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Chapter seven: A feeling that really hurts!

Megan woke up very early the next morning. She felt very happy this school day, having two friends accompany her to school.

"Good morning Mom!"

She dashed in the kitchen and kissed her mother. Miss Parker looked at her daughter seeing a smile on her face. She felt something was happening on her.

"Why is Megan Parker happy?" she asked her daughter sitting in the table eating on the table. She looks like she won in the lottery.

"Megan are you feeling alright?" she asked her daughter again, Megan just gave her mother a smile.

That smile made her mother smell something fishy regarding with her daughter.

"I know why you are like that….you like Seth and Ned right?"

Megan quickly snapped at the moment like she was struck by a lightning.

"NO! I don't like them, like them. It's just like-,"

But even before she could finish her sentence, the door bell rang.

"Bye, Mom! See you later!"

"I'm going, Dad!" Ned said. He dashed out of the house but his father grabbed his shoulder.

"Ned, wait!"

"Yes, dad?"

"Nothing…just be safe."

Ned looked at his father and saw a look of care in his eyes. That's the first time he felt being loved by his father. His father doesn't talk to him since his mother died. He still remember all the happening that snowy night.

His family was driving to a family holiday gathering. They were a happy family back then. He was just 10 years old when it happened.

"Mom, do you think grandma and grandpa would see I've grown now?"

His mother and father chuckled. His father was keeping his eyes out of the road and his mother was looking at him.

"Honey, I'm sure grandma and grandpa will see that. You've grown and matured this past few months." His mom told him, while holding his face. Sure he considered his mom the most wonderful and beautiful mom anyone could have. He sometimes said that his father was such a blessed person for finding a woman like her.

Then she turned back to her husband, still stirring the wheels.

"I'm so glad you're family invited us, for the very first time."

The man looked at his wife and smiled.

"I know that this day will come."

They're family's been banned to come to family gathering for almost 10 years since his father got a family for a very early age. Their marriage was a secret and only his father's brother knew it. Her mom doesn't have a family in California because her family resides at London but an American family. His father met her in school and been his girl. When they were 24 years old, they married and then the next year they've got Ned. His mother and father's family didn't like the idea of having a child on that age, and since his father's only a cashier on a store, his earnings wasn't enough for his family.

"Honey, is there something wrong?"

"Nothing dear."

Both his parents looked at each other. His dad's left hand left the stirring wheel, and handed it to his wife, who held it tightly.

They arrived at the Bigby Manor. His father's family is a wealthy and influential family in the town. When his dad got married he left all the fortune he had.

The big oak door was open and a lot of Christmas lights were open. The lawn was perfectly trimmed and a big fountain was in the middle of it. Ned doesn't remember the house much because he was just a baby boy on his last visit.

The car stopped at the opening of the big oak door. A woman was waiting in front of them, wearing a light blue uniform and a lot looked like worried. His father came out first and opened his mother door. Ned got out excitedly looking for his grandparents, but even before he could run to the small family.

"Sire-,"

It was Melinda, the head caretaker of the house. She was on the age of 65. She was a small, plum lady with brown short hair.

"Evening' Melinda! Where's Mother and Father?" his father asked the old caretaker, but it looks like very worried in the expression of her face. The grey eyes gave a signal not to come inside.

"Good Evening too, sire, but-,"

"GOOD GRACIOUS MELINDA! HOW MANY TIMES TO I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT THEY ARE FORBIDDEN TO COME HERE!"

A man in the nearly age of 80 was hurriedly run forward to the family and the caretaker. It was Mr. Edward Bigby, the master and his grandpa. Ned tried to run towards him and give him a hug, but his mother held him back. He gave a why look at his mother, but she too looks kind of worried like Melinda.

"Edward, its Christmas eve-," the old woman, nearly in the age of 75 was holding his Husbands hand. But the old man seems to be stronger than expected.

"PAUL, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WILL GO HERE WITHOUT MY PERMISSION!"

"Father, I thought-,"

"YOU ARE STRICTLY FORBIDDEN HERE!"

"Father. I thought you have forgiven me, that is why you've invited me?"

"INVITED YOU? I'VE INVITED YOU?"

"Mother told us to come."

"Sally, how many times do I have to tell you that I don't like to see him again!" the man clamed somehow.

"I-I ju-just want to see my baby."

"GO BEFORE I LOSE MY TEMPER!" The old man shouted as he looked at the small family.

"Do you still hate my family, Father?"

"Paul, I'm trying to tell you to leave, you idiot boy!"

"I'm not a boy anymore. I've raised my family all by myself. Without any help from you, I gave Ned all the luxury I could give him. I gave him all the love a father could give to his son, the live you didn't give me!"

His father was now crying. His grandma wanted to hold his son but his grandpa held his wife back. But the old woman refused. She got away from the old man's grip and hurriedly walked to her son. But the son walked away from s former family, he told Ned and his Mom to come to the car and they'll live. They do what they're told. Soon the small family left the mansion.

"Paul,"

"I don't have time to talk about this Emily."

"But-,"

"I don't like to talk about it!"

"If you will just listen!"

"I had enough!"

"But I want to tell you something!"

"I'm busy driving!"

"No, you're just a hard headed man!"

His mother and father continued to argue, leaving Ned sobbing on what his parents were doing.

"PAUL!'

"Emily, how many times do I have to tell you, I don't want to talk about it!"

"Paul!"

His mother screamed! A large trunk was about to hit them. His father buckled up the stirring wheel.

Then for a moment, they it the tree in the gutter. Luckily his body was secured in the seat belt…his dad hit the wheel, but luckily, it has a balloon to hit in...his mother was the worst.

The woman's head was thrown out of the window, shattered glasses in the window pane and a bleeding head out. Ned come out of consciousness and saw the image that terrified him for the rest of his life.

"MOM, DAD, MOM!"

His dad yanked quickly and saw his son screaming in a lifeless body of his wife.

"EMILY!"

The white snow was now turning red, because of the blood flowing from his mom's head. Then,…all of a sudden, she was gone.

All those memories filled Ned's head, and It made his eyes welled up.

"Ned, are you okay?"

"Yes, dad. I have to go now."

Ned rushed out of the house and to Megan's. He didn't want to cry but he didn't help it. Maybe Megan could help me. He thought.

That was a story! I think I wrote the tragic story badly, but you all know what would happen so I didn't give much emphasis on it…I hope you wouldn't mind it.

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