Chapter 4 Walk in the park and ice cream.
Phoebe enters her office shortly after Matthew finished reading the sixth birthday card.
Matthew puts the card back in the envelope then places it in the box and closes the box.
Before putting it to one side.
Phoebe has no idea what Elise had said to her son.
But Phoebe hopes Elise can help him in a way she can't!
"You're back Phoebe," Elise said.
"Yeah, I collected those papers you need me to sign" Phoebe replies.
"Mom," Matthew says.
"Matthew" Phoebe spoke.
"Can we go to the park"? Matthew asks.
"The park why never mind sure we can go now if you want," Phoebe said before she and Matthew leave the office then the paper.
Phoebe and Matthew arrive at the private park sealed off by powerful magic the boys use to go there when we're little.
Phoebe and Matthew enter the park and it just how Matthew remembers it.
"This is just how I remember it," Matthew commented.
"It hasn't changed when I use to visit you psychically little Matthew," Phoebe said.
"I'm not that little anymore, Mom," Matthew replied.
"You always be little to me," Phoebe spoke.
"I remember when I first met you in the dream world, back in this very park when I was six," Matthew says.
"Seeing you on the ground hurt broke my heart you shouldn't have run away from your father that day" Phoebe replies.
"Well, to be fair, mom, papa did kill an ice cream man in front of me for not having any more strawberry ice cream" Matthew reminded his mom.
"I let that side than" Phoebe chuckled.
"If my memory serves me right there a pair of swings somewhere in the park," Matthew said as he ran in the direction to where he thinks the swings are located.
"Matthew, wait up" Phoebe called as she ran after Matthew the two end up near the swings and Matthew is too keen to hop on one of them.
"This was my favourite part about going to the park when I was a kid," Matthew says with a smile.
"I only ever went to the park to smoke and play pranks on people with my gang" Phoebe revealed to see her son.
"You used to smoke and be in a gang that is so cool," Matthew replied surprised that his mom used to be in a gang and use to smoke.
"No, not cool Matthew, smoking is unhealthy and being in a gang isn't cool there better things in life to be apart of" Phoebe lectured.
"I doubt there better things to be apart of other than being a hybrid and saving innocents or to be with the girl you love" Matthew almost mumbled sometimes he thought his family can't understand his pain!
"There are plenty of good things in this world to be apart of whether they involve magic or not like being apart of a group of friends or a band even bookclubs you just need to find your passion" Phoebe spoke sincerely.
"What if I don't belong in this world my birth wasn't really natural, to begin with sometimes I think the only reason I fell in love with Hayley because we're both misfits,"? Matthew asked.
"Matthew Thomas Turner, your birth was natural you were born out love the love me and your father share and although I never really knew Hayley I know that your love for each other didn't come because you're misfits it's because it was your destiny to fall in love with each other and if you think that being a misfit is something bad then I have something to tell you, mister, I've known you your entire life I loved you from conception being a misfit can be the greatest gift of all we're all misfits at some point in our lives you just need to find where you belong and when you do it will feel like you were always apart of it" Phoebe says meaning every word of it looking directly at her child.
"I just don't know mom all my life I've been a hybrid a hybrid who was locked away out of protection and when I met Hayley everything fell into place I knew where I belonged and all I wanted was for her to be with me for us to be in the same world together I'm happy she alive I really am but it just hurts so bad that I can never see her again" Matthew replies.
"I know sweetie when I lost your father my world fell apart but I knew I had to live my life otherwise we would have both died Matthew let me show you that you can belong let me show you that you can live a life and be happy even if Hayley isn't here physically she in your heart" Phoebe said before Matthew slowly gets off the swing and Phoebe takes Matthew's hands in her.
"Where do we start"? Matthew questioned his mother with an almost smile.
"We start with ice cream" Phoebe replies as the two left the park.
End of chapter 4.