Therefore she feels coomfortable with him. Thanks again for your reviews. Hope you keep on liking my story :) ****************** Chapter 5
I'm sitting in front of the dressing table in my new walk-in closet. My parents have planned a welcome home party for me. I'll be meeting my extended family.
I'm quite nervous about this. Dad had told me that the family is quite huge. I hope they all will take a liking to me, just as my family - except for Phoebe maybe -
has.
I'm wearing a royal blue floor length wrap dress which I found in my closet. Its beautiful and has a slit in the middle which goes up to my thighs and also has three-fourth sleeves. It's also very comfortable. I've paired it with a pair of black 3-inch heels. I'm also wearing golden hoops in my ears . I don't know how to apply makeup so I've just applied some mascara and lip gloss. And ofcourse my Johnson's baby powder since it's been my favourite since I was small.
I've left my hair open sinnce I don't have any hair styling talent. All in all, I look decent.
In the afternoon, I'd googled my parents. Turns out my dad is one of the richest men in the country. He owns several companies all accross the globe. And my mom is a famous writer and a CEO of a few publishing houses. I was kind of shocked. I mean I'd guessed that my parents were rich . I'm not blind. But I had no idea that they were one of the richest. As much as I want to succeed in life and become independent, I've never aspired to be extremely wealthy.
Suddenly the closet door opens and my mother walks in. I'm startled out of my thoughts. Mom gasps as I stand up. "My god, you're breathtaking," she says.
I blush at that. " You are too kind mom.". She just shakes her head with a small smile. " You look amazing" I tell her, because she does. She's wearing a black maxi dress and her hair is knotted up into a stylish updo. She looks stunning. "Thank you. Everyone is waiting for you downstairs." I tell her that I'llbe down in a minute. She nods and leaves. I take a deep breath. I've never been very good at social interactions. I'm shy and awkward. Partying with my friends is something different. Here I barely know anybody. Back in forks we usually have family gatherings, barbecue parties etc. I can enjoy myself over there as I've known those people my entire life.
I take another deep breath and remind myself that I can do this. I walk out of the door and down the stairs. I spot my father talking to a blonde guy and my brother. Theoder catches my eye and stares, his mouth gaping. My dad follows his line of sight and stares. Soon a room full of unknown people including my brother and father , are staring at me as if they are faced with an extraterrestrial creature.
I try not to fall on my face as I make my way downstairs. Slowly I walk towards my dad. He puts an arm around my shoulder. "You're so beautiful" he whispers.
"Thank you". Suddenly he takes me to the center of the room. "Excuse me, everyone could I have your attention please? Thank you." I almost expire with embarassment.
"Fourteen years ago today, my daughter was kidnapped. It was as if a part of my heart had been ripped out. It was a very dark time for my family," I sopt my mom in the corner.
She's wiping tears from her eyes. " We took a very long time to go back to normal. Eventually we brought Phoebe home. Everything was better than before but it changed me and my wife. Now that we've found our daughter, we're greatful. It's like a missing piece of my heart has returned. Finally our family will be able to love our baby girl to our heart's content.". There's an applause. I however am still reeling from the information I've just received. Phoebe is adopted? That explains a lot.
I'm introducd to my extended family. My uncle Elliot and aunt Kate have 2 children. Ava and Camareon. My aunt Mia and uncle Ethan have a 7 year old named Victoria and an adorable baby girl named Natalie. My grandparents , who are lovely. I greet everyone politely. My parents won't leave my side.
I excuse myself to use the washroom. As I'm coming out, I run into Theodore. He looks upset. "Hey, everything alright?" I ask him. "Yeah," he smiles forcefully. " You go ahead. I'll join you in a minute." he says. "You seem upset. Is there anything I can help you with?" I press harder. "Nah it's just stupid girl trouble." . Ah. " I'm pretty good at relationship advice thing. Or so I'm told," it's true. Even though I don't have a lot of dating experience, I'm good at reading people. So I'm good at this stuff. "I don't doubt that" he says as he gives me a once over, probably assuming I've dated a lot of guys. " I'll definitely take you up on that offer. But right now this is your party and you need to enjoy. ". "But what about your girl?" I ask him . "It's not important right now. Let's go back to the party. I'll tell you later" he promised.
We head back to the party. "So Phoebe is adopted huh?" I ask him. "Yeah. Mom and dad went through a very very dark time when you dissappeared. Both of them faced severe depression. I was five years old and I didn't know what exactly was happening but I remember missing you. Dad worked like crazy and mom stopped working for a long time. She would cry all the time and always carried the teddy bear you used to play with. At some point Dad stopped eating proper meals and so did mom. Grandma stepped in then and suggested adopting. Both my parents liked that option and soon Phoebe came into our lives. Everything was better then but not quite alright. Sometimes I have see dad clutching your teddy bear and with blood shot eyes and mom too. Both of them used to hold each other and cry sometimes. Dad was overprotective before, but after losing you, he went crazy. He's extremely obssessed with our safety now and we all have a very tight security team." .
Wow that's a lot of information to process. I wonder what my father will do when I tell him that I have to go back home after the weekend is over.