Chapter 8: Telling the Rest of the Family

Jade's POV

"I want to see Mom and Dad and Dash and Jack-Jack," I told Vi as soon as we returned to college.

"When?" she asked.

"As soon as possible," I replied.

She nodded and said, "I'll invite them up this weekend."

I nodded and she sent a letter to our family, inviting them up to visit that upcoming weekend.

When they arrived, Mom asked, "Is everything alright, Violet?"

Vi nodded and asked, "Mom? Dad? Do you remember Jade?"

"Violet, we agreed to never talk about her," Dad immediately snapped.

"She's OK," Violet blurted out. "She's here. We met during orientation. She's my roommate."

"Jade is alive?" Mom asked.

Violet nodded and motioned for me to enter the room. "Hi, Mom," I waved. "Hi, Dad. Hi, Dash. Hi, Jack-Jack."

Dash ran over and hugged me. I hugged him back. Jack-Jack grinned and waved to me. Dad smiled at me. Mom smiled and then asked, "How did you survive?"

"I was raised as Elphaba Thropp," I explained. "I'm planning on reregistering next year as Jade Parr."

Mom and Dad both nodded.

Our first break came up mid-semester. "What are your plans for break?" Mom asked. "You're more than welcome to stay with us."

"Sure," I grinned. "I'd love to spend my break with you."

Mom smiled and said, "Keep your grades up girls. We'll check up on your grades during break."