A Love Story from Ireland

There's many different versions of love. There's love after hate, then

Love at first sight, or love is like a fairytale, but the one this story is

about is a simple little thing called love.. My mom and dad had gotten a divorce

and my mom had custody of me. While me and mom stayed where

we were, dad moved back to Ireland- his homeland . Three years

after the divorce I hadn't seen my dad yet .. My mom said she was

protecting me, but I knew that she was just afraid that I might want

to live with him instead . I did want to go to Ireland and see what

it was like. Before the divorce my dad would tell me lots of stories of

where he was born, the green grass, the fields full of purple flowers, the

blue sky, and the rolling mountains . My mom would tell a different

story though, she said it was to cold for anyone growing up in San

Diego, California to live in and that she had hated it tremendously.

My dad said that she really did like it but she just didn't like his mom .

Things were going pretty well in California until I got the call .

My mom had been in a car accident and didn't make it . I was

now motherless, and I had two choices, I could go and live with my

crabby old grandma that lived down the street from me and mom or, I

could go and live with my dad, live in Ireland . Of course you know

wich one that I had chosen . When I was on the plane I remember

looking out the window and thinking wow! Dad was right. It is beautiful .

When the plane landed there was a car there to take me to my knew

home.

"So what was the plane like luv? "

"It was wonderful . It's just like you said it was. . Green grass, blue

sky, and the fields of purple flowers. "

"I know. When I was on the plane moving back here I would look

down and just see patches of purple. So how do you like Ireland now? "

"I love it! It's so beautiful. But it is cold . "

"Aye. You'll have to get used to that luv, it never don't have

warm summers in Ireland. Here take my coat. I don't need it. "

"Thank you. "

"So where do you live in Ireland? "

"Oh. It's just a little town, nothing like San Diego. "

"Oh, good. I like that kind of change. I never cared for Cali anyways. "

"Yeah you got that from me. "

"What I never got was why did you not talk to mother and move? "

"Ahh! Because she was happy there, and it was where she wanted to be.

The only reason I really had for moving was the heat. "

"And grandma. "

"Oh, How could I forget! Oh, that women would drive me crazy! "

"When they gave me the choice of living with grandma or you I thought

that they must have been crazy! Who would want to live with her! She's

soooo agghhh! What's the word for it? "

"An unhappy, cynical, depressing, annoying old lady? "

"Yes, but that's not one word. I think she took it a little offensively when I said you before they could even finish talking. "

"I remember that she used to get so angry when I would tell your mum that

she couldn't come to our anniversary, sometimes I would cave in and let her

come and those were the times that our anniversary party would be soo large

because your grand mum would invite so many people that we had to have it

at our house because they couldn't fit so many people in the restaurant without

having to make some of their customers leave. "

"Ha-ha! I remember you did that one year and it was at grandma's house

and there were so many people there that I had to come too cause there

was no one to watch me they were all at grandma's house . Then you would have to carry us back because for some reason you decided not to drive. "

"Yeah. Ahh! Here's my town! Not very big hey luv? "

"Not much. But it is bigger than that one town that we stayed in for a while

umm? Oh, what was it called? "

"Sebastion? "

"Yes! That one! So how far are you from town? "

"About thirty minutes or so. "

"Oh, ok." From here we remained silent until we got to the house. The house

was really big and beautiful. It had a little lake in the back, mountains upon

mountains for a background, and fields of green grass and purple flowers .

"You can go in now. "

"Oh, yes . " The house was just as gorgeous on the inside as it was outside.

"So you can put your bags in this room here. Um there's three bedrooms

for you to choose from . Uh if you'll follow me I'll show you the rest of

the place . "

"Ok."

"So here we have the Kitchen. Now if you're going to cook, well please tell

me you've improved because last time I remember you cooking you had burnt

down the kitchen. "

"No I did not! "

"Uh, yes you did. "

"No I didn't. "

"Yes you did. "

"No I didn't! "

"I saw it with my own two eyes, just admit it you burnt down the kitchen. "

"No I didn't I just burnt the microwave a little! "

"A little my arse! The microwave was melted! "

"Prove it! "

"Prove it! What did I do take pictures of it? "

"Just prove it! "

"I don't need to prove it! You saw it! I saw it! The numbers were

laying on the counter! Melted! "

"Achmm! " What we didn't realize was that there was someone standing

behind us for half of that conversation urr… debate

"Oh, Robert Hey. Um, so this is my daughter, .Um, Sam this is a

very good friend of mine William. "

"Hello. "

"So, your Sam. Your father told me you were coming to live here . So

how do you like it so far? "

"I like it very much. "

"Oh do you now? Most folks that aren't from around here think it to cold

to be a nice place but it is indeed . "

"It is. . Though it's also very cold compared with California. But I'll

get used to it . "

"Aye I hope you do. "

"So, were's that boy of yours? "

"Oh Jem's down in town a workin'. You know all those jobs he has .

He took on another one you know . "

"Really what know? "

"Ah, he's a bartender at the pub in town . "

"I thought he sang there . "

"Aye he did, and he still does. . For him it's always work, work, work. "

"Yes. But he's a good lad . "

"No doubt about that! He'd help anybody in need, he's got a good heart . "

"How old is he now? "

"Ahh, he's about as old as Alicia maybe a year or two older. Say how old

are you now luv? "

"I'm eighteen. "

"Oh! So he is older than you! Tom is twenty-two now. "

"Ah! They grow up so fast don't they? "

"They do. Well I better get going, the wife wants me to cook tonight . Well

it was good seeing you . Take care of yourself now luv, and don't start any

fires ok? "

"Ok. Bye! "