SONATE OF DEATH

Chapter 7: ALMIRA WHITE

When I got home, nothing had changed. I saw Aunt Alice making food in the kitchen, wanting to surprise her, I ran to hug her. Aunt Alice suddenly turned around and saw me, she smiled.

"Thalia, who brought you back?"

"Yes, that's sister Drusilla, now my sister takes me home. This afternoon, I went to visit my mother's grave, so she also came home" ,I smiled.

Aunt Alice is very happy, just ask me where Drusilla is now. I told her to go to my room to rest and wait for my father to come back and visit my mother's grave. Aunt Alice left all her unfinished work up to my room: "Drusilla, are you back? I have made braised snakehead fish, your favorite dish, come down and eat it later."

There was no response, I know Drusilla clearly heard what Aunt Alice said but she still pretended not to hear. The love between Aunt Alice and Drusilla is still the same, Aunt Alice tries to show care for her but Drusilla is still so cold, perhaps in her heart, she has never acknowledged that Aunt Alice is her stepmother. me.

Today's food, Aunt Alice's cooking is better than usual, maybe it's because today's special Drusilla comes home. Dad said that thanks to me going to school, Drusilla was able to come home more often. Dad also asked about my school work, seeing that I was happy, he was also somewhat reassured. After eating, Dad took us to visit our mother's grave, Aunt Alice didn't follow because she said she wasn't feeling very well. Sitting in my father's car, I was extremely excited because this was probably the first time I saw my mother through pictures.

"When will she come out of that house?" Drusilla suddenly said.

"Who?" ,I pretended to ask.

"Who else comes in here, when she disappears from that house, I will return home. Dad knows." ,Drusilla harshly.

"Drusilla Grace, what are you talking about? I know that over the years, if it weren't for Aunt Alice, Thalia probably wouldn't have cured her eyes" ,Dad yelled.

"And so you intend to marry her and have children in the house where my mother used to live?" - Drusilla continued.

"You.."

Not when tense in a stuffy four-seater, I know Drusilla and dad always have such conflicts when they meet. At times like these the only thing I can do is stay silent.

Today is not grave visit day, so the cemetery seems deserted than usual. Dad led us deeper into the cemetery, my eyes suddenly aching. I looked up and saw so many souls, they were wandering here, and they didn't know I could see them. This is probably what Jacob told me, Giselle's eyes can catch all frequencies of the soul. I pretended not to see they and covered my eyes but because of my eyes ached my head throbbed as well. Tears gradually fell from my eyes, Drusilla saw me crying, so she worriedly asked: "What's wrong, Thalia, are you okay?"

"My eyes hurt a bit, but it's okay" ,I said so that Drusilla wouldn't worry.

The afternoon sun on the cemetery makes it less cold. The three of us gradually approached the grave of our mother. This is the first time I have seen my mother's grave, my father really loves her very much, looking at her grave is somewhat more spacious than other graves. Dad and Drusilla took care of cleaning around the grave, and I went to my mother's photo to clean up, she is very beautiful, this is the first time I have seen her portrait. Unknowingly, I am somewhat jealous of Drusilla because she has been closer to her mother by ten years than me. Mother's name is written below the photo, I read it silently in my heart: "ALMIRA WHITE GRACE". My mother's last name is White, so I don't know if she knows the girl named Lotus White that I saw in my dream. I got up and lit an incense stick for my mother: "Mom, I'm your Thalia, my eyes are bright today, I can see you."

A tear fell on my cheek, I wiped it with my hand when suddenly a strong wind blew and made my eyes sting. I couldn't see anything anymore. I shouted loudly to my father and sister Drusilla, but the answer to my cry was only silence.

Someone's gentle hand touched my cheek, I involuntarily pulled back, opening my eyes slightly. That person, elegant figure, big round eyes, extremely young and beautiful and most of all, that person is my mother.

"My little Thali" ,Mom said, her voice gentle but extremely affectionate, "My daughter has suffered a lot."

"Mom, is it really a mother? Mom, I'm Thalia, I'm your Thalia" ,I hugged her, even though I knew she was a soul, I felt the boundless warmth coming from her.

"Little girl, in the near future, what you have to go through is still very terrible and scary. I can't help you but I will always be by your daughter's side" ,She gently pats my head.

I'm in my mother's arms, I wish this moment would last forever. Suddenly, my mother put her hand on her chest, showing a lot of pain, I asked her what was wrong with her. She shook her head and replied.

"Good child, the only person in the world that you can trust is yourself. As long as you believe in yourself, you will know what you should do."

My mother's eyes suddenly darkened, her whole body changed into a terrifying shape. I quickly let go of my mother's hand. She writhed in great pain, I wanted to run to her side to ask what was wrong with her but before she disappeared she uttered two words: "Lotus White".

My eyes slowly opened. Facing my eyes were the worried faces of my sister and father, I sat up, holding my aching head, my eyes wandered around, maybe I fell into the space created by the soul but This space allows me to see my mother again.

"Are you alright?" ,Drusilla asked hurriedly "​​Suddenly, she fainted, making her father and sister worry too much."

"I'm fine. At that time, I was a bit dizzy so I fainted, maybe it was because the sun was too hot."

"It's fine, so let's go home now. Let the two children go back to the dormitory and study again tomorrow" ,Father's voice is cold, but he is always worried about me. To him, I was just a weak child in need of someone else's protection.

Our car leaves the cemetery. Dad said he'd take us both back to the dorms so he wouldn't have to take the bus back. On the way, silence still prevailed, probably because my sister and father were still in the cold war with each other. I quickly broke this silence:

"Dad, do you know what "Lotus White" is?"

"White lotus? I have never seen a white lotus before" ,Dad thought for a moment and then replied.

"Yes, I think it's more like a person's name. Do you know or know someone named Lotus White? Because my mother also has the last name White, is it possible.." ,I asked.

"The White family is our maternal family" ,Drusilla paused for a moment and then continued,  "But it's been a long time since the Bach family was killed. All members of the Bach family died in a strange way. Except for our mother."

"Yes, your mother told me that in the past, my White family was extremely prosperous, but after one night, my entire White family, from large to small, had no survivors. Fortunately, at that time, my grandmother took my mother out of the house before and sent it to an aunt to take care of, thanks to that, my mother escaped death." - Dad calmly recounted.

"It turns out, we all carry the blood of the White family. But, Dad, what about "Lotus White"?

"I've never heard of this name," said Father idly, "It could be a family member. How do you know about Lotus White?"

"Uhmm, I was heard by Aunt Alice".

I chuckled and replied, at the same time, I accidentally met Drusilla's cold eyes, staring at me through the rearview mirror. I shivered involuntarily? What does she have to do with Lotus White and Elsa Hillton's strange death? Why did her face change color as soon as she heard the name Lotus White? Dozens of questions kept swirling around in my head. Perhaps now the clue that I can find is in Drusilla's answer.