A Mother, A Daughter, and A Past
By Crystal Reude
Chapter 1
A little girl giggled as her kitten played on the floor,
darting here and there, pouncing on its little rubber ball.
She jumped when she heard her mother's voice calling her.
"I'm in here mommy, playing with Diana!!" she replied to the call.
Serenity opened the door to her daughter's bedroom; peering in
she said, "Dinner will be ready soon Rini, go get washed up."
Rini walked over and picked up her cat. "Come on, Diana,
time to clean up for dinner." The cat mewed and purred with love for its owner.
In the kitchen, Serenity, or Serena, as she was known here,
smiled at her daughter as she ran to the table to help with the
setting up. She loved her life here,she had everything she needed;
she had a nice home to live in, great neighbors, and a beautiful
daughter. 'Who's growing up to look just like her father.' she thought.
After a few minutes she dissmissed that last thought.
He didn't want her anymore,let alone her and their daughter.
~~*FLASHBACK*~~
Darien turned away from her, anger and disgust in his eyes.
"I don't love you anymore Serenity, you mean nothing to me!
Now leave me alone." he yelled. She cried as she pleaded for him
to change his mind; but it did no good. In one smooth movement
she turned and ran out the door, hoping he would come after her.
He never came.
He NEVER came.
~~*END FLASHBACK*~~
Serena wiped at the small amount of tears that had formed in her eyes,
as the memories came back to her. They were wiped away quickly but
hadn't, however, gone unnoticed.
"Mommy, why are you crying?" Rini asked.
Instead of trying to find the words to tell Rini about her father, she
decided to say somthing else. "Mommy's just happy to have a
wonderful life with a wonderful daughter to share it with!" she said,
hoping Rini would be satisfied with the answer. For now, she would
keep Darien Chiba a secret from Rini, although she knew, that one day,
she would have to tell her the truth.
After dinner and cleanup, Rini was sent off to her room to play, while Serena
could get some rest and relaxation alone in the living room.
As she was about to pick up a book to read, the phone rang.
She reached over the arm of the couch and picked up the receiver.
"Hello?" she said.
The only answer was heavy breathing on the other end.
She tried again, "Hello, can I help you?"
"It's good to hear your voice again Serenity, I've missed it,
and you too, alot." said a strong male voice.
Serena gasped and dropped the phone on the floor.
Quickly, she picked it back up and whispered into the receiver,
"Darien!?, Why are you calling me, and how did you get this number!??!"
"That's not important Serenity, please, can I see you?" he replied cooly.
She had to stop and think a minute. Darien Chiba, her long-time, first and
only love was on the telephone asking her cool, and calmly if he could just
stop by and see her? Was he crazy!? 'Like its going to be that easy.'
"I don't know Darien, it's been a long time and I'm not sure I'm ready to
see you right now. You really broke my heart. I don't know if I could *ever*
see you again." she told him, trying to keep her anger from welling up inside
of her. Darien sighed, "Well, it's up to you Serenity, I'll be in town for a week
of conferences, and I really would like to see you again, maybe just for lunch?"
"I suppose maybe for a little while, and my name is Serena now." she said to him.
"Alright, Serena, then how's about Friday afternoon around noon-ish, sound ok?"
He was being very polite, which, as Serena remembered, wasn't his strong point.
However, she agreed to meet him on Friday, after some slight hesitation.
When the details were given and 'goodbyes' were said, Serena hung up the phone
and went to see how Rini was doing. Her daughter had fallen asleep on the floor,
so, she picked her up and put her in bed. While tucking her in, Serena started to
feel nervous about her meeting with Darien. 'How am I going to tell him about Rini?'
she thought, 'How will the father of my child act when he finds out that he has a daughter?'
"This is going to be the hardest week of my life." she said aloud to herself as she closed
the door and walked to her room for another restless night .
By Crystal Reude
Chapter 1
A little girl giggled as her kitten played on the floor,
darting here and there, pouncing on its little rubber ball.
She jumped when she heard her mother's voice calling her.
"I'm in here mommy, playing with Diana!!" she replied to the call.
Serenity opened the door to her daughter's bedroom; peering in
she said, "Dinner will be ready soon Rini, go get washed up."
Rini walked over and picked up her cat. "Come on, Diana,
time to clean up for dinner." The cat mewed and purred with love for its owner.
In the kitchen, Serenity, or Serena, as she was known here,
smiled at her daughter as she ran to the table to help with the
setting up. She loved her life here,she had everything she needed;
she had a nice home to live in, great neighbors, and a beautiful
daughter. 'Who's growing up to look just like her father.' she thought.
After a few minutes she dissmissed that last thought.
He didn't want her anymore,let alone her and their daughter.
~~*FLASHBACK*~~
Darien turned away from her, anger and disgust in his eyes.
"I don't love you anymore Serenity, you mean nothing to me!
Now leave me alone." he yelled. She cried as she pleaded for him
to change his mind; but it did no good. In one smooth movement
she turned and ran out the door, hoping he would come after her.
He never came.
He NEVER came.
~~*END FLASHBACK*~~
Serena wiped at the small amount of tears that had formed in her eyes,
as the memories came back to her. They were wiped away quickly but
hadn't, however, gone unnoticed.
"Mommy, why are you crying?" Rini asked.
Instead of trying to find the words to tell Rini about her father, she
decided to say somthing else. "Mommy's just happy to have a
wonderful life with a wonderful daughter to share it with!" she said,
hoping Rini would be satisfied with the answer. For now, she would
keep Darien Chiba a secret from Rini, although she knew, that one day,
she would have to tell her the truth.
After dinner and cleanup, Rini was sent off to her room to play, while Serena
could get some rest and relaxation alone in the living room.
As she was about to pick up a book to read, the phone rang.
She reached over the arm of the couch and picked up the receiver.
"Hello?" she said.
The only answer was heavy breathing on the other end.
She tried again, "Hello, can I help you?"
"It's good to hear your voice again Serenity, I've missed it,
and you too, alot." said a strong male voice.
Serena gasped and dropped the phone on the floor.
Quickly, she picked it back up and whispered into the receiver,
"Darien!?, Why are you calling me, and how did you get this number!??!"
"That's not important Serenity, please, can I see you?" he replied cooly.
She had to stop and think a minute. Darien Chiba, her long-time, first and
only love was on the telephone asking her cool, and calmly if he could just
stop by and see her? Was he crazy!? 'Like its going to be that easy.'
"I don't know Darien, it's been a long time and I'm not sure I'm ready to
see you right now. You really broke my heart. I don't know if I could *ever*
see you again." she told him, trying to keep her anger from welling up inside
of her. Darien sighed, "Well, it's up to you Serenity, I'll be in town for a week
of conferences, and I really would like to see you again, maybe just for lunch?"
"I suppose maybe for a little while, and my name is Serena now." she said to him.
"Alright, Serena, then how's about Friday afternoon around noon-ish, sound ok?"
He was being very polite, which, as Serena remembered, wasn't his strong point.
However, she agreed to meet him on Friday, after some slight hesitation.
When the details were given and 'goodbyes' were said, Serena hung up the phone
and went to see how Rini was doing. Her daughter had fallen asleep on the floor,
so, she picked her up and put her in bed. While tucking her in, Serena started to
feel nervous about her meeting with Darien. 'How am I going to tell him about Rini?'
she thought, 'How will the father of my child act when he finds out that he has a daughter?'
"This is going to be the hardest week of my life." she said aloud to herself as she closed
the door and walked to her room for another restless night .