Im Happy Mom Part 2

Alia felt especially happy today. Her heart felt so joyful she couldn't stop twirling and clapping her hands. She almost fell over about five times.

Her mom, Elraya, said, "Young lady, you are going to get hurt if you keep twirling like that."

"Mom, I can't stop! I feel so happy. It makes me want to twirl and twirl!"

"Why are you so happy today?" asked Elraya.

"It's my secret. It's getting bigger and better. It's the biggest and happiest secret ever. It makes me want to dance and dance!"

Elraya hadn't thought about Alia's secret in a while. She thought that Alia's secret was a wonderful secret. But she also thought that her daughter's secret was only the wonderful imagination of a little girl. It couldn't possibly be real or actually come true. "Why is your secret getting bigger and better?" asked Elraya.

Alia stopped dancing for a moment and thought about it. "Mom, I don't know." And then she danced some more, and then some more . . . and then some more, and then she finally fell down on her fanny. "Ouch!"

"Are you hurt?" asked Mom.

"No, I'm fine, and I'm . . ."

"Still happy?" asked Elraya Mom.

"Yes," laughed Alia. "Mom, I know why—I know why the secret is getting bigger and better."

"Why is that?" asked Elraya Mom.

"Because, Mom, because it is going to come true very soon!"

"Really?" asked Elraya. "When will your secret come true?"

"What day is this, Mom?" asked Alia.

"Today is Friday," answered Mom.

Alia counted on her fingers, "Friday, Saturday, Sunday—Sunday, that is the day. Yes, it would be Sunday. On Sunday, Mom. That is the day the secret will come true." Alia hugged her mother tight and gave her a big kiss on her cheek. "Mom, I'm so happy, the secret is coming true!"

On Saturday morning Alia ate her yogurt with big slurps. She hoped her mom didn't notice that she had spilled some and had wiped her hands on her pants. She didn't want her mom to get annoyed with her today. Today, she just was so happy and so excited. "One more day, Mom, one more day."

"What dear?" Mom asked. "Get your coat, we have to do some grocery shopping today."

"Okay, Mom." Alia helped her mom pick out some apples and bananas. They got some more of her favorite yogurt—blueberry. "Mom, can we get a cake and some ice cream?" asked Alia.

"No, I don't think so. Anyway, there is no special occasion. It's not your birthday yet."

"Mom, tomorrow is Sunday, remember?"

"Yes, tomorrow is Sunday, so . . .?" asked Elraya Mom.

"Well, tomorrow is the most special day. It is the day the secret will come true!"

Elraya smiled, "Good try, but I don't think I can afford cake and ice cream."

Alia frowned, "But Mom!"

"Yes?" asked Elraya Mom.

"Don't you believe me?" asked Alia. "Don't you believe in the secret, don't you believe it will come true, tomorrow?"

"Help me put the food on the checkout. We'll talk about this later."

Alia fell asleep earlier that night. She wondered if her mom really believed in her secret. The secret was so wonderful, it saddened her to feel that her mom might not really believe her. She just knew that the secret would come true very soon, tomorrow—Sunday—and that it would be so wonderful. Why didn't her mom know what she knew? Why didn't she believe her?