Chapter 2
Meanwhile. Jessica groggily made her way back to her room after her midnight snack. She stopped outside of Charity's door when she heard drawers being opened. "Charity?? It's 3:00 in the morning, what are you doing up?" Jessica asked.
"I'm leaving Harmony!" Charity replied, barely looking up at Jessica.
"Leaving?? Where?? Why??" Jessica paused and then looked back a Charity. "Is this about Miguel and Kay? You can't possibly let Kay win! Miguel loves you, I know he does!!"
"I know he does too, but he still slept with Kay and got her pregnant. I can't forgive him for that and I can't live under the same roof as Kay any longer. It's already obvious that Uncle Sam and Aunt Grace don't care what I do. They're to busy glaring at me because Miguel refuses to marry Kay!" Charity replied, her voice rising and anger building up in her eyes.
"But where will you go? How will you get anywhere?" Jessica asked worried about her only cousin.
"I'll walk, or hitchhike, I'll find some way, as long as I get to leave this town! Who knows? I might even be able to find my father" Charity said as she grabbed her luggage and headed for the door. She paused at the door and turned around. She stared at Jessica for a few seconds before grabbing her in a huge hug. "I love you Jessica, please take care of yourself, I'll miss you so much" she said through tears.
"I'll miss you too Charity. Please promise me that you'll find a way to keep in touch with me. I won't tell anyone where you are, especially Miguel, but I just need to know that you're okay. Please promise me," Jessica begged.
"I promise. I don't know how soon it will be, but I'll try my best. I need to finally be independent and see things for how they really are, and I can't do that if I keep too strong of a tie to Miguel, Kay, and Harmony, you have to understand that there is only so much of a relationship I can keep with you." Charity replied, pleading with Jessica to understand.
"I understand. I love you Charity, take care of yourself, please!"
"Don't worry, I will. And you take good care of Reese okay?"
"I will" Jessica said though her own tears.
"Bye Jess." Charity said as she left the room and the Bennett household.
Meanwhile. Jessica groggily made her way back to her room after her midnight snack. She stopped outside of Charity's door when she heard drawers being opened. "Charity?? It's 3:00 in the morning, what are you doing up?" Jessica asked.
"I'm leaving Harmony!" Charity replied, barely looking up at Jessica.
"Leaving?? Where?? Why??" Jessica paused and then looked back a Charity. "Is this about Miguel and Kay? You can't possibly let Kay win! Miguel loves you, I know he does!!"
"I know he does too, but he still slept with Kay and got her pregnant. I can't forgive him for that and I can't live under the same roof as Kay any longer. It's already obvious that Uncle Sam and Aunt Grace don't care what I do. They're to busy glaring at me because Miguel refuses to marry Kay!" Charity replied, her voice rising and anger building up in her eyes.
"But where will you go? How will you get anywhere?" Jessica asked worried about her only cousin.
"I'll walk, or hitchhike, I'll find some way, as long as I get to leave this town! Who knows? I might even be able to find my father" Charity said as she grabbed her luggage and headed for the door. She paused at the door and turned around. She stared at Jessica for a few seconds before grabbing her in a huge hug. "I love you Jessica, please take care of yourself, I'll miss you so much" she said through tears.
"I'll miss you too Charity. Please promise me that you'll find a way to keep in touch with me. I won't tell anyone where you are, especially Miguel, but I just need to know that you're okay. Please promise me," Jessica begged.
"I promise. I don't know how soon it will be, but I'll try my best. I need to finally be independent and see things for how they really are, and I can't do that if I keep too strong of a tie to Miguel, Kay, and Harmony, you have to understand that there is only so much of a relationship I can keep with you." Charity replied, pleading with Jessica to understand.
"I understand. I love you Charity, take care of yourself, please!"
"Don't worry, I will. And you take good care of Reese okay?"
"I will" Jessica said though her own tears.
"Bye Jess." Charity said as she left the room and the Bennett household.