Shattering Hearts

(S2): Summer holidays

On a sunny morning in June, Lizzie quickly washed her face and changed clothes. He was so excited, happy and interested in welcoming the upcoming summer holiday. His father and mother promised to take him to the beach.

That morning Lizzie had a cheerful breakfast. Antonina and Petro had almost forgotten the matter about the Lizzie family actually. Although both of them were still filled with curiosity. What really happened to the Lizzie family? And there's a secret behind all this.The question keeps swirling around in Antonina and Petro's head.

"Mom, dad, I'll go first!''

"Be careful on the road!''

Before going to school Lizzie kissed her parents on the cheek. Today is the last day of school before a month-long summer vacation. The summer vacation she had been waiting for.

''For Fanya!''

''For Lizzie!''

''It's ok we've started to take a holiday, so what are your plans for tomorrow?''ask Lizzie.

"I don't think I have a plan yet."

"How about if we were boating on the lake, it would definitely be so much fun?''

"Good idea. I'll bring a little food for us there."

"Tomorrow must be a very pleasant day, '' Lizzie exclaimed excitedly.

The last day of school, Lizzie's friends were so excited and not even as usual they were so eager to follow every lesson given. Likewise with Fanya whose face looks cheerful as the shining sun. I don't think school lessons for today are over.

Lizzie immediately went out of class as soon as the bell rang . He was so excited and hoped this summer would be the most beautiful summer of his life. When she came home, madam Watson was visiting her home.''Madame Watson!''

"Lizzie Jiang! How is the last day of school this summer ?''

"Very fun."

"Hopefully summer will make your day pleasant."

"Thank you, Mrs Watson. Excuse me!''

Lizzie immediately ran towards her room and she threw her bag onto the bed, then sat in front of the window looking at the vegetable garden behind her house. The summer wind was hitting his face. His memory drifted in the summer of last year which he said was the worst summer he had ever seen.

It was the first day of her summer vacation that Lizzie was left alone at home because her mother and father were visiting her father's sister Pricillia's aunt in a neighboring, ailing village. Lizzie was invited to tea by Mary. Not only Lizzie was invited, Fanya, Erick Andrews, Paul Sprigfield, and Barbara Donnel were also invited.

The beginning of the Lizzie disaster in the summer began with Paul who challenged him to a swimming race on the lake behind Mary's house.

''Hei Lizzie, you want a swimming race with me? Or are you afraid to swim there ? Paul smiled and for Lizzie Paul's smile was like a mockery and he couldn't take it.

"I can swim there."

"Then prove it."

Lizzie stood up from her chair and Fanya immediately held her back.

''Lizzie, are you really going to swim there. Are you able to swim to the edge of the lake there? You better not listen to Paul."

"can't. I have to do it to prove I can."

Lizzie immediately changed her clothes and prepared for a swimming race with Paul. He looked across the lake which was quite far away. He gulped a few times and was also scared, but he had to immediately ignore his fear and prove that he could swim to the edge of the lake near the birch forest. Lizzie started swimming. Fanya looked at him with a worried look.

" Lizzie be careful!''exclaim Fanya with an anxious face.

Lizzie keeps swimming trying to beat the fast-moving Paul. His feet and hands were trembling with the cold. It didn't take long he was finally able to reach across the lake even though he ended up losing .

"Lizzie you better come back soon, '' Shouted Fanya worried .

"good. I'll be there soon, '' yelling.

Lizzie went back to swimming and almost reached the edge of the lake, but suddenly her legs cramped and she almost drowned.

"Lizzieee."

Lizzie's body drowned in the lake water trying to keep breathing.''Paul, hurry up and help him, '' Yelled Fanya.

"I'll call my father said Mary.

Paul tries to keep Lizzie from drowning and takes her to the edge, but Lizzie's body is heavy so Paul painstakingly pulls her. Not long after, Mary's father came and helped them. Lizzie is unconscious and makes her friends very anxious. Mary's father was doing artificial respiration for Lizzie.

''Come Lizzie! Aware!''said Mr. Doyle while massaging Lizzie's heart, while his friends looked very anxious. Finally water came out of his mouth. A sense of relief on their faces.

''You're okay ?''ask Fanya worriedly. Lizzie nodded her head.

"I will take you home, said Mr. Doyle. Fanya glanced at Paul.

"It's all because of you, if you hadn't told her to swim, Lizzie would be fine now."

Paul was silent and felt guilty. He finally approached Lizzie.

"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to make you wretch."

"It's Paul, it's also my fault, because I wasn't careful."

Arriving at Thusenka's family home, Antonina and Petro are shocked to see Lizzie soaking wet. ''What happened?''ask Antonina worriedly.

" Lizzie almost drowned in the lake."

"Whataa?''petro and Antonina together.

"I'm sorry Mom, Dad, '' said Lizzie with a guilty face.

Petro immediately took Lizzie and brought her inside.

"Thank you for helping her, Antonina said with gratitude and gratitude.

"Either. Next time don't swim there."

"I understand Mr. Doyle."

Lizzie's daydream is up, because there's a loud knock on the door.

"Lizzie, what are you doing inside? Quickly help me clean up."

"Good Mom."

Lizzie immediately jumped out of her chair and went downstairs. Half a day he missed to help his mother in the kitchen start washing the cutlery until he helped her cook for dinner. In doing his job, Lizzie does well and quickly learns everything.

After helping her mother in the kitchen, she helped mop the icy floor, dusting off the dust and feeding her chickens. It doesn't feel like it's almost dark. Far away, Lizzie sees her father entering the gate.

"Ayaaaahhh.

The two of them entered the house together. The smell of dinner was everywhere in the house. The dinner menu this time was grilled meat with salad. Lizzie had already drooled and started to feel her hungry stomach and eat voraciously followed by the amused gazes of her father and mother.

Lizzie went to her room after dinner. The windows of the room and the night sky were full of stars. Fireflies began to appear and make the garden bright.

On his face expands a smile was imagining his plan of boating on the lake along with Fanya. He can't wait for tomorrow and hopes for a very clear weather tomorrow. Lizzie puts a teru-teru bozu doll outside the window hoping that it will not rain tomorrow.

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The next morning when Lizzie opened her window the weather was very sunny and the little girl was very happy. He and Fanya went to the lake through the birch forest and under it began to overgrow many purple bluebells.

Lizzie is tempted to pluck it, but she undoes her intentions and just kisses the flowers, she said, finally they arrived at the lake and they took a boat and Lizzie who rowed up to the middle of the lake.At that time the atmosphere of the lake looks quiet only an old man who was fishing across the lake. Fanya opened her food supply as well as Lizzie.

"Fanya, your mother's sandwich is really very tasty."

"You may take it whatever you want, for I carry many."

While they were enjoying their lunch, the wind blew. The ripples of the lake water began to grow and move the boat that was on them, making them shocked and also frightened. The two girls decide to return to the land before the boat they boarded and fell into the lake water.

They prefer to spend time outdoors exploring the village, observing the trees and flowers, and to help Mr. Andrews to herd his goats in the open green field. Mr. Andrews has 20 sheep at the moment.

At first Lizzie and Fanya had no problem with the sheep, but when the sheep were about to cross the road, suddenly a motorbike passed by and frightened them. The sheep broke away so Lizzie and Fanya had to try hard to get the sheep to regroup.

After the hour, Lizzie finally managed to gather all her sheep, but when Fanya counted it one sheep was gone. Lizzie's face immediately turned pale and immediately looked for the sheep.

After circling around looking for her, Lizzie was able to breathe a sigh of relief, the sheep she was looking for was eating grass near the lake stream. He did not expect that shepherding sheep was not as easy as he saw. The sheep finally entered the stable and Mr. Andrews invited them to tea at his house in gratitude, for helping him to return his sheep.

''I almost lost that sheep and it would be a bad summer, because I almost made that fat hairy beast disappear, Lizzie said on her way home.

"If the sheep is lost, you can't be blamed completely because you've been trying so well to look after it."

They then leaned against the fence of the estate of Mr. Andrews enjoying the beauty of the twilight charm.

''This is very beautiful.I don't know if there will be any more beautiful place 'if I leave this village,''lizzie said suddenly as she looked around with a loving look as if there was no other beautiful place under the sky.

"Are you going to get out of here someday? Then I'll lose you and miss you." Fanya's eyes started to glaze over.

" Fanya, I'll never get out of here. I can't leave a place this beautiful even if it has to be exchanged for so many treasures."

" Lizzie." Emily embraced it.''You're the best friend I've ever had."

"We should enjoy today with a smile. It's late afternoon we should go home."

"Hmmm.good."

Along the way they sang while joking and it was time for them to part." See you soon!''

"See you soon Fanya!''

Arriving at Lizzie's house, she met her mother in the back of the house who was still busy feeding her chickens and cows, while she helped clean up some hay for her father's horses.

After dinner, Lizzie and her mother sat in the house, gazing at the night view of the village and the star-filled sky. The outside wind was getting louder and the air was getting colder.

''We'd better go inside. I don't want you to catch a cold, if you're sick, our trip to the beach is off again."

"I don't want to get sick, this time I don't want our streets to be canceled again like last year."

The two of them enter and Antonina escorts Lizzie to her room, then covers her.

"It's night, sleep!''

Before leaving the room, Antonina kissed Lizzie on the forehead.

"Good night Mom!''

Antonina turned off the bedroom lights and went downstairs to meet her husband who was watching TV.

"Lizzie's asleep?''

"It looks like he's asleep." Antonina looks agitated.

"Darling, what's up?''

"I've been thinking about it for a few days."

"Think what?''ask her husband who seems confused.

"I'd like to see old Ferguson to ask where he got those spoons and forks from."

"You're still thinking about that."

"Yes. Actually I'm still curious about the real Lizzie family. I wonder what kind of family he comes from."

Petro let out a long sigh.''If it makes you feel not curious anymore and not a thought again, we will meet him after our vacation to the beach. How?''

"Really, are we going to meet old Ferguson?''

"true."

"Thank you, said Antonina as she kissed her husband's lips. [ ]