Elizabeth

Lilian Monroe slept peacefully she was exhaustion from the day's activities and her eyes close. 

She dreamt that she was floating and before she knew it she arrived at the scene of her death. 

She saw herself laying on the sidewalk her phone meters away from her. Many were also hurt and injured from the truck. The truck that hit them was on the side. The driver talking to police and many people circled around the scene. Moments later an ambulace took her but she knew she would be died on arrival. 

Hours passed before her dad arrived, soon after her stepmother and her stepbrother too. When they saw her, unexpected her father cried and wailed leaning against her stepmother. 

Many people looked at them but she couldn't help but sneered at him. He was crying yet when she was alive he didn't pay any attention towards her. She felt like an outcast in her own home. 

Elizabeth mother died when she was 10 years old not even a year after her death her father brought home another woman and her son. 

She still couldn't even process her grief when she was thrown into another situation. Her new stepmother was only 20, she was so young and immature, she didn't know how to handle a depress kid. She remembered her father's words when he brought her stepmom home "I am sorry sweetheart but I can't live without a woman besides me" 

Young Elizabeth could only nod and looked down as her father brought home a new family. 

Elizabeth started to feel lost she felt like an outsider in her own home and at school all her friends tried but they couldn't comfort her. 

Soon she found her only solace was books. 

She felt at home at the library. Everyday she would borrow a book and finished it in one to two days. She found a little bit of happiness but sadly she and her dad never found common ground again. 

They would fight and fight over the smallest matter. But she learned to live with it and escape to the land of books then on her 12th birthday her dad gave her a phone that started her love for romance novels. 

She found another world of books and romance books were her favorite. 

One of her latest finds was the "The Film Emperor's Journey to Love" but instead of being drawn to the Male lead she was drawn to the second male lead. He was kind and his love for the FL was pure as long as the person he loved was happy he was also happy. 

His selfless and unconditional love drawn her because she never had that after her mom died. 

Elizabeth floated some more until she saw that they were in a cemetary. Her father and her stepmother were infront of a tomb. 

"I am sorry sweetheart I was weak....I love you my Lizzy" She heard her father say as he put some white roses on her tomb. 

"I am sorry but I was immature I am weak I can't be by myself sweetheart. I know this past few years our relationship wasn't the best if I knew you would be taken from me this fast, I would have talk to you more but I feel guilty sweetheart I love your mom. She will always be in my heart. I just don't have any excuse anymore I fell in love with your stepmother. She is the comfort that I need to move on and live. I am sorry for being selfish" 

She watched as her dad sobbed and she felt herself tearing up too. Her stepmother wasn't cruel or abusive she was just naive and inexperienced to handle a grieving kid. 

"I am sorry too Elizabeth. I wished I was a better stepmother to you. I am sorry that I didn't notice  that you still needed a mom's comfort and attention" her stepmother also sobbed. 

Watching them she couldn't but tear up too. It wasn't any one fault maybe they just needed to talk and be open more. Sadly they missed there chance. If she knew she would die this soon maybe she would have put an effort to understand them and be open to them. 

'13 years Elizabeth Torres you only lived for 13 years, if I knew I would have done so many things but there is no use crying over spilled milk' She thought wiping her tears. 

She was lucky she had another chance. She vowed to live her life to the fullest this time. Closing her eyes again she felt herself floating into the unknown. 

"Power punch take this you villain..." The sound of the TV was the first thing Lilian noticed. 'Where am I?' she thought as she tried to remember the last thing she remembered doing was riding a car and she guessed she fell asleep. 

The bed was so soft and the blanket around her was fluffy. The room smelled of comforting mint and bamboo when she slowly opened her eyes she was surprise when she saw the person beside her. 

Alphonse was beside her reading on a tablet. Alec stared at him and noticed that he changed out of his suit and he was now wearing some lounge wear. He was wearing a plain white tshirt and some grey pants. He looked so relax a contrast to his aura this afternoon. 

"Are you awake Little Lilian" Alphonse asked the little girl beside him. Upon hearing the question the little girl slowly sat down and rubbed her eyes. 

Seeing that his big sister was awake Alec walked towards them. "Big sis grandpa bought us some clothes go on take a bath, the clothes are so comfortable and after daddy said he would bring us to tour the place" Alec excitedly explained pulling his sister from the bed. 

"Wait! I will call Auntie Mai to give you a bath" Alphonse stated standing up and walking towards the intercom. 

After a few minutes Auntie Mai arrived, Alphonse introduce Lilian to the housekeeper. The little girl greeted the housekeeper with a smile and followed her into the ensuite bath. 

After the bath Lilian felt excited upon seeing the pretty collection of clothes that grandpa bought. 

"What do you wanna wear young Miss?" Aunt Mai asked "I wanna wear the tiger pjs Aunt Mai" she happily pointed. 

Aunt Mai helped Lilian put her pjs on and smiled at the little girl as she twirled around.

Lilian was excited to wear such comfortable and soft pjs. Back when she was Elizabeth she was to uncomfortable to asked her stepmom for clothes, so she wore her old clothes or her mom's old clothes. 

They were already rough on the skin from lots of washing. Only for her birthday or new year did she get new stuff from  her stepmom or dad. She couldn't help but hugged herself, she loved the feel of the clothes. 

"Big sis are you done? Daddy said he will take us to tour the house" Alec said impatiently at the other side of the door. 

"Yup I am done! wait for a moment Aunt Mai will fix my hair" she stated as Aunt Mai seated her in a stool fixing her hair up in pigtails. 

Minutes later an impatient knock was heard at the other side of the door "Are you done yet?" Alec asked again. 

Smiling Lilian opened the door to the bedroom seeing Alec guarding the door she couldn't help but laugh. 

"Come one Alec let's go" she took his hand and they walked towards Alphonse. 

Alphonse looked at the two kids hand in hand and he felt happy. Both were clean and freshly bathe no longer disheveled like this afternoon. 

"Come on let's go and start this tour"