Miranda quietly walked into her house. She didn't really want to talke to her parents right now.
"Miranda, is that you?" She heard her dad ask
"Yah, dad. I'm home." She answered as she walked to where he was
"Mija, can we talk to you?" He asked, referring to himself and Miranda's mom
Miranda was about to object, but when she thought about it- she would rather talk now then later, "Sure." She answered as she sat down on the couch
"First off- where were you?" Her mom asked
Miranda shrugged "Talked to Gordo. He was going through the same thing."
"Miranda, we are really sorry we are doing this to you. Me and your mother never thought we would resort to a divorce. But it was just something we had to do." Her dad explained
Miranda couldn't believe her ears. There were other things that they could have done besides getting a divorce.
"What about marriage counseling?" Miranda asked matter-of-factly
"Mija- it's not that simple. Our fighting is not something counseling can help." Her mom answered "Me and your father just aren't happy anymore."
"Then why did you get married in the first place?" Miranda asked, feeling her anger rising "You coulda saved me AND Krissy a whole lotta heart ache."
"Miranda, calm down." David said "We were young when we got married. Barely out of highschool. We loved each other. Maybe if we married after college, things would be different."
"The why didn't you?" Miranda asked as she felt tears forming in her eyes
"We don't know, Mija." Her mom said, as she walked over to her to give her a hug "When you love someone as much as me and your dad loved each other, you do crazy things."
"Don't think this will ruin our family, because it won't." Her dad said, as he also walked over the Miranda "We still are going to be a family."
"But you guys won't be living in the same house." Miranda began "What kinda of family is that?"
"Our family." Her mom answered "Just because your dad and I won't be living in the same house doesn't make us any less of a family. I still love your father, but- I can't be married to him anymore."
"And I still love your mother." Her father continued
"No- you don't love each other." Miranda began "You said it yourself 'you don't love eachother'."
"No mija, we didn't." Her mom answered "We said we weren't happy anymore. There is a difference."
"Miranda, we never wanted a divorce. But we're not happy. Me and your mother love, both you AND Krissy very much- but this was something we had to do."
All three just sat there is silence. Not one daring to say another word. For the first time, Miranda was beginning to see her parents clearly. To see what the fighting and arguing was for.
"I'm really sorry for acting the way I did with you." Miranda finally said "I mean, your my parents and you want what's best for me."
"You don't have to be sorry." Her father replied "We should be sorry for just springing this on you the way we did. And we do want what's best for you. That's why we're doing this."
"I know." Miranda said, and for the first time, she smiled at her parents "I see why your doing this. I'm just being selfish. I wanted a perfect family."
"Everyone wants to have a perfect family." Her mom answered
"But no gets it." Miranda smiled "Someone very smart told me there is no such thing as a perfect family." She paused "And he was right. All I gotta say about my family is- I'm happy with it."
::from laney
a little on the corny side, but oh well! hope u liked it! =)
"Miranda, is that you?" She heard her dad ask
"Yah, dad. I'm home." She answered as she walked to where he was
"Mija, can we talk to you?" He asked, referring to himself and Miranda's mom
Miranda was about to object, but when she thought about it- she would rather talk now then later, "Sure." She answered as she sat down on the couch
"First off- where were you?" Her mom asked
Miranda shrugged "Talked to Gordo. He was going through the same thing."
"Miranda, we are really sorry we are doing this to you. Me and your mother never thought we would resort to a divorce. But it was just something we had to do." Her dad explained
Miranda couldn't believe her ears. There were other things that they could have done besides getting a divorce.
"What about marriage counseling?" Miranda asked matter-of-factly
"Mija- it's not that simple. Our fighting is not something counseling can help." Her mom answered "Me and your father just aren't happy anymore."
"Then why did you get married in the first place?" Miranda asked, feeling her anger rising "You coulda saved me AND Krissy a whole lotta heart ache."
"Miranda, calm down." David said "We were young when we got married. Barely out of highschool. We loved each other. Maybe if we married after college, things would be different."
"The why didn't you?" Miranda asked as she felt tears forming in her eyes
"We don't know, Mija." Her mom said, as she walked over to her to give her a hug "When you love someone as much as me and your dad loved each other, you do crazy things."
"Don't think this will ruin our family, because it won't." Her dad said, as he also walked over the Miranda "We still are going to be a family."
"But you guys won't be living in the same house." Miranda began "What kinda of family is that?"
"Our family." Her mom answered "Just because your dad and I won't be living in the same house doesn't make us any less of a family. I still love your father, but- I can't be married to him anymore."
"And I still love your mother." Her father continued
"No- you don't love each other." Miranda began "You said it yourself 'you don't love eachother'."
"No mija, we didn't." Her mom answered "We said we weren't happy anymore. There is a difference."
"Miranda, we never wanted a divorce. But we're not happy. Me and your mother love, both you AND Krissy very much- but this was something we had to do."
All three just sat there is silence. Not one daring to say another word. For the first time, Miranda was beginning to see her parents clearly. To see what the fighting and arguing was for.
"I'm really sorry for acting the way I did with you." Miranda finally said "I mean, your my parents and you want what's best for me."
"You don't have to be sorry." Her father replied "We should be sorry for just springing this on you the way we did. And we do want what's best for you. That's why we're doing this."
"I know." Miranda said, and for the first time, she smiled at her parents "I see why your doing this. I'm just being selfish. I wanted a perfect family."
"Everyone wants to have a perfect family." Her mom answered
"But no gets it." Miranda smiled "Someone very smart told me there is no such thing as a perfect family." She paused "And he was right. All I gotta say about my family is- I'm happy with it."
::from laney
a little on the corny side, but oh well! hope u liked it! =)