Lolovivi Chapter 14 by Yinx
"Mr. Evans, are you okay"?
I blinked focusing on Vivi standing on the other side of my desk handling me the math test the class was taking. "Um yes thank you Lolovivi for asking" I forced a smile taking her paper.
Vivi leaned forward and motioned for me to come closer. She lowered her voice. "Mommy is going to be okay, Daddy" she smiled at me.
I almost lost it. Blinking back tears as I swallowed a sob. "H...How do you know" I asked her.
"An angel told me last night. He said that mommy is going to a special place to get better" she said brightly.
"Did he say if she was coming back" I asked believing her story.
I watched her frown "He said it was up to mommy if she wanted to come back or not".
It had been three months since it happened. Every time I close my eyes I see it in my mind like it was yesterday. Seeing her body crumple to the floor like a rag doll in a pool of her blood, made my stomach churn. The medics had rushed her to the hospital and removed the bullet but she never woke up. The court had given guardianship to Meria but she let Vivi live with me. I think I made a good Dad. Vivi even tells me so comparing me to Bruce.
"My other daddy would just lift weights all day he would never play Barbie's with me... Mommy plays with me sometimes" she said quietly to me two weeks ago. We were in her room playing with the Barbie Dream House Kurt and Blaine got for her.
I turned from my stomach to my side holding S.I.S. doll that was playing Mercedes "Mommy will play with you again Vivi, I know" I smiled looking up at her.
She sat back on her legs holding and Lil' S.I.S. doll that was the spitting image of her "I hope mommy wakes up soon" she tugged on the frays of the jeans skirt the doll had on.
"She will" I whispered sitting up placing the Mercedes doll on the couch in the living room.
"My birthday is coming up and I don't want her to miss it" she whispered. I watched her brush her dolls hair then sit her next to mine.
Wanting her to get out this emotional state I picked her up tossing her into the air a few times "Ah yes to big seven-rino" I smiled "What do you want"?
"I want mommy to wake up so we all came be a family" she hugged me as I sat her in my lap.
I took Vivi hand as we made our way to the parking lot after school. I heard my name turning to see Kurt and Blaine hurrying up to me swinging Mason between them.
"What is it" I asked
"Are you going to the hospital tonight" Blaine asked.
"No we…" I nodded to Vivi "were there yesterday I don't want her to be exposed to the situation more than she has to be." I held Vivi hand a little tighter. "I want her to have as many normal days as possible" I watched her and Mason make silly faces at each other.
Kurt nodded "We were going to head over for a couple hours".
"Thanks I'm sure Mercedes would like that" I sighed thinking of her again.
"Daddy if we don't hurry I won't have time to change before church" Vivi tugged at me then looking at her Princess Tiana watch.
"Okay" I chuckled "got to go see you tomorrow I smiled at my friends. Not unless you want to come to church with us".
Kurt smile went from Vivi to me "Of course save us a seat".
We started walking away and I heard Blaine called after me "They both have you whipped Evans"
I laughed turning my head at him "What can I say when it comes to beautiful women".
I had to say Vivi is the perfect daughter a father could ask for. As soon as got home she ran to the kitchen for her snack of apple slices and peanut butter and I went to my office to grade my class test. In the middle of grading I heard a knock; looking up I saw Vivi struggling with a tray of sandwiches, apples slices with peanut butter and two very full glasses of milk. I got up laughing her face was screwed up in concentration; I took the tray.
"Is all this for me" I asked smiling down at her leading her to desk.
She sat down on the other side of the desk placing napkins in front of her. "Some of it is for me" she looked up at me as got herself a sandwich with apples.
I did the same and placed her glass of milk in front of her and took a sip of mine almost spitting it out in the glass. "Lolovivi is this milk-water" I sputtered.
She looked at me sadly "Yes. D…do you not like milk-water"?
"No" I said trying to gain my composure as I wiped my mouth.
"Are you going to hit me, now" she asked whispering.
My head shot up look at her. Tears were streaming down her cheeks as and she looked absolutely scared of me. "I would never hit you, Tarien" I whispered. "I would never hit mommy either. I love both of you"
"My other daddy says he has to hit to keep us in line" she whispered looking down at her food.
My nostrils flared at the mention of Bruce and what he had done to her and her mother. "Lolovivi look at me, Tarien" I waited til she did. "I want you to know what I told mommy, okay" I said watching her nod. "A true man that says he loves a woman would never lay a hand on her like your father did. A man that says he loves you should never hit you, do you understand"? She nodded; I got up and pick her up hugging her tight "I'm not your father, Vivi; I'm your daddy and I love you". I felt her squeeze my back 'I love you too Daddy' I heard her whisper.
My daughter and I arrived at church early so we were able to save seats for Kurt, Blaine and Mason. They arrived a couple minutes before service began.
"How is she" I asked as they sat down.
Kurt shook his head "No change" he whispered as the music of call to worship started "I thought I saw her eyes open; but the doctors say it's muscle spasms"
I sighed thanking him for going. I sat back and tried to enjoy the service.
"I will be speaking from Revelations 21:4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away" our pastor began. "Now I had a sermon prepared but the Spirit told me this was more important". He sighed looking down at his tablet of notes. "Death is something we all have to deal with. It's a part of life we will all die at some point." He looked up and I thought he was looking at me. "It is how we deal with death. Are we going to withdraw from life because a precious life was taken away from us, or are we going to treasure the life we had with them; knowing that we will see them again one day…"
I tucked Vivi in that night. I had taking her to McDonald's after church to keep her and her mother's tradition. I even mixed her chocolate milk with water. I'd probably never get used to that.
"So Vivi your birthday's tomorrow; what do you want" I smiled down at her as she snuggled close to stuffed unicorn with a rainbow mane and tail.
"Can we go see mommy tomorrow"?
"Sure Tarien, but what toy do you…"
Vivi shook her head "I don't want a toy I want my mom" she looked at me sadly. I saw tears starting to form in her hazel eyes.
"I know, Lolovivi." I cupped her cheek and placed a kissed on her forehead. "I want mommy back too".
"When do you think she'll wake up"?
I ran my hands threw my hair shrugging "We just have to pray that she will" I whispered.
Vivi sat up moving over and knelt on the side of the bed "Will you pray with me, Daddy"? I nodded and knelt beside her. She took my huge hands in her tiny ones bowing her head; I followed suit. "Dear God, thank you for my, mommy, and my new daddy, and my new room. God please help mommy get better and tell the angel to tell her to come home. In Jesus name I pray, Amen"
"Amen" I said smiling. I watched her crawl back under the covers. "Ready for your song"?
"Yup" she smiled cuddling close to stuffed animal.
I picked up my guitar and began playing the chord quietly smiling as she yawned.
"When the last eagle flies over the last crumbling mountain
And the last lion roars at the last dusty fountain
In the shadow of the forest though she may be old and worn
They will stare unbelieving at the last unicorn
When the last moon is cast over the last star of morning
And the future has passed without even a last desperate warning
Then look into the sky where through the clouds a path is torn
Look and see her how she sparkles, it's the last unicorn
I'm alive, I'm alive"
I saw her struggling to stay awake for the song but she succumbed by the time I sung about morning stars.
Lolovivi and I found ourselves around her mother's hospital bed a few weeks later. I sat in chair smiling as I watched Vivi sit on the bed telling her mother about her day. My smiled faded as I took in my Mela. She looked like she was sleeping except for the breathing tube coming out of her mouth. The monitors keeping her with here in the land of the living; I bit my lip thinking on the pastor's words. 'We will see them again'. I blinked back tears then turned my attention to what Vivi was saying.
"So Mommy when you wake up, Daddy said he was going to marry you and we can be a proper family." She played with her mother's hand "Mommy, Mason said he would be my friend when I asked him last week…" she squeezed her hand.
"Tarian, why don't you tell Mommy how you made an A+ on your math test today" I smiled.
Vivi nodded grinning ear to ear. "Mommy, I…" her head shot up starring at me "Mommy just squeezed my hand, Daddy"!
"What"! I got up and hurried over my eyes starred at their hands. I saw no movement. "You were holding her hand to tight, Vivi" I whispered gently thinking on what Kurt had said about muscle spasms.
I patted her shoulder as she looked up at me definitely "No Daddy. I saw it".
I sighed nodding at her; I sat on the other side of the bed Vivi went back to holding her mother's hand. She caressed her mother's forehead gently I watched her start humming her lullaby then sing. Her voice was like her mother's I smiled joining her.
"When the first breath of winter through the flowers is icing
And you look to the north and a pale moon is rising
And it seems like all is dying and would leave the world to mourn
In the distance hear the laughter of the last unicorn
I'm alive, I'm alive"
I took Mercedes other hands stroking the soft skin. Then I felt it. I felt her squeezed my hand hard. I looked up at Vivi who grinned.
"She squeezed my hand again Daddy"!
I looked at Mercedes face; her hold was so strong, so reassuring, so positive, so full of hope. I bent down and brushed my lips against hers feeling her press back. I smiled down at her.
"She going to come back right" Vivi voice sounded so far away as the noise of a flat line sounded.
"Samuel"?
"Yes" I looked up across a giant oak table as a tiny white haired man read Mercedes' will.
"Miss Jones wanted you to have this" he handed me a disk. "I think you can play it in that DVD thingy over there" he stood up leaving me alone.
I starred at the DVD in my hands. We buried her two days ago. Everyone was there even those that had moved away. I kept to myself at the wake well almost Vivi hadn't left my side since her mother's death. I would wake up at night finding her starring at me then ask if she could sleep in my bed, where she would cry herself to sleep.
I put in the DVD and my Mela's face appeared on the screen.
She smiled sadly. "Sam, my dear sweet Samuel Evans; if you are watching this that means that my ex has found me again and has succeeded that if he can't have me then no one will" she looked down at her hands. "I have a daughter, one that should have been yours her name is Lolovivi. I named her after our relationship. I…I knew you were always there that you always loved me. The truth is I never stopped loving you. There will always love with us Sam. I hope you know that." Mercedes took a deep breath her eyes looking right at me "I want you to have her, Sam. She was always yours, always supposed to be yours. If you sign the papers she can be? I love her so much Sam, and I'm sorry I can't be there to see her grow up. I know you'll do right by her because that's what you did with me." She wiped her eyes as a tear fell. "I love you, Samuel Evans"
The lawyer came back in "Now Mr. Evans if sign here on the adoption papers".
I picked up the pen and signed where he told me. I had lost my true love but I was gaining the daughter that was rightfully mine. Lolovivi Evans.
Song Note: The Last Unicorn by America. This was my favorite song when I was little. It has a very eerie and hopeful at the same time.
Author's Note: And here it is Readers the last chapter. This chapter took a while to get out one because I had to take breaks from crying. Yes I cried I was sad for me to kill one of my characters. But I knew she would die from the beginning but when the time came I it was still hard. I hope you did enjoy reading, and I hope this ending doesn't turn you away from reading the ones I have in the future. Thank you all for coming on the journey with me.