REMEMBER//On Hold//

CHAPTER 1 - I need your help.

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Our feet kicking beach sand, we walked along, fingers interlaced. seeing a good spot, we laid our blanket and settled down. Hand in hand, we start the countdown. Smiling with joy filling his twinkling eyes, he said "Ready...? Go!" 

In unison we shouted, "3...2...1 Happy New Year!!" 

Beautiful fierce red, baby pink and bright yellow filled the dark sky, eardrums shaking with the sounds of fireworks. In awe, I said, "It's beautiful" 

"But you're more beautiful" seeing an emotion that flashed in his forest green eyes. An emotion I had come to know to be love. With that, he placed a kiss on my forehead. 

"Kate!!" 

"Shit" and with force, I was on the floor. Really? Not again...

The deafening echo of her voice filled the house.

"Take out the bin before taking Max to School, okay?! I'm off" she said following that with the loud bang of the door. 

*sigh

I must have missed the alarm going off since it was now past seven. Memories of Bryan were a major contribution but that's all behind now. Five years behind me…

*laughs hysterically* yeah, right...

Stumbling to the bathroom and tiredly rubbing my eyes, I gargle some mouthwash and wet my face. Looking at myself in the mirror, I was a mess! Puffy eyes, cracked lips, outgrown brow hairs…'I need to have a spa day soon' I thought to myself. 

Putting my hair in a messy bun with a purple silk scrunchie from the cupboard, a gift from James that I've had for years now. Something I had come to love...and raced down the stairs not caring about the little Unicorn PJs dangling on my hips. I then grabbed  a protein bar from the kitchen island.

"Hi mum!" the 4 year old beauty said from behind me. His voice beaming with joy and filling the warm air.

I

turn around, crouching to hug him. He was already fully dressed. I smile to myself and thank my older sister mentally for understanding. "Hey baby, how was your night?" Pulling back from the bear hug that almost choked him.

"Great! I dreamt of spiderman...and he took out the bad guys and he saved the world! He also gave me an endless supply of Snickers!" he said grinning from ear to ear and showing his milk white teeth. Excitement filled his voice.

"Really?" I asked, acting all surprised when in reality, this was basically the only thing he ever dreamt of.

"Yes! And he saved you, aunt Sarah and me. We lived happily after..." 

"Wow..." raising my brows and forming a smile like a child that just got to be in the front of line to see Santa at the mall on Christmas eve.

"...spiderman must be really cool" Once more acting like this is the first time I was saying it. I do this often...call it sarcasm, no?