[Flashback]
"What's with the look" Gorde asked with an air of contempt. Michka bashed her eyelashes in an irresistibly cute way.
"But mom, I miss Neon... a lot" Michka pouted.
"Look sweetie, your dad and I live separately from each other and it's not easy for us either" Gorde said, brushing her palm against Michka's cheek.
She stood up.
"I have work to do, be sure to return all the items you took from my collection".
Michka pouted at the fact that her mom knew that she had been sneaking up on her collections lately.
Mrs Lassi gently placed her hands on Michka's shoulder,
"Be whatever you want to be in future darling..", Gordy started "..but never choose a career that.."
"..that gives you all the riches and zero % of the time to spend it" they both said in unison,
Gorde smiled and so did six-year-old Michka.
[Present]
Fifteen year-old Michka smiled at the beautiful memory;
"I know exactly what I want to be now, mom" she said in a whisper, playing with the crystal in her hand.
The door to her room creaked open but she was too lost in thought to notice.
Mia walked in along with Jamie.
"Don't get me wrong Jamie, but I'm starting to think that Michka has found a new crush" Mia said, gesturing to the Crystal tightly clutched in Michka's hands. Jamie snickered at the thought of it, snapping Michka back to reality.
Michka rolled her eyes,
"All that drama with just one entrance" she said with a bored look.
Mia grinned mischievously.
"Just admit it: you've found a new love interest," she said, her eyes sparkling with amusement.
Michka rolled her eyes.
"You're being ridiculous," she said, tossing the crystal onto her bed. "This is just a... a thing I found".
Jamie chuckled. "A thing, huh?" he repeated, raising an eyebrow.
"You're clutching it like it's a precious gem or something."
Michka shrugged, trying to appear nonchalant. "I just like holding it, okay? It's soothing."
Mia exchanged a skeptical glance with Jamie.
"Soothing?" she repeated. "You're not even listening to music, Michka. What's really going on?"
Michka sighed, feeling a bit exasperated. "Nothing's going on, Mia. Can't a person just enjoy a simple object without you analysing it to death?"
Mia held up her hands in mock surrender. "Okay, okay. We'll drop it".
"For now," she added, winking at Jamie.
Michka just smiled sweetly and shook her head.
"This reminds me of something special " she said, picking up the crystal again and holding it tightly in her hand.