“I still can’t believe it…” Amanda shook her head as she stared at the beautiful adult that was her daughter. “I’m way too young to be the mother of a sixteen-year-old.” A little smirk crossed her face. “Mum…” Emi laughed lightly. The day had begun with an extravagant breakfast to celebrate Eliana’s 9th birthday and Emilia’s 16th. It was no ordinary breakfast for the van Loon, as it also included some of the girls’ favourite desserts. Madeleines, ice cream sundaes, and spritz cookies. Later that night, while Niels tucked the kids in after a fun-filled day, Amanda and Emi waited for him in Emi's room. It wasn't too long before Niels entered, wearing a bittersweet smile. He held small package out to Emi and said, “Originally we wanted you to open this when you were on the plane, but… Your mum…” He glanced at Amanda and winked. “I kind of want to relive the memories with you.” Emi smiled sweetly. Again, Amanda couldn’t believe how her little girl had grown from this tiny, fragile baby, to the picturesque beauty before her eyes. “So let’s watch the pictures together,” she said, sitting on the bed with the package. They slowly went through the book, talking about the various memories associated with each photo. It was unbelievable to Amanda that tomorrow, their not-so-little girl would be leaving them for kobe knows how long. Off to Paris to chase her dreams as Amanda had once intended to do. Emi had dropped the news in their laps rather suddenly. Honestly, Amanda didn’t even have the time to process it, but the last thing that she or Niels wanted to do was to hold their children back from their dreams.
“Since you’re leaving us so suddenly,” Niels said after they’d looked through the book together. “You have to do us one favour.” “What’s that?” asked Emi. Niels smiled sweetly at his daughter. “Never give up on your dreams, okay?”
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August 2017
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