She sat there shocked. She didn't know what to say. She never liked it when her parents fought, but her life would never be the same without them. She ran out of the room and up the stairs to the room she was staying in, which would soon be her permanent room.
As she lied on the bed she heard a soft knock on the door.
"Come in" she said sighing.
Then she saw the bedroom door open to reveal her mother.
Her mother walked over and sat down on the bed next to her.
"Look honey, I know you're upset but I'm doing what I think is best for you" she explained.
"I know mom, but will you come to visit?" she asked.
"You better bet I will"
"It's just that well, Its hard leaving the people you lived with for most of your life"
"I understand honey but I think it will be the best for you since it will be a stable life and you won't have to deal with us fighting"
"I guess I can get used to it"
She smiled.
"Now, why don't we go downstairs? Dinner is almost ready"
She nodded and the two headed downstairs.
Over the next few months the adoption process began, Mike proposed to Carol and she accepted, and her mother filed for divorce from her father, and by the time it was all over it was finally Christmas time.
She walked in with her now brothers and uncle Mike, who she now had to get used to calling dad. They had just finished going shopping for a Christmas tree.
"Now, where are we going to put it?" he asked.
She shrugged "I vote that you decide"
Greg, Peter and Bobby all laughed.
Bobby then shrugged "I agree with her"
Then finally after agreeing on where to put it the phone rang.
"Hello?" she heard him say.
"It's probably Carol" she whispered to Peter.
He nodded "Probably"
Then she and Peter headed into the living room and turned on the TV set.
When they finally agreed on what to watch he walked in.
"That was Carol, she and the girls are coming for dinner tonight" He said
"Okay" they both chorused.
"We are also going shopping together this weekend"
Author's note: I know this was basically a filler chapter, but I promise the upcoming ones will have more action! I could use some ideas though, so please review!