Feeling so lonely

 Some moments later, after Aaliyah left their restaurant for another delivery, she saw a couple with three lovely children. All grown, and walking by the sides of both parents. She held her bags of food in her hands, and at thesame time, stirring at the couple with their children...

She said thinking aloud..

"I just wish my parents had more children.. I wish I had at least just one sibling!"

And while she was saying that, looking seriously at the family of five, admiring them with so much passion, tears began to drop off her eyes unknowingly to her... 

One of the couple saw her looking at them, and watch her cry.. she told her husband...

"Honey please watch what is going on over there.. that teenage girl is looking at us and crying at thesame time. What do you think could be running through her mind..?"

The husband turned, saw her and said... 

"You are right oh Honey.. I think something is certainly wrong with her somewhere. Please let's go find out what it is!"

They both asked their children to follow them, while they walked towards Aaliyah's direction to find out what was bothering her.

Reaching where Aaliyah was standing, the husband said to her ..

"Hello pretty girl, what is the matter..?"

Instantly, Aaliyah gained back her consciousness and realized she was crying.. she immediately wiped away her tears off her face... and she told them she's fine, and nothing was wrong with her. They still were not satisfied with her response, so they asked again to be sure she knew what she just said, or probably, change her mind and tell them what it is. But she still insisted that she was fine. 

They knew she didn't want to tell them anything, so they let her be and walked away with their children. Aaliyah picked up herself and walked away as well.. she went directly to the houses of their customers, delivered the packs of food and went home directly. 

As soon as she got home, she began to cry uncontrollably for good number of minutes. As she was crying, she was wiping her face with her hands, from her eyes.. down to her neck. As she wiped, her fingers touched her diamond necklace, and immediately, it dawned on her that she has got a magic charm on her neck. She quickly recalled all the promises the mermaid gave to her. Within a few seconds, she said to herself..

"Should I try this and see if it would work?"

she quickly picked the necklace up, and said to it...

"You promised me that you would do for me everything I ask from you within a few minutes. Please I want to beg you for the first time, for just one favour.. please help me.. I need siblings.. even if it's just one, I would really appreciate it. Because I need someone to be playing with whenever I return home from school or my mother's shop.. and whenever I need someone to talk to.. just look at me.. I need your help please my beautiful friend!"

As she was wishing, she was also crying passionately for she was heartbroken. And at intervals, she would wipe her face with one of her hands, while she uses the other to hold her necklace.

She concluded...

"I hope to see my mother's tommy grow big each passing day with my sibling or siblings growing inside.. until after nine months when he or she, or they would be born. 

Within a minute... and to her greatest surprise, the mermaid spoke to her...

"I have heard your plea my beautiful one... I would send you your heart desire soon, and you would see the results in exactly nine months from now.. just as you have wished for! So now... wipe away your tears for your wish has been granted by me!"

"Thank you my good friend... Thank you so much!!!" 

Now Aaliyah's joy returned back to her. Her mood automatically changed for the better this time around!

Aaliyah could not go back to the shop again, because the time she spent crying that afternoon was just too much, and she began to run temperature. Towards in the evening of that same day, she realized that her condition was getting worse, so she called her mom, informing her of her health condition. Her mom became so worried because she is the only child she and her husband has got. She quickly called her sister, Aaliyah's aunt, Miss Frida to go back home to monitor Aaliyah's health, and make sure she's okay.. while she stayed back in the restaurant. 

Aunt Frida hurriedly left the shop for their house to watch over her. And when she got home, she saw Aaliyah lying on the floor helplessly.. She screamed and wondered what must have happened to her to put her in such a condition. She hastily rushed her unto herself from the floor, and realized she was unconscious.. with her body getting so cold..

She thought that Aaliyah was dead as her aunt screamed....

"Ohhhhh Aaliyah... What happened to you...? Oh myyyy world......! Aaliyah... Please... Don't die .... Your mother and father would not be able to handle it... Please ... Aaliyah... Please..."

As she was shouting, she was shaking her so hard... begging her to come back to life.. Aunt Frida could not call her sister, Aaliyah's mom, because she might slump and die due to the shock. So she carried Aaliyah to the bed, and ran to the kitchen to get some water to massage her face and her entire body with. After a few moments of the massage, she sneezed and became a little bit stable again. 

It was a very terrifying moment for aunt Frida all through that moment because there was no one to help out, neither would anyone amongst them be happy to loose the only child of the family. 

As she saw Aaliyah returned back to life again, she pulled her unto herself, and wrapped her arms around her... Saying..

"I am happy to see you back again darling! What would I have done, and what would I have said happened to you... How would I have been able to explain the whole situation...? Thank goodness you're back alive in good health!"

Aaliyah could not say a word to her Aunt, she just watched her as she was busy talking and rejoicing at the same time.