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Chapter One: Coming home
Abbi's POV
"Abbi?" Mrs. Judy Witwicky asked getting my attention from the window, that I'd been staring out of for the last two hours while talking to my new parents as we speed down the freeway. "Why don't you tell us about yourself?" I heard Ron's snort of disbelief; Judy had asked me that same question about nine times in the last half hour. At least it was something to break the awkward silence that had been growing in the car.
"Ma," I sighed, pushing a chunk of red hair behind my ear, "You've asked me that nine times already, and I've answered each time." 'Damn it!' I thought,'I should have changed and fixed my hair! My hair is probably disgusting! Oh well… too late for that now.'
"Oh," Judy blushed and hid her face from my view by staring straight forward. That didn't help much I could still see the redness on her cheek and neck. Her face looked quite pale but that was because of her red hair. I thought for a minute on how Judy looked. She and I looked so a like, I could have been her biological daughter. Other than my skin tone was darker more tan, and my hair was naturally a fire engine red color.
"Judy, why don't we tell Abbi what to expect when we get home?" Ron asked trying to help his wife for the first time since we got into the car.
"Oh! That's a wonderful idea!" Judy exclaimed. "Hmmm….You have an older brother named Sam. He's a real sweetheart. Although… I don't know when you'll meet him; he's in college right now."
"Sam has a car, Abbi. You could drive it around for a week or two, and then maybe drive it back up to the college to give to Sam. He'll give you a ride home." Ron put in.
"Alright sounds good to me," I grinned. Judy looked over her shoulder to look at me, smiled and then continued on with what my new life was going to be like. Apparently Sam had a girlfriend Mikaela; she came over almost every day to talk with Judy. Her dad had just gotten out of prison and needed help with getting his life back together so Mikaela had to 'sick around' to help him; otherwise she would have gone with Sam and lived in the apartments near the college.
"Abbi?" I jumped high enough that I wacked my head on the ceiling of the car. "Abs you alright?" Ron asked holding out a hand to help me out of the car. "We're here. I've been trying to get your attention for about two minutes and you just sat there."
"Sorry, Ron—I mean Dad. I was thinking" I blushed and mumbled lamely. Grabbing up my pack and the small pillow that had been sitting next to me, I stood up straight and looked over the top of the car, "Wow…. This house is amazing!" I grinned at my new home. It was big for a three person family. The grass was a brilliant shade of green. The small garden which rested up against both side of the house, didn't have a single weed, under/over watered plant or a huge bare spot.
"Judy's inside getting your room ready for you. It's upstairs, first door to your right."
"Thanks," I yelled over my shoulder as I ran up the path. I wandered in to the house in was cool, nice compared to the heat and humidity from outside. The walls were covered here and there with family pictures or portraits of Judy, Ron and a boy with dark brown almost black hair and hazel-ish eyes. He was sorta cute in a nerdy kind of way.
"Abbi, I'm up stairs! Come on up." Judy yelled her voice muffled by the walls and floor in between the first floor and second. I took one last look around knowing full well that I would have a chance to look at the rest of the house after I finished 'moving in' and unpacking. "Abs, hurry up, I wanna show you your room!"
"I'm coming Ma!" I laughed as I climbed the stairs two at a time, trying to make me 'journey' faster. I round the corner and nearly smashed into Judy who was coming out of a bedroom.
"Oh! There you are! I was waiting for you." She smiled and led me into the room. I gapped at it. This room was bigger than my room in the Orphanage, as in way bigger…
The walls were a soft cream color. In the shadows and without the light on it the cream almost looked like a light blue. The carpet was brown and cream with crazy designs on covering it. Just looking at the carpet made me go cross eyed and my brain hurt. There was a bed, queen sized with a white downy comforter and blue sheets and throw pillows, two bedside tables one with a lamp the other was bare waiting to have something put on it. In the corner was a tall standing lamp. In front of the lamp was a brown couch with a blue blanket thrown over the back of it and more throw pillows, but these were brown and blue. I saw a vanity with a mirror hanging on the wall. Brown circles and squares covered the curtains that hung with care by the single window. (Link on Profile…)
I stared opened mouthed at it. Judy grinned and turned me around. I looked at two huge dressers, and an even bigger closet. The closet it's self was like a small bedroom. I wanted to cry. My parents had done this for me.
"Oh Ma!" I grinned and threw my arms around her, "you did all this for me? I can't believe it! I thought I was just gonna get another room. Not a room like this! With a huge closet and dressers, and an amazing bed." I dropped the pack and pillow I'd been holding and ran, jumped and turned, landing on the bed. It was soft and as comfortable as can be. I released a sigh of content. "Thanks Ma," I saw Ron standing in the hall with giant smile on his face, "And Dad."
"Oh it was nothing. We knew you liked these colors and so we thought of a way to put a room together for you and we came up with this." Ron said putting the two duffel bags that he carried on the floor next to the bed. "There's three more bags in car. Come help Abs." I nodded and ran after him, knowing inside that for once, I truly was loved and wanted… even though my biological parents hadn't wanted me. Even though my biological father had 'adopted' so many other 'children' when he knew I was not cared for or watched after.