Rain. She hated the rain. A frown set itself in place as she watched from the window as the cars drive by outside. The grip on her porcelain mug tightened slightly. The warmth radiating from the coffee doing little to calm her nerves. All she wanted was to see that car pull in. She wanted to see their faces. Not the illusions. Not the imaginary people walking around the house from past memories. She wanted to smell her father's cooking, her mother's ramblings as she folded laundry. Now it's been nearly two months. Laughter rarely touched the air. She missed it all.
After the accident, the following days were a blur. Papers danced across her vision, the gas notice flashing here and there, and even more tears. She felt older then she looked and it was exhausting. Rebecca felt her nerves loosen ever so slightly and her frown twitching into a smile. They were her children. To her, they were already her children beforehand. Oldest sister or not, she felt like their second mother. Now they were legally her children, all four of them. It brought peace to her mind knowing they were safe and together.
"SPOOKY SCARY SKELETONS~ SEND SHIVERS DOWN YOUR SPINE~ SHRIEKING SKULLS WILL SHOCK YOUR SOUL, SEAL YOUR DOOM TONIGHT~"
Rececca glanced at the ringing alarm, small words informing her she had 10 minutes before leaving. Swiping her thumb across the screen, silence then took hold of the room. Her eyes shifted back to the rain in front of her. Her eyes hardening while she drank the coffee. She did not want to drive through the rain. Not even for a second. Yet she had to. She couldn't miss two graduations, nor the dinner she planned for the children.
"Alright my little Kinder, let's get going." Rebecca finally spoke once she set the coffee mug down. Her brown orbs sliding to the little girl at her feet.
"Mm-mmm m mmmm?" The little girl asked through closed lips, causing the older woman to smile lovingly. "Yes, we are going to get the boys."
Scooping up the one-year-old, Rebecca walked over to the table by the door, grabbing the diaper bag and keys. Locking up the house, Rebecca carefully buckled up the baby before getting in herself. Her muscles automatically taking charge of driving. Signs and street lights passed by with each minute once the safety of the house was out of view. The engine purring and the radio playing Radio Disney, while giggles erupting every now and then from the mostly quiet babe, nothing deterred the brunettes focus. Determined to keep the precious cargo safe from all harm from the evils outside.
Minutes turned into an hour before the middle school pulled into view. The car rolling into a stop in a parking space. Parking the vehicle brunette eyes flickering to the mirror. Staring at the baby mirror that laid in before the baby. Pale pink lips pulled into a small smile seeing the babe asleep. Rebecca's eyes flickered to the clock next to note the time. The lights had been kind to her by staying green and hardly any traffic on the way to the school. Giving her an extra 20 minutes until the first graduation. Turning the car off, her eyes blankly stared out at the rain. A single thought crossing her mind.
"We need a change."