Chapter 1:
My family was white and I was Asian, they adopted me because my biological parents couldn't afford to have another child. My family and I had moved to Cameron, North Carolina from California because my dad had a job transfer. I never knew what he did except to make a lot of money. We never worried about being financially problems. We moved there when I was two years old. I don't remember much of California. This is the only life I knew. Mom gave birth to Christine about two weeks ago. I remember the day that we moved there, Gilbert had come and introduced himself with his two sons, Matt and Jeff. Matt was 7 and Jeff was 5. Mom was in the bedroom, resting while I was in my bedroom, playing with my dolls.
"Hello, my name is Gilbert Hardy, and these two boys are my sons, Matt and Jeff. We wanted to introduce ourselves since y'all are new in town." Gilbert replied, while showing his smile.
"Hello, My name is David Smith. Why don't you come on in and I'll introduce to you my family." David said as they came in the house.
"Angel, come on down please! I want to introduce some neighbors!" Daddy called from downstairs. I came running down the stairs when I heard daddy call for me. "Sweetheart, I want you to slow down before you hurt yourself, ok?"
"Ok, daddy!" I smiled as I jumped into his arms.
"Gilbert, I want to introduce to you my daughter, Angel. Angel, meet Gilbert Hardy."
"Hi!" I smiled to him
"Well, hello there," Gilbert said, while I looked behind him to see Matt and Jeff
"Daddy, who the boys?" I asked
"The boys are my sons, Matt and Jeff,"
"Hi!" I replied.
Matt and Jeff looked at me and said, "Hi."
"How old are you, Angel?"
"I'm two years old!" I grinned
"Well, you sure are smart for someone your age! You know Matt is 7 and Jeff is 5; maybe you'll be playmates!" Gilbert said as Matt and Jeff groaned.
Matt said, "Dad, we don't want any girls in our group!"
"Well, that's just too bad.. she will be joining you when you play together and that's final!" Gilbert said as he turned around and gave a determined look.
Dad was holding me in his arms, "I really wish that I could introduce you to my wife, but she is resting. She gave birth to our daughter two weeks ago and needs to rest."
"David, it's alright. I'm sure that we'll meet when she gets better," replied Gilbert, "how about we make a deal? I am going to invite you and your family over to my place this Saturday evening for dinner, so that you can meet the rest of my family."
"Sure, that sounds great!" Smiled daddy
"Great, it's better that we take off, so that you and your family have time to yourselves," Gilbert said as he was ready to leave with Matt and Jeff.
"Alright, then I'll see you on Saturday. Angel say bye to Gilbert, Matt and Jeff," daddy said as he was opening the front door.
"Bye!" I grinned from ear to ear
"Bye-bye, Angel!" Gilbert said as they left.
My family was white and I was Asian, they adopted me because my biological parents couldn't afford to have another child. My family and I had moved to Cameron, North Carolina from California because my dad had a job transfer. I never knew what he did except to make a lot of money. We never worried about being financially problems. We moved there when I was two years old. I don't remember much of California. This is the only life I knew. Mom gave birth to Christine about two weeks ago. I remember the day that we moved there, Gilbert had come and introduced himself with his two sons, Matt and Jeff. Matt was 7 and Jeff was 5. Mom was in the bedroom, resting while I was in my bedroom, playing with my dolls.
"Hello, my name is Gilbert Hardy, and these two boys are my sons, Matt and Jeff. We wanted to introduce ourselves since y'all are new in town." Gilbert replied, while showing his smile.
"Hello, My name is David Smith. Why don't you come on in and I'll introduce to you my family." David said as they came in the house.
"Angel, come on down please! I want to introduce some neighbors!" Daddy called from downstairs. I came running down the stairs when I heard daddy call for me. "Sweetheart, I want you to slow down before you hurt yourself, ok?"
"Ok, daddy!" I smiled as I jumped into his arms.
"Gilbert, I want to introduce to you my daughter, Angel. Angel, meet Gilbert Hardy."
"Hi!" I smiled to him
"Well, hello there," Gilbert said, while I looked behind him to see Matt and Jeff
"Daddy, who the boys?" I asked
"The boys are my sons, Matt and Jeff,"
"Hi!" I replied.
Matt and Jeff looked at me and said, "Hi."
"How old are you, Angel?"
"I'm two years old!" I grinned
"Well, you sure are smart for someone your age! You know Matt is 7 and Jeff is 5; maybe you'll be playmates!" Gilbert said as Matt and Jeff groaned.
Matt said, "Dad, we don't want any girls in our group!"
"Well, that's just too bad.. she will be joining you when you play together and that's final!" Gilbert said as he turned around and gave a determined look.
Dad was holding me in his arms, "I really wish that I could introduce you to my wife, but she is resting. She gave birth to our daughter two weeks ago and needs to rest."
"David, it's alright. I'm sure that we'll meet when she gets better," replied Gilbert, "how about we make a deal? I am going to invite you and your family over to my place this Saturday evening for dinner, so that you can meet the rest of my family."
"Sure, that sounds great!" Smiled daddy
"Great, it's better that we take off, so that you and your family have time to yourselves," Gilbert said as he was ready to leave with Matt and Jeff.
"Alright, then I'll see you on Saturday. Angel say bye to Gilbert, Matt and Jeff," daddy said as he was opening the front door.
"Bye!" I grinned from ear to ear
"Bye-bye, Angel!" Gilbert said as they left.
