Two years ago, to the exact date, Katey Miller was having her last dance
with the love of her life, Javier Suarez. After they had parted, Katey knew
her life would never be the same without him. She had spent endless nights
lying awake in her bed, wondering what could've been if her family had not
been forced to leave the country, due to the revolution. And tonight was no
exception. All of the what ifs, hopes and wishes ran through her mind once
again, and a single tear escaped her eye and ran silently down her cheek.
She quickly wiped it away when she heard a knock at the door and a familiar
voice calling to her.
"Katey, it's me." It was her sister, Susie. The door slowly opened with a faint creak and Susie entered the room. She looked at Katey, and knew she had been crying. The sound of her shoes hitting against the hardwood floors filled the room as she made her way over to Katey. "You're thinking about him, aren't you?" Susie sighed and placed an arm around her sister's shoulders, she knew this night was going to be hard for her. Katey nodded as more tears began to run down her face. "I just...I never stopped..." Katey trailed off as she realized her sobbing made it near-impossible to understand her. "Loving him?" Susie asked, knowing she was more then likely correct with her assumption. Katey nodded again, letting the saline flood down her face and mix her make-up together. Susie rubbed her sister's arm slightly; hoping it would be a bit of a comfort for her. "I know he hasn't stopped loving you either." She smiled down at her sister and gave her a quick peck on the top of her head.
Katey's eyes began to sparkle at the though of him still loving her. She gradually made her way onto her feet and then sauntered over to the window, pulling the shades to either side, so she could view the night sky. She stared up at the moon, deep in though. "It's funny how we're both under that same moon right now, yet we're so far away." She let a smile take over her lips. "Well, there's no need dwelling on the past, why don't we go make some tea for ourselves?" She asked her sister, trying t get her mind onto anything but Javier, or Cuba. Susie accepted her sisters offer and the girls headed off towards the kitchen together.
After sitting at the dining room table, tea and cookies on hand, a knock was heard coming from the front door. Katey looked at her sister, a bit confused. "Who could that be at this hour?" She checked her watch, seeing it was past 9'oclock and it wasn't proper to show up unexpectedly to someone's house so late. Seeing as her parents were out for the evening, Katey speedily walked through her house towards the door, turning the handle and pulling it open. In front of her stood a man she recognized as her father's boss, Mr. Phelps. Katey got an uncomfortable look on her face, Mr. Phelps had never really gotten over the fact that she chose 'some Cuban boy' over his son, James. "Er, hi Mr. Phelps. Can I help you with something?" Mr. Phelps nodded, never making eye contact with Katey. It was apparent that he was just as uncomfortable as Katey was in this situation. "Yes. Please give this letter to your father. Our company is doing another transfer and all the information is in there." Katey nodded, looking rather puzzled. She took the letter from him and waved goodbye as he walked away from the house and towards his expensive car.
Susie entered the room as Katey shut the front door. "Who was it?" She asked, curiously. Katey explained what had happened while walking back in the dining room and sitting at the table once again. Both girls had their eyes only on the letter. Susie was the first one to speak. "Should we open it? And see where we're moving?" Katey shook her head. "No, this is dad's mail. We'll just have to wait until he gets home." Susie frowned. "But that could be hours!" She whined, hoping Katey would stop being rational for once and do something that was considered 'wrong.' Katey shook her head again. "No, Susie, it's...not...right." Katey lost track of what she was saying because she was concentrating on the letter to much. "Now, let's go to bed." Susie frowned at her sister and then stood up to go get ready for bed, but she didn't make it very far because Katey grabbed her arm. "Okay, Suz, I can't take it. We need to open this." Katey knew it was wrong, but she needed to know where she was going. She was on summer vacation from college right now, and was still living at home, so wherever her family was headed, she was too. At least until summer was over.
She grabbed a letter opener out of a cabinet drawer in the kitchen and used it to gently tear open the top of the letter. She didn't take the time to read it thoroughly; she just skimmed through it until she found the part about where they were going. When she read the word, she gasped as her mind began to race and her heart began to beat a million times faster then normal. "What? Where is it? Where are we moving?" Susie asked impatiently. Katey sat for a moment, trying to speak. Finally the words came to her. "Havana," She smiled widely. "We're going back to Cuba."
"Katey, it's me." It was her sister, Susie. The door slowly opened with a faint creak and Susie entered the room. She looked at Katey, and knew she had been crying. The sound of her shoes hitting against the hardwood floors filled the room as she made her way over to Katey. "You're thinking about him, aren't you?" Susie sighed and placed an arm around her sister's shoulders, she knew this night was going to be hard for her. Katey nodded as more tears began to run down her face. "I just...I never stopped..." Katey trailed off as she realized her sobbing made it near-impossible to understand her. "Loving him?" Susie asked, knowing she was more then likely correct with her assumption. Katey nodded again, letting the saline flood down her face and mix her make-up together. Susie rubbed her sister's arm slightly; hoping it would be a bit of a comfort for her. "I know he hasn't stopped loving you either." She smiled down at her sister and gave her a quick peck on the top of her head.
Katey's eyes began to sparkle at the though of him still loving her. She gradually made her way onto her feet and then sauntered over to the window, pulling the shades to either side, so she could view the night sky. She stared up at the moon, deep in though. "It's funny how we're both under that same moon right now, yet we're so far away." She let a smile take over her lips. "Well, there's no need dwelling on the past, why don't we go make some tea for ourselves?" She asked her sister, trying t get her mind onto anything but Javier, or Cuba. Susie accepted her sisters offer and the girls headed off towards the kitchen together.
After sitting at the dining room table, tea and cookies on hand, a knock was heard coming from the front door. Katey looked at her sister, a bit confused. "Who could that be at this hour?" She checked her watch, seeing it was past 9'oclock and it wasn't proper to show up unexpectedly to someone's house so late. Seeing as her parents were out for the evening, Katey speedily walked through her house towards the door, turning the handle and pulling it open. In front of her stood a man she recognized as her father's boss, Mr. Phelps. Katey got an uncomfortable look on her face, Mr. Phelps had never really gotten over the fact that she chose 'some Cuban boy' over his son, James. "Er, hi Mr. Phelps. Can I help you with something?" Mr. Phelps nodded, never making eye contact with Katey. It was apparent that he was just as uncomfortable as Katey was in this situation. "Yes. Please give this letter to your father. Our company is doing another transfer and all the information is in there." Katey nodded, looking rather puzzled. She took the letter from him and waved goodbye as he walked away from the house and towards his expensive car.
Susie entered the room as Katey shut the front door. "Who was it?" She asked, curiously. Katey explained what had happened while walking back in the dining room and sitting at the table once again. Both girls had their eyes only on the letter. Susie was the first one to speak. "Should we open it? And see where we're moving?" Katey shook her head. "No, this is dad's mail. We'll just have to wait until he gets home." Susie frowned. "But that could be hours!" She whined, hoping Katey would stop being rational for once and do something that was considered 'wrong.' Katey shook her head again. "No, Susie, it's...not...right." Katey lost track of what she was saying because she was concentrating on the letter to much. "Now, let's go to bed." Susie frowned at her sister and then stood up to go get ready for bed, but she didn't make it very far because Katey grabbed her arm. "Okay, Suz, I can't take it. We need to open this." Katey knew it was wrong, but she needed to know where she was going. She was on summer vacation from college right now, and was still living at home, so wherever her family was headed, she was too. At least until summer was over.
She grabbed a letter opener out of a cabinet drawer in the kitchen and used it to gently tear open the top of the letter. She didn't take the time to read it thoroughly; she just skimmed through it until she found the part about where they were going. When she read the word, she gasped as her mind began to race and her heart began to beat a million times faster then normal. "What? Where is it? Where are we moving?" Susie asked impatiently. Katey sat for a moment, trying to speak. Finally the words came to her. "Havana," She smiled widely. "We're going back to Cuba."