We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together | Lawndragon
Before the sun had begun its lethargic climb into the sky,Mulan kneeled in front of the family shrine, her lips moving silently as she offered prayers up to her ancestors. The list of things she needed: guidance, advice, reassurance, had grown greatly since she had returned home but strangely enough, she couldn’t figure out how to ask for them. She stumbled over her words more than once, and more often than not she sat in a frustrated silence. When she was finished, she sighed and stood, casting a lingering look at the stone that supposedly harbored the souls of her family. “Thank you,” she whispered finally before leaving.
Running down the steps, she leaned over and grabbed the bucket she’d left at the base of a tree. She knew her grandmother enjoyed…er, experimenting with whatever Mulan could find in the ocean for their dim sum stall over at the mall, and although she hadn’t been asked to, she wanted to help out anyway. After returning home Mulan had been determined to bring things back to normal as quickly as possible. She cleaned and cooked and watched after her father, all while barely saying a word. And when someone did ask how she was, she smiled and assured them she was fine. If she could just do better, be better, then maybe everything would turn out all right. While she made her way through the back entrance of the garden she heard a familiar barking behind her.
“Hey Little Sis,” she grinned, looking down at the dog that trotted up beside her. “Wanna go down to the beach with me?” The two walked in silence until they reached the shore, and at the first sight of a seagull the small, tan dog took off. Mulan placed her hands on her hips and watched the dog race around for awhile, before stepping out of her own shoes and walking towards the water. The sunrise had begun slowly, and except for the seagulls, they were all alone. Mulan enjoyed the sound of the waves rolling against the sand, the wind whistling through her short hair. It was definitely calming, and it gave her a chance to collect her thought. Lifting up the skirt of her lavender colored ruqun, she took a careful step into the water, her eyes looking for anything interesting. “What the,” she muttered, picking up a clump of purple seaweed and throwing it into her bucket with a shrug. As she searched she hummed to herself, squinting into the water and feeling herself relax. Suddenly Little Sister came bounding towards her, and before she could react, the dog had jumped on her, pushing her back into the water. She gave a startled yell as she fell, throwing her bucket up into the air.
“Little Sister!” she laughed loudly as her pet licked her face.
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