Ita

Woke up and looked at my phone, it was 7.12 in the morning. My alarm normally goes off by 7.00 but because I have not been going to work, I had off the alarm. But I keep on waking around 7.00am. Maybe it’s because I have gotten used to getting up by 7am. The day is awkwardly bright because the sun is already shinning with full force.

I turned to look at Ita but she was no longer on the bed. My heart leaped, who knows what she is up to again. I jumped down from the bed to look around then I noticed that she was at the window starring at the sky. I hissed a sigh of relief. She is a sky lover just like me. I normally leave my curtain up at night so I can watch the night sky before I sleep. I went over to the window and stood beside her. I noticed she has a smile on her face and she was so focused as if she was communicating with someone. I looked out, no one was there. Maybe she is communicating with God or with her dead father. I laughed at myself for that ridiculous reasoning. I know she missed him, we both do.

“Ita”, I said. She turned and looked at me with this huge smile on her face and said, “Good morning mom”. That’s new and it’s good. I pecked her on her forehead. We stood for some time watching the morning sky with the bird chirping loudly. It was a beautiful scene, I wished I could stay there all day and I know Ita was enjoying it because of the way she is so focused but I know I couldn’t stand there forever so I took Ita’s hand and we went to the kitchen to fix breakfast hoping that it will be the beginning of a new life for us.