A Girl in My Life

– When the day here comes to an end at sunset, we recite correct words and the notes go directly to the lord’s office – Zaniel explains.

Just positive gestures with my head, I should have attended the classes, it’s horrible to be the tardy one and need the explanations of colleagues.

Even though it’s no longer my duty, I walk in the same direction Elisa’s mother went. And upon arriving my eyes widen, is that a loving mother?

An anger tries to settle in my being, but I control myself as much as possible, I don’t want to be an angel bearer of shame in any way! I look with disgust at this scene:

Elisa sitting under the table, with a container written her name, inside it contains leftovers of food, which seem to be from a couple of days ago, she is eating very fast, and her mother sitting on the table eating a nice piece of steak, with colored rice and salad, this woman is with her legs crossed, and with the leg that is on top is giving light kicks in the shoulder of the girl.

I feel my legs and hands move by themselves, I want to take my sword and cut the feet of this miserable mortal, but if I want to bag the sword because Zuiel appears holding my shoulder.

– We cannot interfere, Anael – how can he say that so calmly? Now I feel like using my sword on him too!

I take a deep breath, even against my will, I know that reason is with him, all he can do is interfere in small acts generated by the human herself that end up putting her life at risk before the time, and note everything she does. Mine, on the other hand, is to only fight against the angels with black wings. I feel my fingers trembling, I still can’t completely forget the scene I was subjected to by my brothers a year ago.

– Baby, I’m home! – a male voice fills the space inside this house.

The woman at the same moment takes the girl from under the table and puts her sitting on her lap, cuts small cubes of her steak, and with the tip of the fork takes one of the pieces and brings it to the girl’s mouth, and at that exact moment the man enters the dining room and kisses his wife’s mouth, then kisses Elisa’s forehead that grabs him by the neck and leaves the mother’s lap going to her father’s.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

“At least one of them knows the true love for his son” – I think and again I look with disgust at the owner of that blond wig.

– How was your day my little one? – she asks, taking a plate and putting the food that is inside the pans on the cooker.

– Tatarun tatatuntibu – Elisa doesn’t say a word that makes sense, and the human just laughs with these strange sounds she makes, frowning at them that entered in a conversation in which only one makes sense.

– She can’t talk yet, she’s too little – Zaniel once again enlightens me on how things work here.

Now that everything makes more sense, I watch the scene with grace. Elisa’s father sits at the table, and still with the child in his lap he begins to eat, I notice that Elisa’s mouth fills with water, “she must be so hungry” – I am sad with my conclusion.

– Do you want some, child? – a spark of hope ignites.

But it doesn’t take long for it to go out, the woman gets up from her seat and raises her arms for Elisa to return to her lap.

– She’s already had dinner darling, so she’ll end up turning into a ball – she says smiling.

Elisa hugs her father tight, some tears come out of her eyes and these gestures make it clear that she does not want to go to her mother, I see the smile disappearing from her face at the same time.

– You can go to sleep my love, let me and her kill a little bit of nostalgia, when I finish I’ll put her to sleep, okay? – the man speaks gently to his wife.

– Okay, but make sure it doesn’t take long, I also miss my husband – he says smiling again and leaves them alone.

– Here my child, call your mother no, you always look beautiful my girl – he kisses once more Elisa’s forehead.

By the way, this human of small stature is the owner of a big heart, pity that he doesn’t see the cruelties that his wife makes with the child, and that stresses me a lot!

It’s one bite in Elisa’s mouth and another one in her father’s, and it stays like this until they finish eating, the man goes to the fridge and picks up a jar of juice, then he goes to the cupboard and picks up two glasses (a plastic one for Elisa and another of glass), fills the glasses and then he puts the jar inside the fridge again, and he does all this without taking Elisa out of his lap.

– Now let’s brush our teeth.

That said, they both leave the room and stop at the second door of the corridor, they make their mouth hygiene, and Elisa laughs a lot, see her laughing makes me with a feeling that I don’t know how to explain, but it’s a very good feeling.

They finish and go to the first door in the corridor, I keep following them together with Zaniel, this room is very pretty, its walls are of pink colours, the cradle and the dressing-stand are white with several colored drawings.

My… Elisa’s father, that’s what I wanted to say, the human puts her lying in the cradle, she yawns and he wishes her good night, he leaves the room leaving the door leaning.

I get closer to the cradle, she’s such a beautiful child… Her hair is black and curly like her father’s, her eyes are a honey brown so clear that… I’m surprised to notice her little eyes wide open looking in my direction, is she seeing me? Impossible! Surely she must be delirious, that is the only answer!