hanie Collins.Due to the slight argument I had wit

they may not be staying there anymore.There was

nd then come for my bags later.Lilian wasn't h

watched the cars zoom past me,the birds flyin

ld still lingered.The street was the same,scatter

a lady across the road.She was mowi

.A very good friend

e,Diana? I thought you would

s also still the same.

get married? I asked in my mind.I saw her dr

ee and increased my pa

beauty.The pine trees that stood at each end of the gold

my hoody pockets and st

attended to and the gate was certainly not gold car

on." I said to myself as I st

attention.I turned to see a small gro

head.I used to play with other kids in

e food whenever they take mine away.Our friendship was very

ame and adopted me,still

bell for th

around once since I started living with Lilian.He and J

s and they should probably

ore my mom's shocked face poked through th

l these while like you know...the way a mother react

me questions like,why did you come back? A look t

be I'm

n't have a family so I shouldn't e

Hi,mom" I said just Incas

you will never co

that. "Can I com

re allowing me step in.Wow,the

pty to me.I wondered where dad was.He s

d face.Why was she acting like she'd seen a ghost.I

but I still noticed h

e that I was not needed but I ignored it bec

as your own,a family who one treated you like their lit

dad?" I

dgeted "Uhm...H

I began but she cut me off as

in a jiffy." M

baby was heard.She s

I saw dad emerge wit

ized to his wife "She

o

t w

now.I took a step back becaus

dez family adopted me because they could

to the child.Little wonder mom was

hey have their long-awaited child

wly descended

er voice shook then she was looki

in father's arms before retra

s back and looked

id "I promise to...to pay you ba

the news this way" Mrs

es.The tears I tried not to show but

hear Jake's voice in my hea

odb

lked slowly