"Baby are you sure you are wanting to go to this I know much anxiety you have sweetheart and just don't like seeing you in pain" Janice said as Kylie was adding finishing touches to her makeup before they were leaving to go back to the jail.
"I'll be fine mama you're with me besides I cant just hide wallowed up in my fears during difficult times I have to face them somehow when I was alone in the streets I had to face things all by myself and tried to avoid doing doing so but with you and dad by my side now I feel like I can face anything knowing I will never be alone again" Kylie said as she finished and faced her mother smiling.
Janice choked back tears of joy "Wow! Oh Ky I'm so proud of you ya know kid!" She pulled her newly official adopted daughter close to her hugging her.
"Thanks but I couldn't have done this without you guys only reason I have been so brave was cuz of you two. You changed my life and made me realize what family truly means. You made me stronger" Kylie said tearing up as well hand on the back of Janice's head caressing her stringy blonde hair.
"You changed my life as well.You know I always thought you were just so strong and beautiful ever since the day I first met you"
"You really thought that about me?"
"Fer sure I also knew that we were gonna be very inseparable. You know when I first meet someone just by reading and feeling their energy and the colour of their aura I can tell a lot about the content of their character and yours really captivated me and when I meet new people normally I'm skeptical being I didn't trust many people but my father after my mother left us. I turned to a lot of spiritual things like going back to church but a progressive one doing readings and training myself to read auras,do palm or crystal ball readings,meditation,tarot cards and contacting those close to me that have passed to the other side and getting answers for me and closure for other people who lost a loved one its helped me feel whole to help others who were just like me especially meeting you I saw a lot of my young self in you"
"That is so amazing mom that makes me happy too. You think you could teach me how to do that? Like readings,meditating and all that. Its so cool and neat" Kylie said
"I would love to do that with you and hopefully teach Janet and Fiona once they hit a certain age. Why don't we start tomorrow?"
"Sure" Kylie said smiling as she kissed Janice on the cheek.
"Girls! Teeth and Lips are here to watch the babies Animal we should head toward the door now!" Floyd called to them.
"Lets go hun" Janice said as she bent down to grab her bag smiling at Kylie taking her hand as they made their way downstairs to see Floyd visiting with Lips and Teeth holding the 2 month olds.
"Hey girls!" Lips said as he went over to Janice as she embraced him and Dr Teeth thanking them for watching the babies Animal.
"Not a problem baby anything to help you try and be there for Kylie and to help her transition into a new happy life" said Teeth as he went over to hug Kylie as well.
"Aw thanks Doc good to have everyone in the bands support" Kylie said as she gave Lips a hug as well.
"We'll be thinking about you the whole day" Lips exclaimed
" I have milk pumped in the fridge if the twins get fussy. Diapers and wipes are in the bathroom cuboard and Cleaner is the pantry if either of you get puked on" Janice said
"Urm Jan the twins shouldn't be at that age where they're pukey yet we'll be fine" Lips said exchanging weird glances with Dr Teeth.
"Not the twins She's talking about Animal. He ate some bad fish from the garbage last night and has not been feeling well" Floyd said pointing to Animal lying on the couch moping to himself.
"Why was he rummaging through your garbage?" Teeth asked raising his eyelids
"Oh Just for the Halibut!" Kylie said as everyone laughed.
"Alright kiddo cmon now we need to be there early so we can get to our seats and people will be eager to talk to us and interview you" Floyd said as Kylie finished mixing creamer into her coffee thermos.
"Good luck Ky" Lips said waving sitting in the rocking chair with Fiona
"Bye" Teeth said taking Janet from Janice after she kissed her daughters goodbye.
They arrived to the parole board room to see it filled with reporters from many news sources sitting in the back.
"Ah you guys made it" Their lawyer Clyde went up to them and lead them to the front where their seats were.
"Hey Clyde" said Kylie smiling
"So I was talking to one of the guards and they said you are allowed to talk to Leslie and Roy one final time before they are injected" Clyde said jolting his head towards the gurney behind the glass in front of them where nurses were getting the drugs ready.
Janice put a hand on Kylie's shoulder looking over at her as she sat in deep thought. "Whats on your mind babydoll?"
"I want to just go let them know that I forgive them even if they don't regret what they did and that I'll always love them being I wouldn't be here if it weren't for them" Kylie said
"Alright so its about 1 more hour til the actual execution procedure so you'll have to go now." Clyde said.
"Okay just one thing Clyde. I want someone to come with me for support I can't do it alone" Kylie said
"I'll go with you is that okay?" Floyd asked Clyde
"Of course Absolutely just go talk to the security and they'll take you up they know who you are anyway I explained" Clyde said
"Okay thank you, while I'm gone Clyde mind looking after my Janice. Take care of her okay?" Floyd said
"Of course Mr Pepper' Clyde said as he touched Floyd's shoulder wrapping an arm around Janice who smiled back at him. Floyd leaned over to give Janice a quick peck on the cheek.
'We'll be 15 minutes tops" he said to her as she nodded letting his hand go. Janice then turned to hug her daughter.
"If you get anxious let your dad know and he'll take you back" she said
"I will mom love you!"
"Love you too" Janice kissed her forehead and turned to talk to Clyde as Kylie and Floyd went up to the security guard and asked if they may see Leslie and Roy.
"Of Course Follow me" said a security guy by the name Paul who lead them back into the hall into the elevator pressing the button to the 4th floor where the death row prisoners were kept. Paul lead them to a cell where Leslie and Roy sat having their final meals while a pastor was sitting with them trying to get them to confess their sins and wrong doings and to repent.
"Mr and Mrs Eagan, Kylie has some words she'd like to say to you" Paul said as he turned to Kylie giving her the gesture to come on in.
"Go on darling its okay daddy will be right here" Floyd said letting go of her hand rubbing her back. Kylie took a deep breath and went and knelt in front of Leslie and Roy.
"I'm guessing you're hear just to spit in our faces like everyone else and say how bad of a parent we were to you" Leslie said angrily as Father Jacob the pastor rested his hand on her arm to steady her.
"No Leslie.."
"You call us mom and dad!!" Roy said
Kylie gulped trying to keep it together as tears dripped down her cheek."I came because I wanted to say that no matter how badly I was treated when I had lived with you that I am thankful for your guys existence being that if it weren't for you I would have never been born-"
"You're damn right!!" Leslie snapped
"Keep it together Leslie she's trying to be generous to you" Father Jacobs said "Continue my dear"
"Also that even though you don't seem to regret what you have done to me and have the mindset that what you were doing was right even though it wasn't and hurt me a lot. I forgive you. Even though I will be carrying this pain with me for the rest of my life. I want you to have that in your head as you are resting on your death beds" Kylie said as she wiped her eyes as Roy and Leslie nodded. She then went over to hug them and kiss their heads. Father Jacobs cracked a smile seeing Kylie's sympathy for people who had damaged and were the reason she was a lost soul.
"I must say Miss Eagan. You have a very beautiful heart full of love and forgiveness for others. That my dear is the true way of Christ" Father Jacobs stood and held her hands in his.
"Well thank you Father It sure is I guess I learned from the best" she said as winked at Floyd wiping his eyes.
"Kylie, Know that Jesus loves you very much and that he is with you through all this. May God bless you and your wonderful family" Father Jacobs said as he hugged her.
"Thank you!" Kylie said as she touched her head shoulders and chest forming the crucifix nodding as she made her way out the cell where Floyd was awaiting her she ran up as he hugged her lifting her feet off the ground as she laughed and cried in joy.
"You've grown up kiddo" Floyd said as they took the elevator back downstairs where Janice and Clyde awaited them. Janice was weeping as she ran over to embrace Kylie feeling overwhelmed by the loss of all that negative energy she had since she went to face Leslie and Roy.
"How'd it go?"
"It went good"
"What did you say to them?"
"I said what I feel was needed to be said to them and what I would wanna hear" Kylie said as she hugged Janice's waist crying in relief all those feelings of pain was starting to leave her body like a ballon filled with too much air. Janice could obviously feel it too crying with her stroking her cheek wiping away her tears.
"You're truly alive and free like bird beginning to develop its wings" Janice said cradling her face in her hands.
"Ya I guess in that context" Kylie said smiling as Floyd and Janice had arms around her sandwiched between them as they made their way to their seats as the solution of a final chapter began to unfold before their eyes. Today marked the day they would truly begin a full care free (or less so) life.