Epilogue
The next morning came quickly, too quickly, I thought as I packed up my car. I had barely a bite to eat for breakfast because I was so nervous. Dad and Lee helped me pack up my car in the morning, and Aunt Elizabeth and Uncle George were leaving that day. I helped them load their things into the car and they were off to the airport. I was left here to call April and get directions.
"OK, that's how you get here. Hope you wrote it down."
"I did. Is the house clean?"
"No, I asked the neighbor for dog poop and I flung it around the house last night. I was crazy," she said sarcastically, and I laughed.
"Well, then I better go. I'll see you in a few, OK?"
"OK, drive safe," she said and hung up. I sighed nervously, gathered my purse and went downstairs. Mom and Dad were in the living room, watching TV.
"Mommy, Daddy?" I asked. They both looked up at me.
"Are you leaving now?" Mom asked, and I nodded. We walked into the garage and said our final goodbyes.
"I love you very much. Please come by and see us before you leave for Boston," Mom whispered in my ear. I pulled away and saw that there were tears in her eyes. I could tell that she loved me; she treated me like I was her own child. I hugged Daddy and he told me to be safe.
"We love you very much June. We hope that we didn't hurt you ever, and I hope you lived the life you always wanted." I sniffled.
"Oh, I didn't want to cry today," I whispered, wiping my eyes. "I had a great life. I loved it. I was very happy with it. But sometimes you just need to leave, you know?" I asked. "I need to have a vacation of sort, you know?" They both nodded.
"I better go. I love you both very much, and I will call you when I get settled in and such. Good-bye," I said, and opened he car door. Dad put his arm around Mom's shoulders and she sighed, brushing tears away. I got into my car and started to ease of out the driveway, glancing in my rear view mirror to see them. They waved and they went back into the house.
It took about 10 minutes to get to April's house, and I was so excited I couldn't contain myself. I pulled up in the driveway, got out of the car, and knocked on the door, waiting for someone to answer. Finally, the door opened, and a tall handsome boy answered it.
"Hi. I'm guessing you must be June," he said. "I'm Jeff. April went to the store real quick. She'll be right back," he explained as I walked into the house. It was a great house, with a large living room and well constructed kitchen. I dropped my purse down and waited on the couch for April to arrive.
"She's really excited. I don't think I've ever seen her this excited. I could show you your room," Jeff said. I stood up and followed him upstairs where he showed me the room I was going to have.
It was very spacious with a window that was propped open. "Like it?" I nodded and decided to go back downstairs to wait for April to walk into the house.
Finally after a few minutes, the door flew open, and April had groceries in her hand. She looked around the room, saw me, and dropped everything and ran over to me, hugging me so tightly.
At that moment, I realized that I was finally happy.
The next morning came quickly, too quickly, I thought as I packed up my car. I had barely a bite to eat for breakfast because I was so nervous. Dad and Lee helped me pack up my car in the morning, and Aunt Elizabeth and Uncle George were leaving that day. I helped them load their things into the car and they were off to the airport. I was left here to call April and get directions.
"OK, that's how you get here. Hope you wrote it down."
"I did. Is the house clean?"
"No, I asked the neighbor for dog poop and I flung it around the house last night. I was crazy," she said sarcastically, and I laughed.
"Well, then I better go. I'll see you in a few, OK?"
"OK, drive safe," she said and hung up. I sighed nervously, gathered my purse and went downstairs. Mom and Dad were in the living room, watching TV.
"Mommy, Daddy?" I asked. They both looked up at me.
"Are you leaving now?" Mom asked, and I nodded. We walked into the garage and said our final goodbyes.
"I love you very much. Please come by and see us before you leave for Boston," Mom whispered in my ear. I pulled away and saw that there were tears in her eyes. I could tell that she loved me; she treated me like I was her own child. I hugged Daddy and he told me to be safe.
"We love you very much June. We hope that we didn't hurt you ever, and I hope you lived the life you always wanted." I sniffled.
"Oh, I didn't want to cry today," I whispered, wiping my eyes. "I had a great life. I loved it. I was very happy with it. But sometimes you just need to leave, you know?" I asked. "I need to have a vacation of sort, you know?" They both nodded.
"I better go. I love you both very much, and I will call you when I get settled in and such. Good-bye," I said, and opened he car door. Dad put his arm around Mom's shoulders and she sighed, brushing tears away. I got into my car and started to ease of out the driveway, glancing in my rear view mirror to see them. They waved and they went back into the house.
It took about 10 minutes to get to April's house, and I was so excited I couldn't contain myself. I pulled up in the driveway, got out of the car, and knocked on the door, waiting for someone to answer. Finally, the door opened, and a tall handsome boy answered it.
"Hi. I'm guessing you must be June," he said. "I'm Jeff. April went to the store real quick. She'll be right back," he explained as I walked into the house. It was a great house, with a large living room and well constructed kitchen. I dropped my purse down and waited on the couch for April to arrive.
"She's really excited. I don't think I've ever seen her this excited. I could show you your room," Jeff said. I stood up and followed him upstairs where he showed me the room I was going to have.
It was very spacious with a window that was propped open. "Like it?" I nodded and decided to go back downstairs to wait for April to walk into the house.
Finally after a few minutes, the door flew open, and April had groceries in her hand. She looked around the room, saw me, and dropped everything and ran over to me, hugging me so tightly.
At that moment, I realized that I was finally happy.