I wish Awakening to You Always

“Mommy, mommy, wake up. It’s time to shake up. Wake up, mommy.”

“Urge yes-yes, I am up,” Ella grumbled and sighed sleepily as she felt little feet bouncing on the bed she was sleeping on.

“Stop jumping on the bed, Lily. You will hurt yourself,” she told her five-year-old daughter while rubbing her own sleepy eyes. She was way too sleep-deprived to match her daughter’s excitement this early morning.

“Okay-Doki, mommy.” Her daughter chirped excitedly.

“How can someone be so perky like you this early in the morning?” She asked her, dumbfounded.

But who is she kidding? Lilly has been an early riser since she was a toddler, just like her father.

Like father like daughter.

“Because I am an early bird.” Her little girl started jumping on the bed again.

“Ugh! No more jumping, Lillian Daniella Ashfield.” Her mother told her firmly. This made Lilly stop. Her mother calling her by her full name is never a good sign.

“Come on, Lilly. Let's get you ready for school,” Ella said while getting up from bed. She then picked her daughter up in her arms, making her little girl squeal in delight.

“Okay, Doki, mommy.”

Even though, for a five-year-old, her daughter is a smart girl, sometimes she can be quite a handful.

Whatever it is, she is her life.

For the past five years, Lily has been like her alarm clock. Just like her father, she does not fail to get up early. She is used to getting up at six every morning. Whereas Ella is concerned, she can sleep till noon, but no such luck when you have a notorious little girl jumping on your bed at six a.m. sharp every morning.

Once she brushed her teeth, she helped her daughter get ready and then went towards the kitchen. Ella thought about cooking pancakes for her little daughter. Lilly loves pancakes. She is also a sucker for sweets, but which kid doesn’t like sweet food?

“Mommy, I am hungry.” Lily ran downstairs towards the dining area and sat on her chair.

“And your pancakes are also ready.” Ella puts the plate in front of her daughter, filled with three pancakes and maple syrup on top.

“Yay, I plovv you, Mnomy,” she said with her mouth full.

“I love you too, Lily. But no talking while eating.” Ella smiled. Her daughter is the sunshine of her life, twinkling stars in the darkness.

It is, however, beyond her imagination how this little girl in front of her can feed herself with three pancakes. While Lilly was digging into her pancakes, Ella took a hot shower and hastily dressed herself for work.

“Hurry up, Lily, or else we will be late for school.”

After a five-minute drive, they both reached their destination.

“So here we are, Lily. I might be late today, so Cory Grams will pick you up. Be a good girl, and don’t harass her.”