Good Night Luna

by Scribe Scribbles


chapter 2: Silent Joy

Today I woke up to the sound of my alarm, which isn't normal. I usually wake up at five and my alarm is tell me if I'm late getting up. I reached over to turn off the alarm. Half awake looked under the covers to find that Luna wasn't there. I looked around the room but I still didn't see her. I rolled over and saw her sitting on my desk, staring out the window. She was staring blankly to the left. I got up and walked over to see what see was staring at. She appeared to be staring at the sky.
"what-cha lookin at?" I asked, but she didn't seem to answer. She looked at me and the looked back at the sky. I adjusted my head to see what she was staring at. The moon was still up and just visible. "Come on, lets eat." I picked her up carried her down the stairs into the kitchen. I set her on the counter and pored a bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch. I sat down with the bowl and scooped a spoonful of cereal and held it out. Luna took a sniff and then ate the spoonful. I'd eat a couple of spoonfuls and then let Luna have one. I tried talking to her, but she never answered. I guess she doesn't know/want to talk. It doesn't matter, either way her presence alone is enough to bring me joy.
Then I heard my phone ring. I remembered that I left it in my jacket pocket. I looked at the caller ID. It was work. I answered it told my boss that I was taking a personal day. I hung up and walked back to Luna. She jumping down from down from counter to the chair, to the floor. I didn't notice them earlier but she has tiny little alicorn wings. the rest day was spent just having fun. We watched a few Disney movies and then we went to bed. Well I went while Luna was asleep and then she followed.
Next morning I woke to find Luna staring out the window again. I carried her to the kitchen, pored a bowl. When it was empty I put it in the dishwasher and walked to the door. I grabbed my jacket and turned around to see little Luna sitting there just feet away with the biggest gleaming eyes ever. I couldn't help but smile.
"No. You can't come with me." She just tilted her head in confusion. "You stay here and don't be seen!" I said taking a knee to pick her up. I walked to the couch and set her down. I noticed the Dr. Hooves blanket was still there. I folded and put it in the top shelf of the cubards. when I turned around Luna was right there. "sigh. No, you stay." I picked her up again set her on the couch. "I'm gonna be gone for a while," Her smile swiftly faded. "but I'll be back! just wait. I'm not leaving forever." She walked closer and stood up on her hind legs. I bent down and picked her up. "Just stay here. I'll be back I promise." She rapped her legs around my arm and tightened her grip.
"No!"
No? I repeated in my head. That was the first world she ever said. I don't care if it sounded cheesy, that was the first time she spoke. Other than giggling a lot, she didn't say anything.
"Hey... I'll be back. I promise!" She looked up, her eyes somehow bigger. Her bottom lip was quivering slightly.
"Pr-Promees?"
"Yes, and when I get back I'll teach you how to read and talk. Ok?"
"O-ok." Luna loosened her grip and let go. I went to the fridge and grabbed a couple apples and set them on the coffee table in front of the couch. I set Luna on the couch. When I got up to leave she grabbed my wrist.
"I'll be back." I gave her a hug. "And don't be seen by anyone!" I locked the door, got in the car and left for work. I came in twelve minutes late for work and just grabbed my cart and delivered peoples portfolios and files. I ran into Annie who is always wanting me to go out and date someone. I also ran into Austin and Tanner. I usually talk to them at lunch and they wanted to know where I was yesterday. "I'm back!" I said after coming home from one of the longest days of work. It was a second before I heard the clopping of little hooves on the wooden floor. Luna came sliding around the corner hitting the ground with a thud. She got up immediately and continued running. It was exactly like having a puppy jumping into your arms. I pulled out a dictionary from the shelf and set it on the coffee table next to two apple cores.
"OK. lets start with...'a'...well... uh OK, lets start with 'a'." For the next three most boring hours both our lives, one word after the other. We had some of the I made and then went to bed. I crawled into bed and Luna curled up next to me.
"Good night dad."
Wow. I thought to myself. From 'pale' to 'good night dad.' That's a step.
"Good night Luna."