Chapter 7: Mind Reader
When Allynna entered her house, her legs suddenly felt weak.
Upon entering the spacious, lonely house again, she felt a wave of sadness.
She misses her mother so much. Miss her warm welcome when she comes home from school. She missed her mother’s cooking. She longed for her mother’s grumble whenever she didn’t tidy up her room or wash her utensils after eating.
She also misses her father, who often teaches her math when she is stuck doing practice questions. Every time she sees a forest, she suddenly remembers her father. She shared many memories with him; they often went hiking every weekend. She misses all of that.
Allynna fell to the floor and cried, letting out her sadness. She stopped crying when all her tears had been shed, and no more were left, and her eyes hurt.
After some time...
Allynna was finally able to stand straight. She left the dark foyer and walked into a room that was not too big but neatly arranged with proportional furniture placement where her family usually gathered.
There is a brown leather sofa set with a large TV in front of it. Near the TV is a stair leading to the second floor; there are no bedrooms on the first floor. All bedrooms are on the second floor.
On the other side is a dining table with six chairs and a modern kitchen that is not too big, where her mother always prepares food for them. On each side of the house are large glass windows with brown curtains facing directly towards the garden. The backyard garden is currently very unkempt because she doesn’t have time to maintain it. The one who used to take care of the garden was her father.
With unsteady steps, she headed to the kitchen and opened the refrigerator. She took a deep sigh when she found out the fridge was empty. Last weekend, she didn’t have time to go grocery shopping. There wasn’t anything she could eat in the fridge; there were only a few bottles of drink.
She could only laugh bitterly.