Chapter 21:
"You can't buy that! That's my property!" Mia yells.
We were playing Monopoly again. except this time it was the whole family minus our mom. Janine hasn't been around here in 4 months now. And I can honestly say that our family had never been better. We've been getting checks from her once a month now but its way more money than before. I heard that she was dating a millionaire. It would explain why we haven't seen her and then increase of money we get. Mason and Mia don't complain about not seeing her.
Dimitir and I are graduating in one week. He got accepted into one of the colleges he applied to, he's going to major in journalism. I'm still not sure of what I want to do though. I know for a fact that school is not for me. Dimitri's mom, Olena, owns a Russian bakery and offered me a job. His older sister, Karoline and Sonya, run it.
Dimitri has been spending a lot of time with them. I'm happy for him. They're so nice. He splits his time equally with them and us. Christian and I got closer too. Before he was just Lissa's boyfriend that I liked to mess with. But now he's my cousin, he's been hanging a lot of time with us too. Mia calls him Chrissy, and even though he makes an annoyed face evertime he hears the name I can tell he likes it.
"But I need it! I have two other properties with that color! If I have all three I can add the prices together!" Eddie says trying to buy the property off of Mia.
"HMMMM" Mia says tapping her chin evilly,"I'll sell it to you for $1,000 "
What! $1,000? Mia that's all my money!"
"Well if you say your going to get a lot of money out of all three of the properties $1,000 is nothing." she says sweetly.
Eddie looks undecided," fine." he says finally handing her his money.
I laugh at the greedy face Mia made when she saw the money. I feel Dimitri chuckling from behind me. I was sitting between his legs on the floor. It was a little weird for the kids at first. Seeing me and Dimitri kiss, and cuddle, and hold hands. But after a week they got used to it.
It was Masons turn when we heard the front door open and close. We all got quiet to see who it was. But then Janine walked into the living room dressed in a white button up blouse, a black pencil skirt, and nude pumps with red soles.
.Hell. She actually looked...nice.
"Oh, I didn't know you kids were here. It was so quiet." she says.
"Why are you dresses like that? Eddie asks shocked.
"Is that how you say hi to your mom after not seeing her for a while?" she asks
I narrow my eyes. You can always change the way you look but you can never change whats in the inside.
"Well Eddie has a point for once you're not dressed like a woman working her rounds on the corner of a street. And you're the one that hasn't been here for four months not us." I say.
She glares at me," Well if you most know I've been seeing someone. He bought me these clothes and is the reason I couldn't visit." she says acting snobby.
"Well now you're just the real version of Pretty Woman aren't you?" I ask sarcastically.
She ignores this remark,"I came by to tell you I can't provide for you anymore."
I look at her shocked then turn to Eddie," Hey can you take the kids to the park for an hour."
Eddie nods standing up," But Rose I was wining!" Mia says.
"Don't worry we'll keep playing when you come back. We have to talk to mom." she nods and follows Eddie and Mason out the door.
"When did this happen?" Janine asks as soon as the front door closes.
"What are you talking about?" I ask confused. I then realize that I'm still in between Dimitri's legs laying on him. I immediately shoot up to my feet.
"We're together now." Dimitri says confidently.
She shrugs like she honestly doesn't give a shit.
"What were you talking about not being able to provide for us anymore? " I ask.
"Well just that. I can't. I'm engaged to Nathan Ivashkov. He doesn't want me giving you guys any money anymore so I guess you have to find jobs." she says simply. Ivashkov? Adrian's dad?
"It's not like you do much around here anyways." I mumble," Wait, but before you said you didn't think we were here yet you came to tell us this?" I ask.
She huffs," I was going to leave a note."
What an amazing mother.
"So what? You're not going to be in our life's anymore?" I ask.
She sighs,"Rose I was never cut out to be a mother. Even when you all were babies. Your father was always the one that took care of you."
I don't know why but anger course through me. She should have never had kids if she couldn't be a proper mother for them," Well then let's make it official." I say.
"What?" she asks but I ignore her and walk to the coffee table and pulled open the drawer. The idea came to me about a month ago. I was watching Matilda with the kids one night, Dimitri was at Olena's, and I saw how it was so easy to adopt someone.
The next day I went to the local library and got 3 adoption papers. All you need was the consenting parents' signature.
I walk back to her and gave her the papers.
"What is this?" she asks looking down at them.
"Adoption forms. If you are not going to be in their lives anymore and not provide for us then you should just sign these and make me their legal guardian." I say. Dimitri looks shocked at first but then a look of approval crossed his face and I knew I had his support.
She looks at me for a second and then down at the papers," Okay." she says.
She walks to the dinning room table and lays out the three documents, I already signed my name so all we needed was her signature.
She pulls a pen out of her Prada purse and signs each paper as though handing her children over to someone else really didn't bother her, it made me hate her more.
When she's done she hands me back the papers," You should go take your stuff out of your room." Dimitri says.
"Don't worry, I don't want any of that crap. You can throw it all away."
"That won't be a problem." I whisper.
"I'll get the documents for this house and mail them to you, so you can own it now." she says to me and I nod.
"You might think that I don't care about his family, but your wrong. I'm leaving for a reason. I know that I'm not good enough for you. And I signed those papers so easily not because I don't care. But because I know I'm leaving them in your hands. And I know they'll be safe. As much as you think I don't care. I love you all. But me leaving will probably be the best thing I could ever do for you." she says.
I didn't know how to respond.
Good ridens?
I couldn't agree with you more.
I'll miss you.
I love you too, mommy...
I nod and look away feeling my eyes cloud with tears.
This woman was a whore that could never provide for our family. She was never home. Always drunk. Such a disappointment. But at then end of the day she was my mother. And I couldn't help but feel sad that she was abandoning us.
A little part of me was happy when she first walked in. She was dressed so proper. She looked so nice. For a split second I hoped that she changed. That she cleaned up her act and was ready to be our mom.
But I was wrong. Because she can't help but always let me down.
"I'll be going now." she says.
I nod and walk to the foyer blinking tears back furiously.
Dimitri comes beside me and holds my hand. She opens the front door and turns around.
"I'm so proud of both of you." she whispers.
Before she can even shut the door on her way out I crumble to the floor overcome with sobs.
I feel Dimitri cradle me," It's okay Roza." I hear him whisper over and over.
It feels like hours, it was actually 30 minutes, when I stop.
Do you know that thing you do after you cry?
After you cry so much for a long period of time you just sit there emotionless.
You're not crying anymore, you're barely even thinking. You just lay there emotionless.
Dimitri didn't push me to talk at all. He just held me.
"I know how she is," I croak out," but I can't help but feel sad."
Dimitri brushes my hair away from my face, "You can't help but love her, it's okay, she's your mom."
I nod.
"It's for the best Roza."
He's right.
It's for the best.
Epilogue next chapter! Can you guys please review and tell me what you like about this story? It'll be a good way to finish it, hearing your favorite chapters, scenes, character.(: