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I sat in the airship, excitedly keeping my feet. Finally, I'm going to see my jam family ! I am really, really excited. Or at least I should be, but why do I feel guilty ?
A kingly cookie like me should be with other royals, and my jam family are royals but why so I feel like I'm making a mistake? Why did Chili look at me that way when I announced? like It was as if someone died in front of her. She quickly changed it, but I saw her face. Why ? Others seemed to be happy, But Gingerbrave hides their emotions very well, and wizard doesn't emote very much. I know Strawberry was happy, but why am I not ? I've been wanting this ever since I was left alone in the forest. I mean, they will help me find my dad, my real family, this is what I wanted isn't it ? Since I was
seven, I don't get it. Maybe it's just nervousness, I am ready to spend New years with my real, real family. However, it doesn't feel like it. But this invitation is an opportunity and I should take it.
As I was escorted to the office I looked around at the massive mansion, that was genuinely so beautiful. Deserving of my Royal heritage ! As I entered the office to meet my great uncle and…his son? The younger cookie welcomed me first. I smiled and happily received that. The older cookie started talking about my manners, which, I thought, well that's how I usually talk but he kept talking about them. I mentioned how beautiful the Mansion was, and our Royal heritage. I was moving too much, I stopped and tried to compose myself. Whatever I do, he just seems to make a comment about it. At least my uncle was helpful and nice, I just stuck by him before he left. I was all alone staring at my great uncle.
He yelled at me again, this isn't how I expected him. He isn't like Papa, I asked more about my grandfather again and it was like poison was coming out of his mouth. He then shouted at me to get out and that he had shit to do, so I ran out. Felt like I was being chased, attacked but he was just using words. I went to the room that was assigned to me, maybe he was just stressed ? I hope we will become a happy family soon.
İt's been 3 days. It's New Year's Eve. I thought about the first New Years that I spent with the others at the kingdom. Even if our kingdom was small, we laughed and enjoyed ourselves. It was warm but this place doesn't feel like it. I tried everything to make my great-uncle like me. I stayed quiet, I kept up my manners but it was nothing. He just yelled, yelled and yelled. This was a mistake, this was a horrible mistake. This is family, family is supposed to be warm, supposed to be close. I just cried, now I understood why my mother looked at me that way. Now
I want to spend the New years with my siblings but I don't have the money to go back. And then I remembered what my mother had teached me.
I woke up early. I couldn't sleep anyway and I made my way to the treasury, opening the lock I entered and grabbing as many coins as I could. I was hoping that it was enough for one ticket. As I was ready to leave I heard the door close behind me. I heard someone's voice and as I turned around, the tall cookie spoke up.
-"What are you doing ?"
The Cookie seemed to be a paladin. I was caught I can't go home I was going to go to jail I could have used my mom's escape tactics but I just froze and started crying I just want to go home to my real family to my mother she shushed me if I Heard a voice is everything okay there the paladin cookie said yeah I think somebody just forgot to close the door fully oh okay the cookie from the outside said the paladin stopped shushing me that was a close call look I hate the bastard much as you do I will help you just put the coins back I will take you home
I held on to my ticket closely as the paladin ran towards the airship
-"I think this is the last one to the Cookie Kingdom." Then we came to a stop. She put me down
-"It's over there and it's almost about to leave, just give your ticket and then you'll be home. I thanked her one last time and then ran towards the airship. I gave my ticket and as I got seated the ship got off, I felt a wave really flushing over me.
Finally, I will be home, my real home, my true home ! I felt myself dozing off, I knew that the journey was going to be long. I let the sleep wash over me, and I was finally able to get some good sleep.
When I woke up, we were almost about to leave my kingdom. I ran out of the airship running towards the castle, where the main celebration would be. I just ran with a passion to see my mom and my siblings. As I barged into the main ballroom with the fireplace, as I barged in and saw my mom drinking some punch. Everybody looked at me. I panted for a few seconds and then ran towards my mom and hugged her and started crying
-"I'm sorry I'm sorry that I left you are my real family, I'm sorry."
I felt a hug and in a few more hugs.
-"Don't worry, I forgive you. You're home, you're back."
We stayed like that for a few minutes and then we celebrated it. I got to enter my first New years awake with my family around me.
The most exciting New Year's that I've ever had.