Sam's pov
I drop Betty and head back home. I need to go talk to Alice. I know her worries are more than what happened to dad.
I pack my car at the garage and head to the house. Mum is in the living room with Keam watching some animation on jim jam. I walk to Alice's room and knock on her door
"Leave me alone" she says in an exhausted voice.
"Ally it's me... please open the door I need to talk to you" I say hoping that she'll let me in
"Sam I don't want to see anyone. I want to be alone. Please go away" she says and her voice breaks as if she's in tears
"C'mon Ally, I just want us to talk. I promise it won't take long" I hear her footsteps and suddenly the door opens. I enter her room and the first thing I do is open the curtains. The room looks so dark and it's all messy.
"Hey, don't tell me you came here to look at my room and.." I move to her and hold her shoulders
"Alice, I don't know what you're doing to yourself but I tell you this is going to get worse if you don't stop." I say walking her to her bed and I walk towards her door and close it then I pull a chair from her desk and sit close to her
"Sam you don't understand. Dad is really gone. I wake up everyday and he's not anywhere to be found, he doesn't even come to wish me a goodnight. Oh, Sam... I feel I'll loose my mind everytime I think about it"
"I understand you Sam. I lost him too but then life must go on no matter what. Mum is hurting the most because she has to ignyher feelings so that she can take care of us. Alice, it's time you accept the truth and move on. It won't be easy but I promise you that together we will make it" I say as I rub the tears that are falling on her cheeks.
"How can I stop mourning his death Sam? How do I assume that nothing happened and move on just like that?" She asks desperately
"I don't want you to stop mourning Ally, I know you feel like we're not mourning like we should be because Dad is gone but trust me when I tell you that, I never find sleep every night knowing that I've gone to sleep without talking or even seeing him and I the same thing will happen when I wake up. If we're both feeling this way, just imagine what mum is going through."
"She just lost her husband which is different from us. We lost our daddy" she shouts and I immediately get her point
"I now know what is going on with you. Do you remember what dad told us that night at the hospital? You know mum will always prioritize us. She won't leave us no matter what and we both know that. Ally please let's go through this together, let's not be hard on each other coz after all,we only have each other. Mum is suffering and although she's not showing it, I know she's hurting coz she has no idea where to start. Please, do this for her" She nods and I know she will listen to me.
"I'll try" she says and I stand to leave but she pulls my arm and she hugs me. I hug her back and in this contact I could tell that she's going to try her best to get over it.
"Thanks Sam. I didn't know that I was hurting mum with my actions. I just didn't know what to do. I hope she'll forgive me"
"There's nothing to forgive dear, I understand your pain and I'm here for you no matter what happens" we see mum standing at the door. I guess I didn't lock the door after all.
She comes to us and hugs us and Keam comes running and I pick him up as we all group hug.
"We'll get through this together" she assures us and then we all leave Alice's room and head to the kitchen to have some spaghetti that mum had prepared for lunch.
"Mmmmh.. the sauce is so yummy mum" I say as I take a bite of my food.
"Thanks darling. I wanted to cook something that could lift up our spirits a little
"I have an idea mum"Alice says and we both turn our heads to her "Why don't we all go to the park after lunch. We could buy some ice cream and have Keam play with the kids there"
"Ooh, that's a good idea sweetie. Let's be quick then"
After taking our lunch, Alice helps mum wash the dishes as she goes to shower Keam who had food all over her face and her chest. Oh this boy, he takes almost five showers a day
I head to my room and take my phone and my wallet then I go to Alice's room and pick her pink monkey bag and take it to her. Girls are really weird, why on earth do they call these cute bags "monkey bags" monkeys aren't even cute. Girls will always be girls anyway
"Why are you staring at my bag like that" her voice startles me and I hadn't noticed I was staring at her bag
"Nothing. I was wondering why you would call such a beautiful bag a 'monkey bag' "
She rolls her eyes at me. Another thing that I find weird with girls. How do they even do that
"You're the weird one bro. How do you just think out loud like that?"
Wait, you mean I said that out loud?
"Yes you did and you're still doing that" she picks her bag and carries it on her shoulder
"Well, I agree I'm the weirdo now" I say shaking my head and I look at the time and it's almost two "mum we're ready now"
"Give us five minutes and we'll be there" she shouts from her room
"And mum, I'll drive us there" I shout back and I hear her door open and she's carrying Keam on her side
"It's okay. I actually don't feel like driving" she says as she hands Alice baby Keam who is lifting his hands to her
"Aaw Keam, you're so heavy. I doubt I'll be carrying you like this in two months time" Ally says in an exaggeration and we all laugh as we walk to the car.
We all come out of the car and I excuse myself to go get everyone's ice cream as they go to seat at an empty bench near the exit gate
"You'll find us over there Sam" mum says as she points the empty bench and I nod then walk away.
"Can I have four of this and three of these" I say as I post my orders to an old lady selling ice cream
"Yes darling" she says as she starts packing up
"Hey Sam. What are you doing here?" I turn around and see uncle Jeff behind me
"Hello uncle, I'm here with mum and the rest"I say as I take my orders from the lady but as I go to pay, he gives out the money to the lady and asks her to keep the change
"Okay, so where are they. Maybe I could go and say hi to them" he says and I almost agree but then a thought comes into my head and I decide against it
"Well uncle, I'm not sure if mum will appreciate it if I take you there"
"Oh it's okay, I understand. Well, I'll see you around, bye"
"Bye uncle" I walk away and find mum and Alice talking while Keam plays with his ball and when they see me approaching, they smile at me.
This is the only family I've got besides uncle Brian who went back to his home yesterday. I can't let anyone take it away. Maybe I'm being selfish but I'm only doing it for Alice and me.