What if the seven dwarfs never really existed and were just branches of Snow White's personality? Happy for the good days, Grumpy for the bad, Sneezy when under the weather and Bashful around that special someone. What if every time you looked into...
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When I was younger, my mother was always working. She'd leave soon after I woke up in the morning and would come back late in the night. The worst part was that ever since I was a kid, I had a connection of some sorts with my mother. More so than with my father. I always felt the need to be around her, do everything she did, and eventually grow up to be just like her.
I remember following her every minute she was in the house-which wasn't quite long- and crying for hours after she'd leave for work. There were times when I'd cling to her leg to prevent her from leaving me behind and times when I'd throw a tantrum just to stall her. To this day, my father still reminded me of times when I'd patiently wait at the door for her to come back.
I was always overly-possessive of the ones I loved. Owing to the fact that the time I had with my mother, growing up, wasn't enough, I clung onto her for dear life every minute I did have with her.
That's exactly what I was doing with Holly. I so desperately wanted her around all the time, and that's why every moment without her felt like an eternity. I couldn't even throw a fit in order to convince her to stay, because it wasn't her who was choosing to leave. I pondered over all this as I drove back home after having dropped Holly at her sister's place. I truly wished that Project Mirror, Mirror could be completed so that I could satiate my desires.
Holly's relationship with Eve got me thinking about my brother. James and I got along well as kids, but as he stepped into high school, he morphed into someone I no longer wanted to be associated with. He found new friends, moved on from his old interests and forgot about me altogether. I called him from time to time to check up on how college life was treating him, but that was all.
People drifted apart; it was inevitable. Some day, perhaps, their paths could intersect once again and they could start all over. Or, they could move on with new people. Life was all about moving. You could never stay in one place forever with the same people forever. Circumstances changed, and people did too. I didn't have James anymore, but I sure did have a lot of other people who cared about me just as much as he did once.
I pondered over all this as I pulled into Ted's driveway. It was a Friday night, and it was tradition for us to stay in and watch a movie together. Usually Thea invited Emma over too, and the four of us would hang out. I missed Holly and Ava in situations like this, but as I said before, circumstances changed and we had to accept that. It wasn't going to do me any good to have her on my mind all the time.
I was giving my best shot at making Project Mirror, Mirror a success, but if it didn't work out, I had to accept it. I had Holly. She was enough.
Ted looked surprised to see me at his door. He scratched the back of his neck nervously, and I peered in to see Emma and Thea holding two babies in their arms. I threw him a puzzled look.
"I thought you weren't coming back till late evening!"Ted exclaimed. I shook my head. "I texted you a few hours ago to tell you that Holly's Dad will pick her up from Eve's later and that I'd be coming back early." I found it out that Ted wanted an explanation as to why I was there. I was always at his house; I didn't know why this time had to be different. Was something going on here that I wasn't aware about?
