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Serenity Elise is back.
Serenity suddenly woke up, catching her breath, she inhaled deeply and started to look around the room. The room was weirdly familiar, had she been here before? And most importantly how was she still alive?
She can clearly remember getting stabbed by an assassin.
Then, it hit her. This was her room, she was alive again, and after 12 years, her memories were still intact.
She stands up and walks to a nearby mirror. She looks at her reflection... she's still a kid? It was still her 5-year-old self, is it possible she'd return to the past and rewrite things? Importantly what date is it today? She can't help but overthink, As she stands in front of the mirror.
The panic hits her, what if that day was today? No way it couldn't, she's in her five year old self, What if— Then she immediately snapped back to her senses and tried to look for a calendar somewhere.
"November 4, **03?! that's 4 years before my death..." she gasps, she was relieved, and thankful she'd have time to prepare to change the future.
She puts the calendar back on the desk...
She immediately went outside, closing the doors behind her, trying to find her mother and brothers.
The maids and butlers seemed worried about her running, they looked at Serenity.
She continued to run, upstairs in their room, downstairs in the kitchen, or even in the living room, there was no sign of them anywhere.
Then a maid walks up to Serenity, "My lady–", the maid grabs Serenity's hand. "Where are you going?", the maid questioned, she seemed worried.
Serenity looked at the maid, looked at her straight in the eyes, and asked, "Where is mother?", she didn't even realize that her eyes were starting to get wet.
The maid panics seeing Serenity getting teary-eyed,"Lady Elizabeth went to a meeting, along with your older brothers, there is nothing to worry about" the maid wipes the tear that fell from Serenity's eyes.
Serenity felt relief washed over her, as she calmed down.
"Thank you.", she thanked the maid and bowed.
"Would you like me to accompany you to your room m'lady?", the maid requested.
Serenity smiled, "I will be fine, thank you.", she bowed again. And starts to walk back to her room.
As she entered her room, she couldn't help but feel excited, seeing her family once again after her death... This was a chance only she could have, she should cherish it. She sat on her bed
She'll wait, She doesn't care about anything right now, all she wants is to hug her family once again.
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A few hours or so, she was still sitting on her bed, waiting...
Then a knock on the door broke the silence of her room.
"dear?", a familiar voice called out to her outside the door, a voice she hadn't heard for years...
She immediately stands up, and runs to the door, opening it and hugging the person outside it: her mother, Nova Elizabeth Divine.
Tears run through her whole face, she couldn't stop crying... As she was finally hugging her mother again.
She leans down to her child's height level, "Oh deary... Are you okay?", her mother asked, seemingly worried.
Serenity's tears were soaking Elizabeth's dress, but Elizabeth didn't seem to care, she puts her hands on Serenity's hair, brushing it carefully. She puts her other hand on Serenity's shoulders and hugs her.
As Serenity continues to cry, Elizabeth started to get worried...
"Did you dreamt of something bad again...?", she questioned.
Serenity had to lie, she can't just tell her mother that she'll die a week before now, and just came back from the dead, to the past.
Serenity nods, tears were still on her eyes.
Elizabeth wipes off her child's tears, and kisses Serenity's forehead. She leans on Serenity's shoulder, still hugging her. "Don't cry now... You're okay... You'll be fine alright?", she said, her voice was calm as water...
Serenity couldn't help but imagine what happened after her life ended, on how her family could possibly reacted on her death...
She just couldn't stop herself from crying even further.
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A few minutes or so, Serenity has come to her senses and finally gets herself to stop crying.
"You're fine now...", her mother gently pats her head. "That dream won't get you anymore okay?", she smiled at Serenity.
Serenity smiled back and nods.
"That's my girl. It's getting late, have you eaten dinner yet?", her mother questioned seemingly worried for a bit.
Serenity didn't know if she'd had dinner yet, she didn't feel hungry nor full. She shook her head, just to make sure.
Her mother gasps at that, "It's getting late and you haven't eaten anything yet?", she covers her mouth, and took Serenity's arms. "Come, let's go eat", she smiled, she felt a pang of worry and guilt leaving Serenity alone, knowing she's not sociable and has deep anxiety towards other people.
"Why didn't you eat with your brother's earlier?", she curiously asked while walking her daughter down the stairs.
And that question hit Serenity like a arrow hitting her, she didn't expect that, all she knew was her elder sisters were with her mother. "Luna said they were with you in the meeting though?"
"Luna?", her mother curiously asked.
"Luna, my personal maid? Mother, have you forgotten her?", she jokingly said.
"She didn't tell you that both of your brother went home first?"
Serenity definitely did not know any of this, maybe Luna have forgotten to tell her? Or just... Whatever.
"It's okay, maybe she had forgotten about it... It's fine", she said reassuring her mother that she's fine.
"If you'd say so dear...", she grips Serenity's hand a bit tighter, trying to not hurt her. As she calls out for the servants, and watches them ready the whole table just for Serenity. "Speaking of your brothers, where are they?", she then turns to the maid and asks them, "Where are the two?", she asked..
"The two, are in their private quarters resting, m'lady.", the maid answered
A few moments later.
She picks up Serenity and sat her down on a heightened seat. "There, there...". she softly chuckled on the sight of her daughter blushing slightly. "Why? Why are you suddenly blushing? Are you embarrassed?". She jokingly asked, while still covering her smile.
Serenity didn't feel embarrassed. She just felt a deja vu creeping up on her, how had she missed being alive again. She didn't answer her mother at first, "It's nothing, to worry about mother, I'm glad you're here.", she smiled at her mother.
"Is that so..? Here, eat up darling... ah", she smiled back and holds up a spoonful soup, signaling her child to open her mouth and slurp the spoonful soup.
Serenity smiled at this, she missed being babied by her mother. She opens her mouth and eats it. "Woah, it's delicious!", she said.
"Is it? That's great then!", her mother smiled back.
They continue to talk to each other, Serenity enjoying listening again and being listened to. This continues as they shared each other's day.
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Later that night,
Serenity was back in her quarters, tucked in bed, she couldn't fall asleep, how was she even alive again? Some kind of magic?
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This story was published and left to rot on wattpad like 3 years ago because I got busy with my life lol