Elena woke up like every other morning, the sun shone brightly across her room's windows, and she felt slightly hungry and dizzy. The first thing she did was walk into her bathroom and wash her face, only to find her body to be slightly off.
"Huh?"
She looked herself into the mirror but found she was much smaller than she remembered. Her hair was shorter, and even her tiny hands weren't as big as before.
Elena couldn't really understand… She tried to remember what she was doing before, she knew she was doing something, and that something else happened, that was very important.
However, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't properly remember.
"Was it a dream?" She wondered.
Walking to the dinning room for breakfast, she heard a voice.
"Hm? You woke up pretty early today, little princess."
"Hello dad…"
Dad?
Elena suddenly stopped walking, as she glanced at the figure of the tall man in front of her, with short black hair and slightly pale skin, and bright green eyes.
This man… It was someone she had long ago lost, someone that was so dear to her, someone that… no matter how long has passed, she could never forget.
"You're alive…?"
Elena stepped back, incapable of realizing what she was seeing.
Without realizing it, tears quickly started falling from her eyes like rivers, the appearance of someone long gone made her hands tremble.
"Y-Yes? I'm alive. What's wrong?" Her father asked. "Aw, did you had some sort of nightmare?"
"I-I…" Elena tried to remember the reason exactly why she thought like that, but nothing resurfaced. "Maybe… I… I remember that you died, and that… you left us…"
Her father walked to her side and hugged her tightly, his big and warm arms embracing her smaller body made Elena felt an even bigger sense of nostalgia, she couldn't stop crying.
"I've never gone anywhere, and I haven't died yet, come on." He laughed. "It was just a little nightmare, everything's alright, okay? I'll never leave your side."
"Dad!" Elena cried more, hugging her father tightly, and weeping over his chest. "Don't leave me…"
"Hahaha, calm down. I won't go anywhere…" Her father laughed, cleaning her tears with a handkerchief. "There, it's all right now. How about we have some breakfast? Oh! Maybe we should prepare something for your mom? To surprise her in bed!"
"M-Mom…" Elena nodded. "Y-Yeah!"
Without being able to find whatever made her think of her father's death, she slowly started to accept this reality as the truth, nodding happily.
Even if she was little, she helped however she could, breaking some eggs, and helping her father make some scrambled eggs.
Later, she gathered some fruits and then, some milk and orange juice, alongside a few toasts, of course, they couldn't forget the pancakes.
"Pancake! Pancake!" Elena giggled adorably, as she looked at her father making her favorite pancakes.
"Hehe, you really love your dad's pancakes, don't you?" Laughed her father, giving her a gentle head pat. "Alright, they're done!"
"Syrup!" Elena ran to the fridge, opening it and taking out a bottle filled with maple syrup, a staple on all Canadian houses.
"Ah yes! How could I ever forget the Maple Syrup! Hahaha." Her father gave her a little kiss in her cheek as he carried her on his arm, while gently adding Maple Syrup over the pile of pancakes, alongside some berries.
A beautiful breakfast was done, it was so beautiful and colorful that it seemed almost made of plastic by how perfect it was. Both father and daughter's eyes shone brightly at the sight.
"And it's done!" Her father smiled.
"Mommy will love it!" Elena smiled innocently.
The two walked towards the room where mom was sleeping, slowly opening to not wake her up, and then bringing the whole breakfast to the bed.
"Mom! Beakfas!" Little Elena called, as her mother slowly opened her eyes.
"Hm? Elena? What's wrong- Huh?! You made me a breakfast?!" Her mother quickly opened her eyes, sitting down in the bed.
"Happy birthday!" Her husband and her daughter celebrated, as the mother giggled, smiling happily.
"Hehehe… You didn't need to go so far!" She blushed a bit, feeling embarrassed. "Dear, you made a lot though!"
"It wouldn't had been a birthday breakfast if we didn't added all the things you loved!" Laughed her husband. "Happy birthday." He gently kissed her, as she hugged him back.
Elena smiled, feeling fulfilled as she saw the adorable relationship between her two parents. While some girls at school had divorced parents, and such things became more common, her parents always loved one another, and whenever they discussed, the next day they would be weeping and forgiving one another.
"Now let's eat pancakes!" Elena giggled, jumping into the bed, and almost making the coffee, milk, and orange juice spill over. "O-Oops!"
"B-Be careful!" Her father and mother said at the same time, holding the beverage seconds before they were to fall.
"Geez! What am I going to do with such a cute and spoiled little princess?" Giggled her mother, giving her a kiss in her little nose. "Alright, I know what you want! I will give you a part of these pancakes, only because you're a princess!"
"Yummy!" Elena giggled, eating a small piece of the pancakes, covered on maple syrup and whipped cream. "Daddy's pancakes are the best!"
"Must be because he adds some vanilla?" Wondered her mother, blushing while eating them. "They're indeed really good."
"Hahahaha, you're just over praising me now… It is nothing too special, come on." Her husband couldn't help but feel embarrassed, sitting next to them and enjoying a toast with scrambled eggs while drinking coffee. "It's nice that your birthday's on the weekend."
"E-Eh? We're going somewhere?" Wondered Elena's mom.
"Of course! We can't stay all day in the house when it's your birthday, my love." Laughed her husband. "Let's go to the… amusement park then! How about it? Elena, you up?"
"Yesh!" Elena jumped over the bed as her parents quickly lifted the drinks before they were to spill.
"Geez, be careful dear!" Her mother sighed.
"Hahaha, let her be, kids have to be happy!" Laughed her father.
Whatever weird nightmare she had before, it didn't matter anymore.
Elena was happy to be with them… with her whole family.
