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Wow, that was mind-blowing. He found me when I didnāt want to be found, and he told me exactly what I didnāt want to hear, and amazingly, Iām not mad. More surprised than upset, he reminded me of Amara. Sitting in my armchair I say to myself, āI really wouldnāt mind having him as a brother that would be kind of coolā. Waiting a couple more minutes I got up put the rose in a new pot, made sure it had water, and left. Coming out of the building I spotted the Hendersonās, escorted by Bertha, to the parking lot outside the gate. Looking at them I felt a strange feeling that Iāve never felt before, a sense of longing. Like I wanted them to turn around, walk up to me and take my hand saying, āletās go homeā. Bertha would hug and kiss me goodbye calling me āhoneybeeā one last time as we rode away to my new home. Shaking my head at the impossible I headed for my room.
Several minutes later the sound of stomping came closer to my door, āYoung lady, how could you do that, the Hendersonās are nice people, didnāt I teach better,ā Bertha shouted while closing the door to my room, only to stop short when she saw my face. āhoneybee, whatās wrong? Iām sorry if what I said upset youā, she sat on my bed and put her arms around me. With tears streaming down my face I looked at her, āIām sorry bertha, I am, but what good would it do? No oneās ever kept me for so long, and Iāll be 18 in a year, it wonāt matter. But seeing them go gave me such a sad feeling, I wanted to go with them, I felt like I belonged with them,ā I wiped at my tear stained face. āOh honeybee,ā bertha smoothās my hair putting a loose strand behind my ear telling me āI have some news for you. The Hendersonās signed the papers; theyāre coming to pick you up tomorrow. You see, even with your little dramatics they still want you to be part of their family.ā Pulling back I stammer, āYouāre not lying bertha? They really want me,ā shedding fresh tears. āof course they want you; you just needed to be patient honeybee. Pulling out the covers and tucking me in she says, āNow cāmon time for bed and tomorrow weāll pack your stuffā. Planting a kiss on my forehead and turning off the light I see Bertha heading out, āBerthaā¦ thanks for believing in me.ā Turning back Bertha whispers āIāve always believed in you honeybeeā, and shuts the door.
New Beginnings
I woke up to a gentle knock and Amara peeking her head inside, ācan I come in?ā sitting up in bed while she closed the door and sat by the foot of the bed she said, āso todayās the big day huhā. Yeah. The Hendersonās are coming to pick me up around noon. Iām already packed, now I just have to wait. āWell then come on, Iāve got something for you,ā grabbing my arm and dragging me out of bed we left my room. Amara, where are we going? āI told you itās a surpriseā. They walked outside to the greenhouse and up the stairs to the door and stopped. āAmara whatās going on, why are we here, whatās the surprise,ā my face gleamed with anticipation and confusion. āOk, you readyā, Amara opened the door āTa-Daā.
I stared in shock as everyone yelled surprise. Looking around as I was pushed to the armchair I noticed almost everyone from the program was packed into the greenhouse. Tommy, Jessica, Liz, the counselors and teachers; and of course Bertha was by the armchair waiting for me. As soon as I reached the chair Bertha pulled me into a hug that nearly crushed me to death, but Iām pretty sure I hugged her just as hard. āImmamissyousomuchā Bertha cried out and one of the counselors gave her a tissue. Laughing I teased her, āsorry, I didnāt catch thatā and received a swat to the arm. āI said, Iām going to miss you honeybee, look at you your practically a tomato with how hard your blushingā. Everyone laughed and came to congratulate me as someone in the back put on some music.
āCongratulationās and ābest wishesā came from most of the counselors and āhope this one sticksā, ādonāt go running away againā emitted in loud voices from the little kids making me laugh. I know I always seem so tough, like nothing could hurt me, but here, I could be me. The real me is, from what people tell me, 100 times better than when I go defensive. I made myself seem solid, being mean was just a way to get people to back off and leave me alone, and now that Iām here with all of my friends and people that love meā¦ itās easy to let my guard down. āHey! Someone bring this girl some pizzaā Anita, one of the counselors yelled. Loving and laughing at everything was awesome. I received my pizza and bit into a huge chunk of pepperoni, Canadian bacon and olives, my favorite in the entire universe, and moaned my approval. āWow, youād think sheās never had a slice of pizza beforeā someone shouted making me laugh even harder. Tommy and the gang came to sit with me and I smiled as Tommy picked off everything, the cheese, pepperoni, ham and olives and slid them over on my plate. Man, this kids missing out, oh well I shrugged and ate his leftovers. Glancing at all of them I knew I would miss them all; even Tommy and his messy eating.
āOk, time for presents!!!ā Bertha shouted above the music, and placed a present on my lap. The music turned down and people came closer. āBertha you didnāt have toā, I started when she cut in āso you donāt forget usā. Lifting up the present I stared at the red and blue ācongratulationsā wrapper and froze. āSo you donāt forget usā, kept repeating itself over and over again, would I forget? How could I forget everyone, that would never happen I assured myself. Shaking my doubt aside I ripped open the wrapper and found a black leather photo album. The front of its leather binding had a picture of the whole program including myself sitting under big trees, the same trees from a field trip we took a month ago. Opening the book I found a single picture of everyone mashed up into a collage. Smiling I went ahead and flipped through and saw pictures of my birthday, field trips to the water parks and best of all, pictures of the gang and I. With tears threatening to come out I hugged Bertha and said thank you to everyone. āMe next,ā Said Tommy bringing out a card. His card said āI love youā in big letters surrounded with hearts. Hugging Tommy Amara came forward, āthis if for you, write everything, donāt leave anything out, and remember, if you canāt talk about it you can write it.ā Grabbing my new diary I said thank you to everyone. āAlright everyone, itās almost noon, letās get this girl looking presentable,ā Bertha said guiding me outside and into the main building. Once inside the room ā you have 15 minutes until 12, hurry and change and Iāll get your bags out into the waiting room
The Hendersonās arrived just as I was saying goodbye to Amara, āIāll miss you and remember, donāt you dare mess this one up Vā, she laughs and hugs me. ā I wonāt, I promise Mara, and Iāll never forget you, I hugged her tighter. āDonāt you go on forgetting us,ā Bertha hugs me and the Hendersonās lead me to the car. Sitting in the back seat I look forward and take a deep breath as we leave the parking lot.
Looking out of the window I look at the scenery and see trees and roads. āyouāll love the house, itās big with tons of room, and we have to get your room ready for you, go to the store to pick out your colors, bed, desk, and clothes. So for now youāll be sleeping in the guest bedroom, I hope thatās okā, Rosalie tells me looking into the back seat. āOh, yeah, thatās fine, I donāt mindā, I answer. Weāve been driving for a few hours in silence except for the radio going on about the traffic and winter coming soon when Jonathan glanced over saying, āthe house if just a bit furtherā. I look around again and see a lake to my right through the tree lined road. Trees! I love trees, and I love swimming a small smile came to my lips I didnāt want to admit it, but I think I can give it a shot, whatās the worst that could happen?
Turning into a dirt road we drove through a huge wrought iron gate and followed the stone driveway towards the house.Lots of room was a colossal understatement I thought as the house, or in this case, a mansion came into view. Wow I said aloud, ānice houseā. It was like a castle, complete with a wooden bridge.
Shutting the car door and clutching my belongings I whispered, āYou live here?ā Smiling, the Hendersonās gathered at the porch depositing my poor excuse for luggage next to the large French double door and walking toward me, āwe all live here Veronica, your part of our family.ā Shifting awkwardly I walked to the Hendersonās as we made our way to the door. All polite smiles I followed into the house and just about dropped my backpack on the marble floor, amazed at what was in front of me.
A beautiful foyer that alone could fit two rooms from the program, marble flooring and plants lining the walls
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