*Seriously, I have the best reviewers that I've ever had with this story.
To think, I wasn't even going to write it at first. My plate is pretty full
right now but not to fear school will be out in month, and I don't have a
job this summer. Yahoo for slackers! Anyway, don't worry if there aren't a
lot a chapters coming up because, I swear, I am still really into this
story, so I want to make it nearly perfect.
"What do you guys want to do today?" Meg asked her three children who were seated at the table having breakfast.
"We should go to the park," Kate suggested.
"Maybe, we could even fly kites," Sarah said sarcastically.
"That would be so much fun," Kate stated.
"It would, we'll leave in twenty minutes," Meg said. "David, pack a picnic lunch."
"We're seriously going?" Sarah questioned.
"Don't you want to spend some family time together? This is going to be the last weekend that we're all together for a long time," Meg explained.
"Guilt me into it with the family time," Sarah answered.
"I'll take that as another sandwich," David said. He went to work preparing the family's lunch.
Forty minutes later, they were all ready. The park was only a few blocks away from their apartment; however, it seemed a world away. The trees, which lined the sidewalk, were bursting with green glory, and brightly colored flowers lined the walking paths. It was amazing that so much beauty could be found in one place.
The family spent the rest of the afternoon enjoying the fresh air. Around three o'clock, Kate was growing tired, and the sky was filling with dark clouds.
"I think, we'd better head home," Meg said.
"Aww," Kate complained. "I wish today would never end."
"If today never ended, you would be six forever," Sarah stated.
"I would rather be six forever than have Mom go away," Kate said.
"All of you listen up right now. I'm only going to be gone for a few weeks. When I find a place to live, I'll come back, and we will all move together," Meg explained.
"I'm not moving," Sarah told her mother.
"What are you talking about? We're all moving in a few weeks," Meg said.
"I'm not moving; I'll find someone to stay with," Sarah replied.
"Sarah, we'll talk about this later," Meg told her.
"Fine, but I'm still not moving," Sarah answered.
~~~~~~ Later That Night ~~~~~~
The phone rang, and Meg picked it up.
"Hello," she said.
"How are you doing, Meggy," the person on the other side said.
Meg knew who it was immediately. The only person who ever called her Meggy was her ex-husband.
"I'm going to be in town next week, and I thought I'd take the kids to a ball game or something," Steven explained.
"We're going to be out of town next week. Maybe, some other time," Meg told him as she quickly hung up the phone.
"Who was that?" Sarah asked.
"Wrong number," Meg answered.
Sarah and David exchanged looks. They had both just heard the conversation, and they knew perfectly well, who had called.
Meg sat on her bed; she didn't know what to do. Steven was back, and she was leaving in two days. This wasn't good.
The phone rang again, and Meg picked it up before the second ring.
"Hello," she said her voice was shaking.
"Meg, is something wrong?" Luke asked.
"No," she said, relieved that it was Luke.
"I just wanted to make sure you knew what time the flight was," he explained.
"The time printed on my ticket," Meg answered.
"Yes, do you need a ride to the airport?" he asked.
"No, I'll figure something out," she told him.
"All right, I guess, I'll see you at the gate," Luke replied.
"Bye," Meg said hanging up the phone.
Meg sat on her bed; she didn't know what to do. Everything was happening so fast.
"Mom?" Sarah said knocking on the bedroom door.
"Come in," Meg told her.
"Are you all right?" Sarah asked.
"I'm fine. Why would anything be wrong?" Meg questioned.
"Well, Dad called. Didn't he want something?" she asked.
"No, he just wanted to tell he was going to leaving the country for a few weeks," Meg lied.
"Oh, do you want to go for a walk or something?" Sarah suggested.
"A walk would be nice," Meg said.
"I'll tell David that we're leaving," Sarah told her.
A few moments later Meg and Sarah were promenading down the wet sidewalk.
"Are you worried about going to California?" Sarah asked.
"Yes, I hate flying," Meg stated.
"No, that isn't what I mean. Are you afraid to start over?" Sarah re-asked her question.
"This isn't the first time I've had to start over. When your dad left, I had too start over," Meg explained.
"I guess. Do I really have to leave all my friends?" Sarah asked.
"It won't be that bad; we'll be together as a family," Meg said.
"No, we won't our family is here," Sarah argued.
"Our family is where ever you, David, Kate, and I are," Meg explained.
"Our family includes Grandma and Grandpa! I'm not moving to stupid California, where I'll have to go to a huge over crowded high school!" Sarah yelled.
"This is about school?" Meg questioned.
"No, this about you not listening to me!" Sarah shouted.
"I understand, but we're still moving," Meg told her.
"You're still moving," Sarah said under her breath.
"What do you guys want to do today?" Meg asked her three children who were seated at the table having breakfast.
"We should go to the park," Kate suggested.
"Maybe, we could even fly kites," Sarah said sarcastically.
"That would be so much fun," Kate stated.
"It would, we'll leave in twenty minutes," Meg said. "David, pack a picnic lunch."
"We're seriously going?" Sarah questioned.
"Don't you want to spend some family time together? This is going to be the last weekend that we're all together for a long time," Meg explained.
"Guilt me into it with the family time," Sarah answered.
"I'll take that as another sandwich," David said. He went to work preparing the family's lunch.
Forty minutes later, they were all ready. The park was only a few blocks away from their apartment; however, it seemed a world away. The trees, which lined the sidewalk, were bursting with green glory, and brightly colored flowers lined the walking paths. It was amazing that so much beauty could be found in one place.
The family spent the rest of the afternoon enjoying the fresh air. Around three o'clock, Kate was growing tired, and the sky was filling with dark clouds.
"I think, we'd better head home," Meg said.
"Aww," Kate complained. "I wish today would never end."
"If today never ended, you would be six forever," Sarah stated.
"I would rather be six forever than have Mom go away," Kate said.
"All of you listen up right now. I'm only going to be gone for a few weeks. When I find a place to live, I'll come back, and we will all move together," Meg explained.
"I'm not moving," Sarah told her mother.
"What are you talking about? We're all moving in a few weeks," Meg said.
"I'm not moving; I'll find someone to stay with," Sarah replied.
"Sarah, we'll talk about this later," Meg told her.
"Fine, but I'm still not moving," Sarah answered.
~~~~~~ Later That Night ~~~~~~
The phone rang, and Meg picked it up.
"Hello," she said.
"How are you doing, Meggy," the person on the other side said.
Meg knew who it was immediately. The only person who ever called her Meggy was her ex-husband.
"I'm going to be in town next week, and I thought I'd take the kids to a ball game or something," Steven explained.
"We're going to be out of town next week. Maybe, some other time," Meg told him as she quickly hung up the phone.
"Who was that?" Sarah asked.
"Wrong number," Meg answered.
Sarah and David exchanged looks. They had both just heard the conversation, and they knew perfectly well, who had called.
Meg sat on her bed; she didn't know what to do. Steven was back, and she was leaving in two days. This wasn't good.
The phone rang again, and Meg picked it up before the second ring.
"Hello," she said her voice was shaking.
"Meg, is something wrong?" Luke asked.
"No," she said, relieved that it was Luke.
"I just wanted to make sure you knew what time the flight was," he explained.
"The time printed on my ticket," Meg answered.
"Yes, do you need a ride to the airport?" he asked.
"No, I'll figure something out," she told him.
"All right, I guess, I'll see you at the gate," Luke replied.
"Bye," Meg said hanging up the phone.
Meg sat on her bed; she didn't know what to do. Everything was happening so fast.
"Mom?" Sarah said knocking on the bedroom door.
"Come in," Meg told her.
"Are you all right?" Sarah asked.
"I'm fine. Why would anything be wrong?" Meg questioned.
"Well, Dad called. Didn't he want something?" she asked.
"No, he just wanted to tell he was going to leaving the country for a few weeks," Meg lied.
"Oh, do you want to go for a walk or something?" Sarah suggested.
"A walk would be nice," Meg said.
"I'll tell David that we're leaving," Sarah told her.
A few moments later Meg and Sarah were promenading down the wet sidewalk.
"Are you worried about going to California?" Sarah asked.
"Yes, I hate flying," Meg stated.
"No, that isn't what I mean. Are you afraid to start over?" Sarah re-asked her question.
"This isn't the first time I've had to start over. When your dad left, I had too start over," Meg explained.
"I guess. Do I really have to leave all my friends?" Sarah asked.
"It won't be that bad; we'll be together as a family," Meg said.
"No, we won't our family is here," Sarah argued.
"Our family is where ever you, David, Kate, and I are," Meg explained.
"Our family includes Grandma and Grandpa! I'm not moving to stupid California, where I'll have to go to a huge over crowded high school!" Sarah yelled.
"This is about school?" Meg questioned.
"No, this about you not listening to me!" Sarah shouted.
"I understand, but we're still moving," Meg told her.
"You're still moving," Sarah said under her breath.