Title from a Stevie Wonder song
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Chapter 1-I Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer
Jackie Burkhardt stood in the doorway of the home she'd lived in for almost 17 years. Of course it wasn't the same anymore. Once it was beautiful and elegant and people would always comment on how lovely it must be for such a pretty girl to live in such a pretty home. She always smiled and told them it was perfect.
Okay maybe that wasn't entirely true but at least she was at home where she knew she belonged. Now she didn't belong anywhere.
Jackie Burkhardt knew what feeling alone was like but not on this level. With her father in prison and her mom disappearing almost instantly Jackie had to accept that she had no longer had a home.
She felt her body begging for some release of everything she had been building up inside. Well, too bad. Jackie Burkhardt did not cry.
She's not stupid, of course she realized there was no more mansion or servants. No more money to do whatever she pleased.
She'd get through it. Alone, if necessary.
Hopefully, she wished as she pulled the door closed behind her, she wouldn't be alone for much longer.
"Bob that's horrible" Kitty said while on the phone in the kitchen "That poor girl. Of course we'll be there. Tomorrow? Okay, bye" Finishing the call Kitty joined her family at the dinner table.
"Well, Bob just had the worst news." Kitty shared.
"Mom I don't care how sad he is I am not going into his hot tub with him" Eric joked. Before catching a disapproving glare from Red.
"No, no, he just told me that his sister's husband got thrown into prison for bribery and she ran off leaving her teenage daughter alone"
"The one from California?" Eric asked suddenly involved in the conversation. "She just left her alone?"
"Man, that sucks" Hyde muttered shaking his head.
"I know the girls not even 17 yet and they just abandoned her" Kitty said still astonished.
"Hey Hyde sounds like a match made in heaven" Eric resumed his teasing.
"Shut up Forman"
"Anyways, Bob invited us to a barbeque tomorrow to welcome her she's going to move in with them for a while" Kitty finished.
"Well, let's see my hot girlfriend and food, yeah I'll be there. Plus a cousin of Donna's is a…." he was cut off by the sound of the sliding door opening with Donna suddenly crying out.
"My horrible cousin is coming to live with us!"