Chapter 11
Melancholy Moments
'' What happened to my father?'', Marie cried, as tears formed in her eyes.
Peg cried too. 625 held all of his tears in, as he turned his head away. He couldn't believe a thing like that could happen to a girl that nice.
'' Last night there was a terrible storm. Your father was on the stern if the boat when the clouds came in the sky,'' Fredrick said, sadly,'' He fell overboard when the storm caused devastating waves to hit the boat. He... drowned. We tried to save him, but it was too late. He was dead. I'm so sorry Marie. Marie?''
Marie ran upstairs to her bedroom and slammed the door shut. 625 gritted his teeth to hold his tears in. Fredrick comforted Peg for her loss. 625 thought he should do the same. He slowly went upstairs and opened the bedroom door.
He whispered softly,'' Marie?''
Marie was laying on her bed crying. She slowly lifted her head and glanced at the sandwich maker.
'' I-I'm so sorry. I just don't know what to say.''
Marie didn't say a word. 625 sighed. He climbed up on the bed and sat next to Marie stroking her head.
Marie looked at 625,'' You never let me pet you like that.''
625 looked around the room. He changed the subject,'' Uh, at least your father will be watching you, of course you won't be able to see him.''
'' This is no time to be sarcastic'', Marie said, angrily.
'' I'm not'', 625 said, innocently.
'' Why are you like this?''
'' Like what?''
'' Sarcastic all the time?''
625 went silent. He got up and was headed for the door.
'' I know why you're sarcastic most of the time. Don't think that I haven't noticed that.''
625 was still silent.
'' I hide my feelings though anger and sarcasm. You must do too.''
No response.
'' I see you cry at night to yourself. I saw you cry after you saw that movie with that dog in it.''
Still no response.
'' I bet that's why you don't want to be touched. You've been abused in the past, haven't you?''
625 couldn't hold his tears back any longer. Tears slid down his face.
'' Go ahead, cry!''
625 curled up into a ball and cried on the floor. Marie sat next to him. She cried too. 625 did something Marie didn't expect. He wrapped his arms around her.
'' Are you hugging me?'', Marie asked.
625 whimpered and whined. He felt comfort in Marie's arms as he calmed down. Marie stroked his head to make him stop crying. He sighed as he softly sobbed, a few more tears escaped his eyes.
'' It's okay, 625'', Marie said, softly. She looked at her father's suit,'' I'll be back. There's something I need to do.''
625 didn't want to be alone,'' Can I come along?''
'' Of course.''
625 got up on his feet and followed Marie to the attic. Marie took out the red box that 625 tried to open a few days ago.
'' What's in that box anyway?'', The sad sandwich maker asked.
'' I'll let you open it... you'll find out'', Marie sobbed, softly.
625 went up to the box then glanced at Marie,'' Let's open it... together.''
Marie put her hand on the box and together they slowly opened the box.
625 peered inside and saw pictures of Marie's father in that box. He pulled one out. It looked like the one he saw framed in the hallway of the house.
'' So this is why you didn't want me to open the box. You wouldn't want me to hurt these pictures of yours. Their special to you aren't they?''
Marie nodded her head,'' I never had a chance to say goodbye to him the last time I saw him.''
625 sat down next to Marie and placed his hand on her knee,'' I'd like to hear what happened that day.''
Marie glanced at 625, before she spoke,'' A few years ago my father joined the navy. I was only one year old. He didn't come back to visit until I was four years old. Of course he took me to the beach, and we had alot of fun. He was supposed to stay with us for a few more days, but in the middle of the night he had to leave after an emergency at the navy. I was asleep at the time, and I never got a chance to say goodbye to him. Not a hug nor a kiss, and now he's dead.''
'' I'm sorry'', 625 said, honestly and with sympathy.
'' Another thing I think is that he had to be left behind out of family activities.''
625 sighed. He didn't expect to say this,'' Somebody once told me about Ohana.''
'' 625, what are you talking about?''
'' Ohana means family, and family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten.''
'' Who told you that?''
'' Somebody... someone you might know.''
'' For a dog, you sure have wise words.''
625 grinned for a couple of seconds before he frowned. He saw Marie cry again when she glanced at the box of her fathers pictures. He comforted her by hugging her. Marie hugged back.
That moment was interrupted when a familiar face teared off the roof of the house and glanced down at them,'' Awww, isn't this cute?''
625 had a surprised look on his face. He thought in horror, How'd he find me?
The tall grey shark-like creature grabbed a capture container from his back and scooped up Marie.
'' Put her down!'', 625 shouted.
'' I'll give her back to you, if you hand over the experiment pods she's hiding'', The shark-like creature said.
He walked away with Marie in the capture container, screaming,'' Help! 625! Help me!''
625 watched Gantu walk away in the rainy night through a window,'' What have I done?''
TBC...
R&R