Later, in my room, I was on my bed when Dad came in to be with me and said, "I would like to tell you something. I thought about this over and decided you can go to New Mexico before you meet us in Maine. I didn't realize the flight was booked until Carlos told me."
"Really?" I asked as I turned over to him.
Am I hearing this right? Now, that was way better than cancelling to be honest with you.
"Yes. That's what I wanted to tell you before when you went in the house," said Dad.
"Oh. I just wanted to be alone at the time, that's all," I said as I sat up.
"However, you'll still have to break up with Logan," said Dad.
"I still don't want to do that," I said.
"Yes, you are," said Dad.
"What part of no don't you get?" I asked. "Why can't Logan and I do a long-distance relationship? We're old enough, aren't we? Why can't we do it that way? I don't want to replace Logan, not ever."
"We'll see," said Dad. "Like I said before at the dinner table, Randy said you kids can finish the school year first before we move, which wouldn't be until the end of August, the house has enough time to be up for sale since it takes a while to do so. I'm also thinking of letting your grandmother move in with us when we go so she can have some company."
"Oh, I would like that idea," I said starting to feel better.
My grandmother lives in Iowa where my mom grew up. After Mom died, my dad couldn't raise me for the time being, so my grandparents raised until I was 18 months old. My grandfather died before my grandmother and I got reunited. I didn't remember him.
"I guess I would see April," I said.
She would be the only one I would know there. She moved there before middle school started. We stay in touch often. That part made me feel a bit more comfortable about moving.
"May I go call April to tell her?" I asked.
"Of course," replied Dad.
I went to get the portable phone and dialed April's number as her mother answered.
"Hello," said Mrs. Levingston.
"Hi," I said.
"Hi, Mary Anne, how are you?" asked Mrs. Levingston.
"Good. Is April there? I got news to tell her," I said.
"Sure. Hold on," said Mrs. Levingston. "April, phone for you. It's Mary Anne."
That was when April came on and said, "Hi, Mary Anne!"
"Hi. I got some news to tell you," I said.
"Spill the beans," said April.
We laughed.
"My dad's going to be promoted soon," I said.
"No way. Good for him," said April.
"And, he will also be transferred to Portland, Maine," I continued.
"Yay! You'd be in my city!" exclaimed April.
I took the phone from my ear. I thought she would bust my eardrums! But I was laughing.
"At first, I got upset because I didn't want to move, but now I realized that I'd be seeing you again. You would be the only one who I know there," I said.
"I can't wait to see you," said April.
"Me, either," I said.
After we talked, April was thrilled that I'd be moving near in her town.
