Then when I found a job and started to do better, I was too ashamed and they couldn’t find you in the system. And now here you are. My sister’s daughter is finally here.” She wrapped her arms around me and wept. Her arms around me felt so good. I felt at home, I felt welcomed and loved for the first time in so long. I reached out to grab Drake’s hand and held it tight. I knew I belonged here. I knew I was safe.
“Aunt Silvia, I do understand why you let me go. I forgive you. Let’s try to move forward and put the past behind us. I’m here with you now.” She pushed off me and smiled. It melted my heart because it was the same smile as my mother’s. I felt as though God was giving me a second chance with my mother.
Aunt Silvia wiped her eyes and watched me closely. “Come, let me show you your room. Dinner is ready and Russ should be home from work shortly. He is eager to meet you.” I wondered if he was as nice as my aunt seemed to be.
“I’m going to go now. I think you’re in good hands. I wanted to make sure you were ok,” Drake said after what seemed like a lifetime of silence.
“Thank you again for everything. Do you have my number? Please call me tomorrow.” He grabbed my hand and smiled like I had just made him the happiest man alive.
“Of course I do, Peaches. I’ll call you tomorrow.” He pulled my hands up to his lips and kissed the back of them like the true gentleman that he was.
“Until tomorrow, Peaches.”
“I’ll talk to you then.” He turned and said goodbye to my aunt.
“Well he is a nice young man. Is he your boyfriend?” she said arching one eyebrow.
“A girl can only hope.” I did hope we would be more than just friends.
Aunt Silvia took me up a path of steep wrap-around stairs. We went past several closed doors until we came to the end of the hallway. She opened the door and there was the most beautiful room I had ever seen. There were blue and white curtains that followed the length of the two picture windows. There was the biggest bed I had ever encountered. It was covered with a silky baby blue comforter and sham set. I was in pure heaven.
“Is blue still your favorite color?” How did she remember that?
“Yes it is. This room is beautiful. It is too much.”
“No, Misty, it’s not enough. Make yourself at home and I will come and get you when Russ gets home. We like to eat as a family as much as possible.” She turned and looked at me one last time before she left. “It is good to have you here, Misty. I have missed you so much.”
“I’ve missed you too.” She smiled and walked out the door, shutting it behind her.
I walked all the way into the room and twirled around like I was a princess in a castle. This was my new home. I had a place to call my own. No one could take this moment away from me. I knew this was the doing of my mom and dad. I figured I could take a quick shower before dinner, but hadn’t seen one when we came up to the room. Digging in my bag I pulled out a clean pair of jeans, underwear, and my favorite Van Halen t-shirt. I opened the door to my new room, looked down the hall and spotted the bathroom. I tip-toed out like I was on the prowl for something; then dashed over to the bathroom and shut the door quietly behind me. The bathroom was immaculate along with the rest of the house. There was a white porcelain claw tub with a standing shower next to it. The bathroom was so big that it was the same size of my room I just left. The dark granite counter tops matched perfectly with the dark cherry-wood cabinets. My aunt seemed to have impeccable taste . “I think I’ll have a bath,” I said to myself.
I turned on the water and let the tub fill to the semi top. Letting my clothes drop to the floor, I stepped into the water and slid down to make myself more comfortable. I knew I couldn’t stay in long, but it felt so good to wash all my worries away. I was drifting off to sleep when I heard my name being
“Aunt Silvia, I do understand why you let me go. I forgive you. Let’s try to move forward and put the past behind us. I’m here with you now.” She pushed off me and smiled. It melted my heart because it was the same smile as my mother’s. I felt as though God was giving me a second chance with my mother.
Aunt Silvia wiped her eyes and watched me closely. “Come, let me show you your room. Dinner is ready and Russ should be home from work shortly. He is eager to meet you.” I wondered if he was as nice as my aunt seemed to be.
“I’m going to go now. I think you’re in good hands. I wanted to make sure you were ok,” Drake said after what seemed like a lifetime of silence.
“Thank you again for everything. Do you have my number? Please call me tomorrow.” He grabbed my hand and smiled like I had just made him the happiest man alive.
“Of course I do, Peaches. I’ll call you tomorrow.” He pulled my hands up to his lips and kissed the back of them like the true gentleman that he was.
“Until tomorrow, Peaches.”
“I’ll talk to you then.” He turned and said goodbye to my aunt.
“Well he is a nice young man. Is he your boyfriend?” she said arching one eyebrow.
“A girl can only hope.” I did hope we would be more than just friends.
Aunt Silvia took me up a path of steep wrap-around stairs. We went past several closed doors until we came to the end of the hallway. She opened the door and there was the most beautiful room I had ever seen. There were blue and white curtains that followed the length of the two picture windows. There was the biggest bed I had ever encountered. It was covered with a silky baby blue comforter and sham set. I was in pure heaven.
“Is blue still your favorite color?” How did she remember that?
“Yes it is. This room is beautiful. It is too much.”
“No, Misty, it’s not enough. Make yourself at home and I will come and get you when Russ gets home. We like to eat as a family as much as possible.” She turned and looked at me one last time before she left. “It is good to have you here, Misty. I have missed you so much.”
“I’ve missed you too.” She smiled and walked out the door, shutting it behind her.
I walked all the way into the room and twirled around like I was a princess in a castle. This was my new home. I had a place to call my own. No one could take this moment away from me. I knew this was the doing of my mom and dad. I figured I could take a quick shower before dinner, but hadn’t seen one when we came up to the room. Digging in my bag I pulled out a clean pair of jeans, underwear, and my favorite Van Halen t-shirt. I opened the door to my new room, looked down the hall and spotted the bathroom. I tip-toed out like I was on the prowl for something; then dashed over to the bathroom and shut the door quietly behind me. The bathroom was immaculate along with the rest of the house. There was a white porcelain claw tub with a standing shower next to it. The bathroom was so big that it was the same size of my room I just left. The dark granite counter tops matched perfectly with the dark cherry-wood cabinets. My aunt seemed to have impeccable taste . “I think I’ll have a bath,” I said to myself.
I turned on the water and let the tub fill to the semi top. Letting my clothes drop to the floor, I stepped into the water and slid down to make myself more comfortable. I knew I couldn’t stay in long, but it felt so good to wash all my worries away. I was drifting off to sleep when I heard my name being
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