way home, she revisits the playground for a moment before going home again.
At home, she uses her old phone to watch YouTube and prepared to go to school knowing that the next day will be no different from today and may be so for the next 5 years before drifting off to sleep.
The next day, Lela wakes up to a knock at her front door and goes to check it out to see a child there in a robe hiding their appearance completely.
Who are you?
Trick or treat?
It''s January.
Yes, but your house looks abandoned and perfect for Halloween.
I''m just really broke, what do you want?
Trick or treat?
… Bug off. Lela closes the door on the stupid looking kid(this is personal for me).
As Lela closes the door and goes back later, she sees that the kid has left only to hear another knock later in the afternoon and seeing the kid reappear.
Bug off.
Hey, miss, can I ask for your name?
Why?
Curious.
It''s Lela, now go away.
Miss.
What…
Do you live with anyone?
No.
Did you used to?
Yes.
Who?
None of your business.
Come on miss, sharing is caring, even if it''s just information.
If I tell you, will you leave me alone?
Sure.
It was my friend.
Lies.
Fine, my sister.
Thank you, what''s your sister''s name?
None of your business.
Before the kid could ask questions again, Lela closes the door on his face.
Later at night, around 11pm when Lela is still awake watching from her nearly spoiled TV, she hears a knock again.
No way that kids back.
Lela tries ignoring it but it keeps going on for the next 30 minutes but she gives up and goes to the door.
What the hell do you want?,
Your name''s Lela right miss?
yea, now answer my question.
Can I call you Lela too?
Sure, just get lost.
What about I give you info too?
What could a kid have?
I know what your sisters are doing.
Haha, now go away.
I''m not kidding, I know where Hilda''s at.
How do you know her name?
I just told you, I know where she is.
Fine, what is she doing?
Preparing for your future.
I''m gonna need more specifications here.
Nope, she''d be pretty damn upset if I told you.
Fine, is she having a decent life at least?
Uhhhh, decent enough.
Huh?
That''s all you''re getting also, if you want I can let you meet your sister in 3 years instead of 5?
Will she be happy by that?
Yes and no.
Huh?
She''d be happy to see you, upset at me that I let you there before she''s prepared enough to protect you.
Protect me? Then why can''t I protect myself?
Secret.
Anyways, I''ve got to go now, have fun.
Sure.
Why did that kid seem like he was glowing under the robe? Whatever…