Chapter 1: Rejoice
"He should be here any minute", said Melfina excitingly. She quickly fixed her hair and ran down into the kitchen where she impatiently awaited.
While she sat by herself she thought, 'Why am I getting so excited? It's only Gene. Nothing different about that.' She sighed and walked over to the stove.
'Gene would love some food on his return back home. I'm sure he would.' Melfina thought as she looked through the cabinets to find something to cook.
"Oh no… there's nothing here he would like. I guess he's not going to eat after all."
She sat back down and waited once again. Then suddenly the door opened and there appeared a tall, handsome man holding onto his luggage.
"Melfina!" Gene yelled and rushed to her in the kitchen.
They embraced tightly and smiled with joy.
"How was your trip Gene?! I hope it was lovely and I'm glad your back. Things have been lonely without you here."
'She seems so happy to see me.' Gene thought to himself for a second and placed his luggage on the floor.
"If you get me something to drink I'll tell you all about my wonderful trip."
Melfina went to the fridge and grabbed him a beer and sat down beside him in the kitchen. She looked at his face and glanced into his beautiful eyes. She was so happy to be with him. She felt like the whole world consisted of only them in that split moment.
Then Gene broke the silence and said, "My trip was great and I got more supplies for the ship."
"Oh that's wonderful Gene. I'm glad you got more supplies, we were in great need ever since our last trip." Melfina smiled and picked up Gene's luggage.
"I'll put this in you room while you finish your drink."
Melfina started to walk away when Gene said, "No... wait, Melfina you don't have to do that now. I would like to talk to you about my trip first. I missed you."
Melfina blushed slightly and sat down again dropping the luggage on the floor. She stared into Gene's eyes and smiled dreamily.
"Is there something wrong Melfina? You look kinda tired and dazed out." Gene asked.
"No I'm perfectly fine, I'm just so happy you're home." Melfina replied and sat up in her chair.
Gene began to discuss his trip and the whole entire time Melfina gazed into his deep blue eyes. Everything seemed so perfect. Just Gene and Melfina together alone like it was made to be that way.
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While snuggling into the covers Gene thought, 'What a great day. I come home to the greatest welcome. Melfina is really great.'
The night carried on until suddenly Gene awakened to the sounds of crying. He rushed into the hallway and listened for another noise. He waited and he heard more crying coming from Melfina's room. He crept over quietly and gently pushed the door open. There he saw Melfina crying on her bed.
'Now why would she be crying?' Gene thought and rushed into her room.
Melfina, startled, turned around and tried to cover her face.
"Gene… oh Gene hi." Melfina said sniffling.
"Melfina why are you crying?" Gene said curiously.
"It's nothing, go back to sleep. I… I just have a horrible headache and I can't fall asleep."
"Oh well would you like me to get anything for you. Some water? Anything at all?"
"No but thank you."
"Ok but if you need anything…"
"Good night Gene."
"Goodnight."
Gene walked away worried but sure that Melfina would be ok.
Sadly Melfina said. "Oh why can't I just tell him the truth. I can't hide it anymore… I just can't."
"He should be here any minute", said Melfina excitingly. She quickly fixed her hair and ran down into the kitchen where she impatiently awaited.
While she sat by herself she thought, 'Why am I getting so excited? It's only Gene. Nothing different about that.' She sighed and walked over to the stove.
'Gene would love some food on his return back home. I'm sure he would.' Melfina thought as she looked through the cabinets to find something to cook.
"Oh no… there's nothing here he would like. I guess he's not going to eat after all."
She sat back down and waited once again. Then suddenly the door opened and there appeared a tall, handsome man holding onto his luggage.
"Melfina!" Gene yelled and rushed to her in the kitchen.
They embraced tightly and smiled with joy.
"How was your trip Gene?! I hope it was lovely and I'm glad your back. Things have been lonely without you here."
'She seems so happy to see me.' Gene thought to himself for a second and placed his luggage on the floor.
"If you get me something to drink I'll tell you all about my wonderful trip."
Melfina went to the fridge and grabbed him a beer and sat down beside him in the kitchen. She looked at his face and glanced into his beautiful eyes. She was so happy to be with him. She felt like the whole world consisted of only them in that split moment.
Then Gene broke the silence and said, "My trip was great and I got more supplies for the ship."
"Oh that's wonderful Gene. I'm glad you got more supplies, we were in great need ever since our last trip." Melfina smiled and picked up Gene's luggage.
"I'll put this in you room while you finish your drink."
Melfina started to walk away when Gene said, "No... wait, Melfina you don't have to do that now. I would like to talk to you about my trip first. I missed you."
Melfina blushed slightly and sat down again dropping the luggage on the floor. She stared into Gene's eyes and smiled dreamily.
"Is there something wrong Melfina? You look kinda tired and dazed out." Gene asked.
"No I'm perfectly fine, I'm just so happy you're home." Melfina replied and sat up in her chair.
Gene began to discuss his trip and the whole entire time Melfina gazed into his deep blue eyes. Everything seemed so perfect. Just Gene and Melfina together alone like it was made to be that way.
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While snuggling into the covers Gene thought, 'What a great day. I come home to the greatest welcome. Melfina is really great.'
The night carried on until suddenly Gene awakened to the sounds of crying. He rushed into the hallway and listened for another noise. He waited and he heard more crying coming from Melfina's room. He crept over quietly and gently pushed the door open. There he saw Melfina crying on her bed.
'Now why would she be crying?' Gene thought and rushed into her room.
Melfina, startled, turned around and tried to cover her face.
"Gene… oh Gene hi." Melfina said sniffling.
"Melfina why are you crying?" Gene said curiously.
"It's nothing, go back to sleep. I… I just have a horrible headache and I can't fall asleep."
"Oh well would you like me to get anything for you. Some water? Anything at all?"
"No but thank you."
"Ok but if you need anything…"
"Good night Gene."
"Goodnight."
Gene walked away worried but sure that Melfina would be ok.
Sadly Melfina said. "Oh why can't I just tell him the truth. I can't hide it anymore… I just can't."