Believe You Me

I walked around the house, cleaning the living room. Alicia was still at work and Mia was in high school, taking her “big” test, or so she said. She and a few of her friends were starting a band and she took after guitar, Tony teaching her. I walked past her room, glancing at it before heading to mine. I froze, taking two steps back and seeing the mess of cables on the ground, in front of her TV. I walked in, turning the TV on and followed the cables to the old video camera I had.

I stared at it, remembering everything that I recorded on it. I pushed play, the wedding video starting. Tony was filming and soon, he began making faces, Jaime joining and a drunken Vic. I smiled, continuing on. I watched Julie in the beach during our time off, she was grinning at the sun and I asked if she wanted to go out to eat.

I watched the whole thing, tears spilling by the time it ended, hearing my sobs and the continuous beep in the background. The screen went black and I sniffed, getting up when the screen cracked, finally another video playing. I stared at the screen, Julie’s voice in the background.

“Are you going to be back later?” She asked.

“Duh! We’re only going to record some new songs! I’m taking Mia!” I yelled, I heard footsteps, my cooing to Mia and the front door close. Julie appeared in front of the camera and shyly smiled.

“It’s weird taking to a camera, but I’ll pretend it’s you.” She said. I watched as she pushed her hair back behind her ear.

“Mike, when I first met you, it was safe to say that I fell head over heels in love with you, and Casey knew. That’s why he kept a close eye on you, because of me. But, my love, I couldn’t be happier. I knew I couldn’t stay away from you, but I needed to because of my cancer.

“You gave me life, and a beautiful daughter and because of you, I can live a few more years.” I felt tears stream down my face and she smiled.

“My love, my life.” She stared into the camera, like she was looking directly at me. “I will always love you. I have your heart, no one else will, just like you have mine. I hope one day you can find someone who loves you too, but until then, take care of our daughter. Help her grow up and become the amazing person she is.”

“I love you, Michael Fuentes. Tell our daughter too.” She smiled. The screen went black and I took deep breaths in to steady myself.

“Dad?” I turned, Mia leaning on the doorframe, an exact replica of Julie. “You okay?” She walked over and sat on my lap. I hugged her tightly and she did the same, the two of us silently crying.

“She loved you, you know that?” I asked, pulling away.

“I know.” She whispered. “Come on, let’s do something fun. Call my uncles and we’ll go to my band practice, my band want a few tips on some things. I nodded and texted them.

We met them in front of the garage where Mia’s band practiced and she picked up the black guitar Jaime and Tony bought her a while back. They began jamming, and I kept my eyes on Mia.

She grinned during the solos she had, head banging and jumping around with the other guitarist. The drummer was grinning at her and I knew he liked her. I bit the inside of my cheek, about to say something when I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned but nothing was there.

I went back to looking at Mia and the drummer, she shyly smiled at him and he grinned, putting more effort in his drumming. I smiled and Vic turned to me.

“Did you notice that too?” He asked. I nodded and he chuckled.

“The drummers always get the cute ones.” He whispered and I laughed, lightly elbowing him.

“We’re just that lucky.”

The End

Notes

Thank you guys so much for sticking with me in this story! I enjoyed writing it and it was a huge pain in some parts, but I loved it! Thank you all and I hope you guys enjoyed! I was thinking of making a new story for Mia, but I don't think that's going to happen.

Thanks again!