Disclaimer: All characters and locations that have been previously created
on Port Charles and All My Children are property of ABC/Disney. I do not
believe I own anything in this story except for Angel, Eddie, and Jesse.
She took one last look around the room. Was there anything she was forgetting? If she had she would just have to find a Walmart to buy it at later. She said out loud, "This is it, there's no turning back now, Angel." She knew she'd be home in a few months for Thanksgiving, but it seemed so far off right now. She grabbed the bag sitting on her bed and swung it over her shoulder. Before she closed the door she looked back into the room she had lived in for 18 years.
"You all ready?" Rafe said, standing at the door.
"Yeah, I guess so. I wish Eddie would reconsider going with us," as she looked around.
"He's just going to miss you is all."
"And I'm going to miss him too."
"Well, let's not think about that. Let's look forward to getting you moved into college, and starting classes. I'm sure he'll call later."
"He will, I'm sure," she said walking out to the car.
"Hey, I need to get something from the bedroom," he said going back in the house. He went over to Eddie's room and knocked on the door, "Hey, can I come in?" He said, sticking his head in. His son had his headphones on, facing away from the door. He walked up and put a hand on his shoulder, "Your sister would really like for you to come out and get a hug from her little brother. You might not get to see her for a month or more." When all he got was a shrug he walked out the door, figuring to let him be for now.
He smiled as he walked outside, this was a huge step and he was so excited for her. Sure she'd be six hours away, but it was worth the experience. He got into the car where Jesse was already waiting.
"He's not coming?" she asked, talking about Eddie.
"Nope, wouldn't say a word to me. It's his loss and he'll have to live with it," he said backing out of the drive way, with Angel following behind them in her car. "Pine Valley or Bust," he said with a smile.
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He took a piece of paper that was sitting on his desk and crumpled it up in a ball and threw it at the wall. He shouldn't have said what he did to Angel earlier. First he had told her he hoped she flunked out after the first semester, which was completely untrue. Second he told her that he wasn't going to miss her, and he might even enjoy being an only child for once. What had made him say those things? These past few weeks he had been getting upset every time Angel started talking about needing something for school. It was as if she didn't care about her family or friends in Port Charles anymore. He took a big sigh and picked up his telephone and dialed the number.
"Hey dork," he said starting to smile.
"Hey bozo," she said with a smile starting to creep up on her face.
"Listen, I'm sorry for what I said earlier. I'm sure your going to ace all your classes, and I'm going to miss you like crazy."
"I'm going to miss you too little bro."
"Well, call me when ya'll get there," he said, not wanting to sound anymore sappy than the conversation was going.
"Ok, bye Eddie," she said hanging up the phone. She really was going to miss him. The house she had just left was the only home she knew, and the town she was leaving her hometown. Eddie will be ok, she thought to herself, and I'm going to be alright too.
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"Angel, did you leave anything at the house?" Rafe teased as he carried another box up the stairs.
"Dad, I don't have that much stuff. Did you see that one girl with a moving van?" she said, following him up the stairs and into her room.
"Well, that's all of it," he said sitting the box on the desk.
"Jesse, you didn't have to do that," Angel said as she saw her stepmom had found her bedding and was making the bed up.
"It's no problem," she said with a smile.
"Well, why don't we start to head on back? We've got a 6 hour drive ahead of us," he said as they walked on down.
"Thanks for helping me move in, dad," she said giving him and then Jesse a hug. "Call and let me know you made it home ok."
"We will," Rafe smiled as he handed the keys to Jesse. He watched Angel continuing to wave as they started to drive off. He looked out the window, with tears in his eyes. His little girl was a young woman now. He couldn't believe he did it without Alison, but he had. Thirteen years ago he would never thought he could have made it this far with raising them. He was sure they would come in and take the kids, saying he was a negligent father. Of course, Jesse had been there for eleven years helping also. He took her hand it kissed it, glad she was around to help.
She took one last look around the room. Was there anything she was forgetting? If she had she would just have to find a Walmart to buy it at later. She said out loud, "This is it, there's no turning back now, Angel." She knew she'd be home in a few months for Thanksgiving, but it seemed so far off right now. She grabbed the bag sitting on her bed and swung it over her shoulder. Before she closed the door she looked back into the room she had lived in for 18 years.
"You all ready?" Rafe said, standing at the door.
"Yeah, I guess so. I wish Eddie would reconsider going with us," as she looked around.
"He's just going to miss you is all."
"And I'm going to miss him too."
"Well, let's not think about that. Let's look forward to getting you moved into college, and starting classes. I'm sure he'll call later."
"He will, I'm sure," she said walking out to the car.
"Hey, I need to get something from the bedroom," he said going back in the house. He went over to Eddie's room and knocked on the door, "Hey, can I come in?" He said, sticking his head in. His son had his headphones on, facing away from the door. He walked up and put a hand on his shoulder, "Your sister would really like for you to come out and get a hug from her little brother. You might not get to see her for a month or more." When all he got was a shrug he walked out the door, figuring to let him be for now.
He smiled as he walked outside, this was a huge step and he was so excited for her. Sure she'd be six hours away, but it was worth the experience. He got into the car where Jesse was already waiting.
"He's not coming?" she asked, talking about Eddie.
"Nope, wouldn't say a word to me. It's his loss and he'll have to live with it," he said backing out of the drive way, with Angel following behind them in her car. "Pine Valley or Bust," he said with a smile.
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He took a piece of paper that was sitting on his desk and crumpled it up in a ball and threw it at the wall. He shouldn't have said what he did to Angel earlier. First he had told her he hoped she flunked out after the first semester, which was completely untrue. Second he told her that he wasn't going to miss her, and he might even enjoy being an only child for once. What had made him say those things? These past few weeks he had been getting upset every time Angel started talking about needing something for school. It was as if she didn't care about her family or friends in Port Charles anymore. He took a big sigh and picked up his telephone and dialed the number.
"Hey dork," he said starting to smile.
"Hey bozo," she said with a smile starting to creep up on her face.
"Listen, I'm sorry for what I said earlier. I'm sure your going to ace all your classes, and I'm going to miss you like crazy."
"I'm going to miss you too little bro."
"Well, call me when ya'll get there," he said, not wanting to sound anymore sappy than the conversation was going.
"Ok, bye Eddie," she said hanging up the phone. She really was going to miss him. The house she had just left was the only home she knew, and the town she was leaving her hometown. Eddie will be ok, she thought to herself, and I'm going to be alright too.
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"Angel, did you leave anything at the house?" Rafe teased as he carried another box up the stairs.
"Dad, I don't have that much stuff. Did you see that one girl with a moving van?" she said, following him up the stairs and into her room.
"Well, that's all of it," he said sitting the box on the desk.
"Jesse, you didn't have to do that," Angel said as she saw her stepmom had found her bedding and was making the bed up.
"It's no problem," she said with a smile.
"Well, why don't we start to head on back? We've got a 6 hour drive ahead of us," he said as they walked on down.
"Thanks for helping me move in, dad," she said giving him and then Jesse a hug. "Call and let me know you made it home ok."
"We will," Rafe smiled as he handed the keys to Jesse. He watched Angel continuing to wave as they started to drive off. He looked out the window, with tears in his eyes. His little girl was a young woman now. He couldn't believe he did it without Alison, but he had. Thirteen years ago he would never thought he could have made it this far with raising them. He was sure they would come in and take the kids, saying he was a negligent father. Of course, Jesse had been there for eleven years helping also. He took her hand it kissed it, glad she was around to help.