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That night after every one had gone to sleep I slipped down the stairs to the kitchen and picked up the phone. I walked into the living room, sat down on the couch, and dialed back to my home town to my Aunt Susan's apartment. She answered the phone in a groggy voice," Hello." I said quietly," Aunt Susan it's me. Can we talk?" I heard her moving around on the other end then she said," Yeah, what's bothering you sweetie?" I said as tears broke up in my voice," I want to come stay with you." She said," Sarah you have to give them a chance. Just give it a little time. Please, for me just give your dad a chance." I said through silent sobs," I don't want to. I want to come home. Please, please, just let me come home. Aunt Susan I don't like it here." She kept talking to me trying to get me to calm down," What don't you like?" I said," My room is in the attic. The bed is shoved in the corner behind piles of boxes. They don't want me. And my mom isn't here." I broke down crying. I couldn't keep my sobs quiet anymore. I got up and walked out to the porch trying not to wake anyone up. She said quietly," She's not here anymore either sweetheart." I sat there for a minute before answering," But my memories of her are." We both sat on the phone in silence for a few minutes before she said," In the morning I'll call your dad and see if it'll be okay for me to come and see you for a few days, but you have got to try to work this out with your dad and your family. Promise me you'll try to work things out with them?" I didn't answer. She asked again," Promise me Sarah that you'll try?" I finally answered quietly," I'll try." She said," Good. Thank you. Good night my love." I said," Good night Aunt Susan."
I walked back inside. I thought I had been quiet, but when I walked in Annie was sitting at the island in the kitchen. She asked," Do you feel better now? I jumped. I put the phone on the charger and shook my head as I started to walk back upstairs. She said," Wait, can we talk please?" I turned around, but I didn't walk back out to her. She said," I know I'm not your mom and I'm not trying to replace her. I know she meant a lot to you, but can we try to get along?" I said," You stole my family from me. You knew he was married, and you knew he had kids, but you saw him anyway. You took away my family." She said," I know, I'm sorry." I said," That's not good enough! They were my family! They were mine, and you took them away." I stood there glaring at her. She said," I know they were, but they still are. Sarah they still love you, each and every one of them love you." Tears started down my face.
Why am I crying in front of her? Why does she care about what I think? She didn't want me. When they left they left me behind. Why would she care now how I feel or who I love? They never wanted me. She never wanted me.
I said as I slipped up the stairs," Yeah, maybe they did, but they loved you more."