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Chapter 6 - "The disappointment"

Everyone returns home.

At night, everyone sits together in the living room.

Rafaella: "What kind of couple are you two?"

Gabriel: "What do you mean… what kind of?"

Rafaella holds William's hand and says,

Rafaella: "Look at us—we came home after you two."

Rafaella and William kiss.

William: "I just love my wife too much. I can't stay away from her for even a moment."

Meridia: "I'm sorry, Mom—Dad… actually, I was tired."

Gabriel moves forward to kiss Meridia, but she suddenly stands up, and his kiss lands in the air.

Meridia: "I'm going to sleep."

While leaving, Meridia kicks Gabriel's foot.

Gabriel: "Ouch!"

Meridia: "Sorry, I didn't see."

Rafaella: "Oh, you fool… go after her! She's giving you a signal."

William and Rafaella start laughing.

Next Morning

Meridia wakes up early and goes to Rafaella's room.

Rafaella: "Oh, you came! I wanted to show you something."

Meridia: "Actually… I came to say sorry."

Rafaella: "Sorry? For what?"

Meridia: "Last night… I couldn't talk properly to everyone."

Rafaella: "Oh, that's nothing. Don't worry about it."

Meridia smiles.

Rafaella takes out a pair of heels from her cupboard and hands them to her.

Meridia: "Wow…"

Rafaella: "Pretty, right?"

Meridia: "Yes, absolutely."

Rafaella: "I bought these for you."

Meridia: "No, no… I can't take this. It's so expensive."

Rafaella: "Expensive or cheap doesn't matter. Gifts given with love always count as high value."

Meridia: "Thank you…"

Just then, the maid enters.

Maid: "Breakfast is ready."

Rafaella: "Okay. Call Gabriel, William, and Luca. We'll be there."

Meridia: "Luca?"

Rafaella: "Yes, today Luca will have breakfast with all of you."

Meridia: "'All of you'… what do you mean?"

Rafaella picks up her car keys.

Rafaella: "Me and William—we're going out on a date. Goodbye! Eat well, kids. Healthy eating makes you strong."

Rafaella and William leave.

Luca enters.

Meridia: "Hi Luca… long time no see."

Luca: "Hey, how are you? Yeah, I've been really busy lately."

Gabriel comes downstairs.

Gabriel: "Come on, let's have breakfast together."

Meridia: "Yes, come on. The food is ready."

Luca: "By the way, that outfit design I asked for—what happened to it?"

Gabriel: "Nothing… I just rejected it."

Luca: "Okay… so what's the plan next?"

Gabriel: "Here, Meridia, take some white sauce pasta."

Meridia: "No, I want lasagna."

Luca: "Here you go."

Gabriel: "Wow… nothing simple for breakfast today."

Luca: "Yeah, I was thinking the same."

Both Gabriel and Luca stare at Meridia.

Meridia laughs softly.

Meridia: "What? I like eating this kind of food in the morning too, that's why."

Luca: "Alright then… pray for me."

Gabriel: "Why? What's the hurry to go to hell?"

Meridia: "Why would he go to hell?"

Luca: "I just hope I don't get gas, that's all."

Meridia and Gabriel laugh.

Luca: "Poor animals… I wonder what they even eat. Their life must be terrible."

Gabriel: "True… that's right."

Luca: "Fictional creatures must eat good food though."

Gabriel: "There are fictional animals?"

Luca: "No, I mean like angels."

Meridia: "Angels aren't fictional."

Gabriel: "Yeah, Meridia's right."

Luca: "Okay then… mermaids."

Meridia: "Mermaids aren't fictional either."

Gabriel: "She's a kid… maybe she doesn't know."

Luca: "Well I heard mermaids eat tiny fishes and are really dangerous in real life."

Meridia gets angry.

Meridia: "Not all mermaids eat tiny fish! They eat deep–ocean plants. And not all mermaids are dangerous!"

She gets up angrily and walks to her room.

Luca: "What happened to her?"

Gabriel: "She said she lost her memory in a car accident… maybe that's why."

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