Candles and Whishes
Chapter 3: there is a first time for everything
RAY'S POV
I woke up early that morning. I went to see if daddy was in his bed. He was. He and mom were sleeping soundly; I walked to the bed slowly, crawling and stop next to my mom's head. She had a smile on her lips, I then moved to where daddy's body was, he noticed me. He can be easily woken
"Daddy?" I whispered. He smiled at me
"Hi buddy, what's up?" he started getting out of bed
"I don't feel so good" I admitted embarrassed and it was true. I hadn't slept a thing, I had belly ache and my eyes hurt, but I couldn't tell mom because she would just start thinking I would start time traveling
"What? What's wrong?" he asked rubbing his eyes
"My head hurts and so does my belly" I whispered. He offered me his lap
"You couldn't sleep either huh?" he was right, thoughtful
I nodded. We suddenly felt mum walking up
"Hey guys, what's wrong?" she glanced at the clock on the nightstand 5:30 AM
"I think he might have the flu" dad said as I nodded. Mom looked at me warmly and we walked towards the kitchen, dad was holding me as I started to feel dizzy
"Ray?" mom looked alarmed. I felt as I had stood up too fast and the next thing I knew I was no longer at home. I was standing with no clothes on in front of a familiar place
I walked towards it. Slowly. Insecure. There were people looking at me strangely. I opened the front door and saw no one around so I ran towards the front desk. I still couldn't find any clothes and as Alba and daddy had told me, it was the first thing I had to do
"I'm sorry, little boy?" I heard a woman whisper from the other side of the desk. She looked at me as I she had seen a ghost "are you lost?"
"I don't know" I said shyly
"Come on Henry!" Gomez said "just one beer!"
"I can't, you know I can't!" daddy said laughing "Clare would kill me"
"You just became a dad. Again. You need to celebrate!" he said hitting him on the arm
I stared at them for a second. I wasn't sure of what to do. But the woman. Someone I didn't even know was dialing a number on her phone
"Daddy!" I ran towards him and Uncle Gomez
"Ray?" dad looked amazed
"What?!" uncle Gomez stared at me in owe. Dad took his jacket off and wrapped me in it. He carried me to his office with Gomez close behind. He locked the door
"What year are you from?" dad asked. He looked through his bottom desk drawer. "Here" he handed me one old T- shirt
I put in on. "20006" I said. "It's October" I said sadly and he understood
"Am I dead yet?" he asked insecure kneeling at my level
"What do you mean?" Gomez asked nervously
"Listen to me comrade" dad said serious "you can't tell Claire"
"I …." Gomez remained quiet.
I smiled "no, today was my first time travel"
"Wow!" dad whispered "Are you okay?"
"I guess, but mummy it's going to get worried" I said, he picked me up and placed me on the desk
"She will, wouldn't she?" Dad smiled widely "well, I better give you something to eat"
He handed me a bag of chips that he kept on the same drawer from before "in case of an emergency" I started eating then
"Daddy?" I asked "how old am I?"
"Two weeks old" Uncle Gomez smiled "you are just as ugly as your old man"
I looked at them in confusion. Dad quickly smiled "he's just kidding"
I then started feeling dizzy. I think the last thing dad and Gomez saw was a big smile on my face
Chapter 3!
