Chapter 6 : Odile

Pieces of broken glasses are scattered on the floor. Daddy is standing near the corner table while Mommy Adeline is in the middle of the living room holding a sharp long piece of broken glass.

I was dragged back to my reverie when a blood drops on the floor continously.

"Dad!" I shout in panicked and immediately run towards them.

"Stop right there Svanna" Dad stop me in strict voice while looking at Mommy Adeline.

"Mommy Adie..." I whisper under my breath feeling terrified seeing the blood on the floor.

Mommy Adeline is obviously wounded, seeing her how she grip the sharp broken glass is enough for me to conclude. 

What is happening? Are they fighting ?

"Do not take a step Svanna, you might harm your feet. The floor is not safe for you and to Aliah" Dad said seriously 

I look at Mommy Adeline, she's not saying anything and it's confusing me more.

"What's really happening Dad? What did you do to Mommy Adie?" I ask demanding him to answer me.

This is alarming! What if Mommy Adeline just stab her self without a word, or slit her wrist. The situation will be out of control once it happen. 

"Daddy!" I called him when he didn't say a word. 

"Stay out of this" he answer

"But Mommy Adie! She's hurting herself" I told him and was about to step forward when I remember that I need to stay on my spot.

"This is just a misunderstanding" Dad whisper as he advance a step towards Mommy Adie but then she immediately step back and throw the flower vase on the center table causing me to flinch.

"Dad!" I exclaimed in panicked

"Call Gordon" Dad instruct me instead, but before I could do it Mommy Adie raised her hand to point the sharp long broken piece of glass to us. 

My eyes widened in disbelief and my nervousness arise.

"Mommy Adeline!" I exclaimed and take a step forward but Daddy stop me again. 

"Stay where you are Svanna!" Dad growl like a mad man displease of my attempt to walk close to Mommy Adeline "Just call Gordon" he said in stern voice.

I fisted my hand and with heavy breath I run to the opposite direction. I run fast and knock the small bungalow house, good thing I saw Gordon sitting on the single rattan chair.

"Young Lady" he greeted as I stop running while catching my breath.

Confusion  is evident on his face wanting to ask me a question but he choose to wait me to speak. 

"Daddy and Mommy Adie... something happen" I told him. He didn't say a word, he just run towards the house so I follow him immediately.

I harshly open the door and stop when I heard Mommy Adie's cry. She's crying loudly, Dad is beside her caressing her back while Gordon is standing few meters away from them. Aliah is on the staircase also crying. 

My legs falter and I fell on the cold floor feeling relief. I don't know what happen, but I'm thankful seeing the tension lessen. I shut my eyes feeling at ease but I immediately open it when I felt someone held my arm helping me to get up.

"Do you know what happen?"I ask Gordon but he just shake his head.

I tried to take a step closer to Dad and Mommy Adeline but Gordon instantly grab my arm forbidding me. 

"Broken glasses scattered on the floor, it might hurt your feet Young Lady" He said stating the fact warning me to be careful. 

I sighed and nod my head relaxing my body as I watch my father caressing Mommy Adeline's back. I licked my lower lip to prevent myself from asking. Aliah as well is not uttering a words, she's just also watching the two.

Dad is whispering something to Mommy Adeline and then he hug her tightly making me swallow the lump on my throat as I remember my mother.

I look away when Mommy Adeline hug my father as I felt my tears. I look at Aliah and she's sobbing but confuse what just happen.  

I don't know what time they arrive because I been in my room sleeping. I don't know how did their arguments started. Looking at Aliah right now, she seems clueless too and just like me I guess she just woke up.

"Young Lady, you should go back to your room" Gordon said beside me.

"But Daddy..." I disagree. I wanted to make sure that Dad is alright and he's not wounded or something.

I saw blood on the floor, although I saw the blood comes from Mommy Adie's wound still I wanted to make sure that my father is not hurt.

"I'll take care of everything, you don't have to worry Young Lady" he assure me.

Sighing I nod my head and start to walk.  I grab Aliah on her arm and pulled her with me, but then she pulled her arms away from me.

"Let me go!" She squeal 

"We need to go back to our room" I told her

"No! I wanted to make sure Mom is okay. I saw her bleeding" she worriedly utter and look at Mommy Adeline again.

Yaya Adelphi suddenly came and the two more maids who's holding a cleaning materials. 

"They will take care of everything" I whisper but Aliah shake her head, persistent with her decision.

Sighing I stay behind her as I watch those maids to clean the whole floor making sure that there will be no more pieces of broken glass, while Yaya Adelphi is mending Mommy Adeline's hand. 

Suddenly I remember my mother, my real mother. Reason why I wanted to become Odette the white swan in the ballet story 'Swan Lake' is because of my mother. The ballet story 'Swan Lake' is the reason why my mother died.

She was a very known Prima Ballerina, she's beautiful, elegant and graceful. She move like a swan swimming on the lake of tears. That's why she choose to play the role of Odette and Odile. 

But tragedy happen, while dancing in the center of the spot light the huge chandelier crashed down. She was sabotage by people around her.

And just like Odette, my mother end up dying. But the difference is, she dies alone as the man who he consider as his Prince Siegfried marry Odile in the end.

And that Odile is Mommy Adeline...