May, 2038

„Lizzy?“

There was no reaction.

„Lizzy? Do you hear me?“

Still no response. 

„Tinkerbell, focus!“ 

Lisa suddenly returned back to reality, staring into Silas face. She flushed a little and bit her lips. She was sitting next to him at the dining table. He agreed being her private tutor in physics, helping her passing the next exams.

„Stop daydreaming and listen to me,“ he said annoyed. 

„This wasn’t my fault,“ she defended herself.

He frowned.

„Not your fault?“

„You look too good. It distracts me,“ she replied boldly. 

„Lizzy, you really need to stop talking to me like this. We clarified that more than just once.“ 

„But I don’t care.“ 

He rolled his eyes, before giving her a serious look.

„I won’t help you anymore, if you don’t pull yourself together.“ 

Lisa tried staying serious. The truth was she didn’t have any trouble with physics. Reaching out for his help was just a false pretense to spend time with him.

„Silas…“ she said with sad voice. 

„What?“ 

„I don’t like, that you’ll leave for London after summer.“

„It’s not like I have a choice. I need to do this to finish my acting studies.“

„But why two whole years? Just the imagination not seeing you for such a long time is killing me.“ 

Silas deeply sighed. Then he turned into her direction and grabbed her face with both hands. 

„Tink… your obsession with me must stop. It’s not healthy what you’re doing.“ 

Her eyes suddenly filled with tears.

„But I love you. I can’t change how I feel, Silas,“ she sobbed. 

Silas was deeply frustrated about her behavior. Of course he didn’t want to hurt her feelings. But it looked like he was having no other choice to bring her back to her senses. 

„Lizzy, listen to me. You’re a kid. And I’m a grown up. That’s why I will never love you back.“

Lisa grabbed his hands and pushed them away. Then she stood up, giving him a furious look. 

„Screw you, Silas!“ she shouted, before bursting out crying. 

His bad conscience was suddenly killing him. 

„Lizzy, I’m sorry…“

She rushed out of the dining area. In the same moment, Josh showed up and witnessed the scene. 

„What happened?“ he asked Silas. „Does she have trouble to understand the teaching subject?“ 

Silas sighed again.

„She’s not focusing.“

„Why not?“ 

„Because she’s busy drooling over me.“ 

Josh cracked a smile.

„Puberty sucks.“ 

„We both know this started long time before puberty. It makes me feel completely uncomfortable, uncle C. I believe, she should look for another tutor.“ 

Josh came closer. He patted Silas’s shoulder and nodded. 

„I guess you’re right. Anyway, thank you for trying, Si.“ 

The same night, Eve and Josh made themself ready for sleep. She was removing her make up, while he just finished brushing his teeth. 

„There was a situation with Lizzy this afternoon,“ Josh mentioned. 

„Which situation?“ Eve asked surprised. 

„She was hitting on Silas during tutoring.“ 

Eve chuckled. 

„Poor Silas. Maybe we should look for another tutor.“ 

„Ya, he said the same. I was thinking, if we should have a serious conversation with her about Silas.“

Eve turned into Josh’s direction and embraced his waist. 

„When I was in her age, I was hopelessly in love with a handsome boy from my posters. And I completely ignored the fact, that he was almost a decade older than me.“

Josh gave her a loving smile. 

„What are you trying to say, hm?“ 

„It’s a phase.“

„But a very long one, don’t you think? She told us she gonna marry him when she was six. Now she’s fourteen and still obsessed with him.“

„I agree that her crush is a little intense, but trust me, very soon she’ll be interested in boys in her age and forget about Silas.“

„Is that what happened to you? You replaced me through another guy in your age?“ 

„Yes, I did.“ 

„Ya… you just forgot about me like I never meant anything to you,“ he blamed her half seriously. 

Eve laughed. 

„I can’t deny that fact.“ 

Several weeks later Lisa was lying in her bed under her blanket. It was afternoon, but she refused leaving bed today, feeling terribly pity for herself. It was the day Silas was leaving for London. 

There was a knock at her door. She didn’t respond. There was another knock. 

„Go away!“ she shouted. 

„Lizzy. Someone is at the front door for you,“ Eve said calmly through the closed door. 

Lisa’s heart immediately accelerated. She pulled her blanket aside and jumped out of bed. Then she opened the door, staring into her mother’s face. 

„Who?“ she asked nervously. 

Eve gave her a loving smile.

„He came to say goodbye.“ 

„Oh my god! I look like hell. Oh my god!“ Lisa panicked. 

„You don’t look like hell. Go, he’s not having much time.“

Lisa took a deep breath. Then she passed her mother and hurried downstairs. Her heart begun turning somersaults, as she saw Silas standing in the hall waiting for her. He smiled calmly, as she was coming closer.

„Silas!“ she said and fell around his neck. 

He embraced her body tightly. They held each other for a short moment. Then he released her slowly. He noticed her eyes were swimming. 

„I didn’t want to leave for London without saying goodbye.“ 

She nodded, trying hard not to cry. 

„Take care, Tinkerbell.“

He gave her a peck on her cheek, before he left. As soon as the front door closed, Lisa bursted out crying. 

Eve was watching the scene from distance and came closer to comfort her. She pulled her daughter into her arms and gave her time to calm down. 

„I’ll never love someone like I love him, mom,“ she sobbed.

Eve released her and cupped her face with one hand. 

„Trust me Lizzy, one day you will.“