"BOXING DAY"

...The Next Day...

Luckily, I and my family had a successful relocation. Chicago was really a nice city. The cities in the united states were undoubtedly beautiful. It has been one of my childhood dreams and I was glad I fulfilled it, through the help of George.

The next day, I woke up on my bed feeling very tired from yesterday's journey. The bed was very large and comfortable. The house was bought by my name and I was glad I was able to save a lot to acquire such a huge mansion. I have always wanted to have a home of my own, that would be bigger than my family's house at Birmingham.

I was on my pyjamas, and my pink fluffy sleeping slippers. I dragged my feet outside my room, heading over upstairs to my private working room.

There was a little library in there, and everything I needed to work from home during weekends.

While I was going through some documents from my computer at the work room, I got interrupted by a knock on the door. I requested the person to come in. It was mother.

She entered inside, looking so happy. This house was definitely her dream house. It had everything she prayed for.

A large kitchen, a garden, a basement, a store room, a large living room, guest rooms, master bedrooms for the family etc.

"Good morning mum. You're already up." I greeted her, fixing my eyes on my computer.

"I'm Bianca. Today's boxing day, but you're working instead." She said to me.

I finally removed my eyes from the computer, looking at mum. I wasn't really interested in the activities of the boxing day. I would appreciate it, if she just unbox her presents with father.

"You can go to the living room and unbox the presents with father. I'm very busy right now." I said to her.

"No way we are unboxing those christmas gifts without you. Is this because of your daughter?". She asked me.

I kept mute for a second, before speaking up. She just reminded me of my daughter. I was thinking about her again. I blamed myself for allowingmy work take away my concentrations on my daughter. I was really missing her a lot, but I had to pretend that I wasn't.

"Why will Zoey be the cause of my reason?". I asked her coldly.

"Maybe because she's not here with you to unbox the Christmas gifts like she did in the past." Mum said to me.

I breathed out heavily, rolling my eyes away. I shut down the system, standing up from my chair.

Mum continued looking at me, and it really made me feel uncomfortable.

"Fine! Let's go down stairs to the living room." I said to her.

"To the basement. That's where we fixed the Christmas tree and the gifts, remember." She reminded me.

The basement was an entire place under ground the house. It had an extra kitchen that wasn't as large as the one at the main building. It also had a small living room and a play ground that was occupied with different games like chess game, Table tennis game, card game etc.

"Okay then, let's head down stairs to the basement." I said to her, holding her hand.

Mum smiled at me, while I pulled her alongside with me downstairs. We went down the stairs, searching for father. He was drinking a cup of hot tea at the dinning room.

He later joined when he was done. It wasn't complete without Zoey. I was missing my daughter so much. We haven't been separated for a long time in the past, and this was the longest I had to stay without my child.

I felt so empty and incomplete without her.

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"GOSGLOW"

At Jasmine's home at Goslow, she and her entire family were already surrounding the Christmas tree at the living room. It was her happiest Christmas because she got to celebrate it with her complete family, even though she didn't celebrate it with me.

She called me on a video call, keeping her iPad tablet ontop of a pavement. I was also with my family, unboxing all the gifts we received on christmas day.

"Hi bestfriend." She waved to me from the pad.

"You look very happy now Jasmine." I said to her, after noticing how happy she was.

"Of course. Let me check out the present you gave to me yesterday." She said to me with a smile.

Jasmine raised up the box, tearing off the nylons. I watched her excitedly, acting like I had no clue of what I put inside the box.

I have her two boxes of gift during christmas and I couldn't wait for her to check out the gifts.

"Wow!! The first one is a set of gold jewelries." She admired them.

"What about the second?". I asked her.

She hurriedly unboxed the second gift, and it was a friendship pendant I got for her. I inscribed our name on it. I also had a pair too.

"This is really huge Bianca." She said to me happily.

"Put it on. I also have a pair on my neck." I showed off mine, hanging on my neck beautifully.

"Okay I will do that now." She replied, wearing the pendant on her neck.

I also unboxed her own presents that she gave me on the day of christmas. It was a pair of black heel shoes. She got them for me because she felt I needed a new pair of shoes for my job at the Gregorian company.

"They look so amazing." I said to her, putting them on.

Jasmine was happy that I loved the present and they fitted perfectly on my feet. We decided to end the call. I was finally done with Jasmine's present and I headed over to the one George sent for me.

I unwrapped the box, and it was contained with so many presents inside. A makeup set, the latest brand of apples laptop and a love note from him.

"Oh my goodness." I screamed my ass out, admiring the laptop.

"The gifts are from who?". Mum asked me.

"George. He got me my dream laptop. I have been saving up to get this for myself." I said to her.

Mum urged I give him a phone call immediately, and thank him for the christmas present. I did as she requested and my mouth was filled with thanks. He also got my little present. I got him a box of office pen and a new tie. I noticed that he always had problems with keeping pens at the office back then, so it was thoughtful of me to get him those.

I was expecting Zoey's Christmas present for me like other christmas we have had in the past. This year's christmas was different.

There was none that came from her. I just checked out my gifts I got from others sadly.

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On the other hand were the Kurtz, unboxing there own Christmas presents. Zoey was still in her bedroom, still locked up.

She has been on bed since the day of christmas.

Sebastian knocked several times on the door of her room, to join others to unbox their presents but she refused him from coming inside her room.

Still standing outside her bedroom, Sebastian was interrupted by Liam's presence. Liam was surprised that he has been knocking on the door for over three minutes.

"Why don't you let her be, if she won't come out?". Liam asked him.

"She's depressed. She feels so sad that Bianca ran away from her and everyone dear to her." Sebastian revealed.

"Bianca is no longer here?". Liam asked him, surprised to hear that.

Sebastian nodded his head, while Liam felt very heart brokened. He lost me again like before. He left Sebastian, walking to the living room with his face bent down. He was lost in thoughts, reminiscing on the past.

"Zoey, just remember that there's someone that loves you so much like Bianca does." Sebastian shouted from outside.

Zoey heard him clearly, and she hugged a pillow sobbing inside it. She didn't want anyone to hear her cries. A part of her pillow was already from crying. The more she cried, the past memories of both of us danced infront of her.

She blamed herself for everything and was in an assumption that I left the city because of her.