I ran all the way home tears flowing down my cheeks. I noticed Cindy in her yard, but didn't even bother to wave when she said hi.
"Mom!"
I burst through my front door, trying to wipe the tears from my face.
"What is it, Elizabeth?" my mother asked, coming in from the kitchen, "And wipe those tears away, baby!"
"I...I...I saw Morgan!"
"There, there!" she said, coming over to hug me, "I know she's here. But maybe she means well, baby!"
"How could she DARE come back here to ruin MY life again? Whose side are you on, Mom?"
"Elizabeth, calm down! I'm not on anyone's side. All I'm saying is that maybe Morgan came back to tell you something important! She might want to make peace with you and I think you should consider trying to do the same!"
"I don't care! She's a horrible person and..."
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
"That's probably her, Elizabeth. I think you need to decide. Where do you want to go from here?"
I walked to the door, anger still flowing through me. I opened the door and began the speech I'd rehearsed since the day I found out Morgan and Dad weren't coming back.
"How could you even come to MY house after what you and Dad did to me? I can't believe the nerve of you..."
"Libby! What did I do?"
I looked to see a very confused Cindy staring back at me.
"Oh. I'm sorry, girl. Not you."
"You looked really upset passing by my house and I wanted to make sure you're ok. What's wrong?"
"Morgan Folfax is what's wrong!"
"Your sister's here?"
"Yes, and I think she wants to make peace with me, but I'm not sure if I'm ready to make it with her! What should I do, Cindy?"
"Well, I'm not you, but if I were, I'd at least talk to Morgan, find out why she came back, and then decide if I wanted to forgive her," she paused and shrugged, "But that's just me."
"You really think I should see what she wants."
"Absolutely."
"Morgan, wait!"
I had ran all the way back to the Candy Bar, praying my sister would still be there.
"Look, Libsee...I mean, Libby, I'm sorry. Maybe I shouldn't have gone with Dad that night. But I was mad at Mom and Dad came home and offered me this big adventure in L.A. I just couldn't turn it down, Libby!"
I hugged my sister tightly and said, "I'm sorry I was so tough on you. I know you just wanted to spend time with Dad. I guess you're not really the one I should be mad at. I just didn't want to put the blame on Dad. But now that I think about it, I was angry at him all along."
Her brown eyes turned angry and she said, "Well I'm angry at him, too! He's getting married to this big money-grubbing witch that I can't stand! That's why I came back. You have to help Courtney and me stop that wedding!"
"Courtney?"
"Promise you won't have a heart attack or anything?" she asked, concern in her eyes.
"Sure."
But nothing prepared me for what I was about to hear.
"Courtney is our sister."