couldn’t be anymore awkward, your fake daughter meeting your real daughter. Cindy stands up and comes over to give me a hug, “Thanks for coming tonight,” she says. I walk over to Molly. One of us is going to have to go first.
“I’m Callie, it’s nice to meet you,” I say, sitting down beside her. She just smiles at me with a big fake smile. She is actually a very pretty girl with way too much makeup on. I have never liked wearing much makeup but some girls do. I look up to see everybody has left the backyard and gone back inside, so much for the support.
“I know who you are, I can tell just by looking at you. You look just like one of them,” she says, looking back at the house. “You should know I am only doing this for my mom,” she says, stressing the word my. “I have never wanted a sister and I am definitely not interested in finding one in you.” Wow, this girl is unbelievable. I can’t believe she just said that to me.
“Okay, good to know,” I say, standing up to go back inside. I can’t find anybody I know. Who are all of these people? I turn the corner and run smack into Grams.
“Callie, I’m so glad you got to come. I have been meaning to come by and see you. Maybe we can have a girls day one day. Would that be okay with you?” she asks, after giving me a hug.
“That sounds perfect,” I say to her. I really just want to get out of here, but in order to do that, I am going to have to find Ash. Where did he go? I feel my phone vibrating in my pocket. I pull it out and see it’s Clay. I see a bathroom down the hall so I sneak in there and answer the phone.
“Hey Clay.”
“Hey sweetheart, how are you doing today? I know it’s not your favorite day.”
“I’m not doing good at all. The Taylors had a big cookout and thought it would be a great time for me to meet Molly. That girl is awful. I thought she would have to be a little nice since she did have my parents in her, but I was wrong. There is no way this is going to work. I have to get out of here.” I can feel a panic attack coming on. I don’t know what I am going to do. I am locked in a bathroom in my parents house that I just met and now I am freaking out.
“Callie, calm down. How did you get there? Did you drive?”
“No, Ash brought me. I can’t find him now. I don’t where anybody is. I’m sure Molly is out there telling them how awful I am. I never should have come here.”
“Callie, go find Brody or Ash and tell them you need to leave. If you can’t find them, call me back and I will tell you how to wire his truck to start it. Call me when you get home so I will know you are okay,” he says, before hanging up. I’m so glad I have him in my life.
I know I look awful because I have tears streaming down my face. I try to wipe them off and make myself stop crying, but they won’t stop. I think I miss my parents today more than any day I ever have. I would do anything to have them with me right now. I slowly open the door to find Ash standing across from the door. I have never been so happy to see him.
“Hey, are you okay?” he asks. All I can do is shake my head before a new set of tears start streaming down my face. He opens the door wider and pushes me in closing the door behind him. He just stands there hugging me letting me cry. “Do you want me to take you home?” he asks. I don’t even know if he realizes he is calling his house my home. I just know there is no other place I would rather go right now.
“Yes please,” I say. He grabs my face in his hands and tilts my head to where I am looking at him. He kisses my forehead before letting go. “Take my keys and get in the truck. I’ll take care of telling Bo and Cindy and I will meet you at my truck,” he says, slipping the keys in my hand. Once again all I can do is nod. I stand on my tip toes and give him a quick kiss.
“Thank you,” I whisper, before opening the bathroom door to find Molly standing in front of me. That fake smile is
“I’m Callie, it’s nice to meet you,” I say, sitting down beside her. She just smiles at me with a big fake smile. She is actually a very pretty girl with way too much makeup on. I have never liked wearing much makeup but some girls do. I look up to see everybody has left the backyard and gone back inside, so much for the support.
“I know who you are, I can tell just by looking at you. You look just like one of them,” she says, looking back at the house. “You should know I am only doing this for my mom,” she says, stressing the word my. “I have never wanted a sister and I am definitely not interested in finding one in you.” Wow, this girl is unbelievable. I can’t believe she just said that to me.
“Okay, good to know,” I say, standing up to go back inside. I can’t find anybody I know. Who are all of these people? I turn the corner and run smack into Grams.
“Callie, I’m so glad you got to come. I have been meaning to come by and see you. Maybe we can have a girls day one day. Would that be okay with you?” she asks, after giving me a hug.
“That sounds perfect,” I say to her. I really just want to get out of here, but in order to do that, I am going to have to find Ash. Where did he go? I feel my phone vibrating in my pocket. I pull it out and see it’s Clay. I see a bathroom down the hall so I sneak in there and answer the phone.
“Hey Clay.”
“Hey sweetheart, how are you doing today? I know it’s not your favorite day.”
“I’m not doing good at all. The Taylors had a big cookout and thought it would be a great time for me to meet Molly. That girl is awful. I thought she would have to be a little nice since she did have my parents in her, but I was wrong. There is no way this is going to work. I have to get out of here.” I can feel a panic attack coming on. I don’t know what I am going to do. I am locked in a bathroom in my parents house that I just met and now I am freaking out.
“Callie, calm down. How did you get there? Did you drive?”
“No, Ash brought me. I can’t find him now. I don’t where anybody is. I’m sure Molly is out there telling them how awful I am. I never should have come here.”
“Callie, go find Brody or Ash and tell them you need to leave. If you can’t find them, call me back and I will tell you how to wire his truck to start it. Call me when you get home so I will know you are okay,” he says, before hanging up. I’m so glad I have him in my life.
I know I look awful because I have tears streaming down my face. I try to wipe them off and make myself stop crying, but they won’t stop. I think I miss my parents today more than any day I ever have. I would do anything to have them with me right now. I slowly open the door to find Ash standing across from the door. I have never been so happy to see him.
“Hey, are you okay?” he asks. All I can do is shake my head before a new set of tears start streaming down my face. He opens the door wider and pushes me in closing the door behind him. He just stands there hugging me letting me cry. “Do you want me to take you home?” he asks. I don’t even know if he realizes he is calling his house my home. I just know there is no other place I would rather go right now.
“Yes please,” I say. He grabs my face in his hands and tilts my head to where I am looking at him. He kisses my forehead before letting go. “Take my keys and get in the truck. I’ll take care of telling Bo and Cindy and I will meet you at my truck,” he says, slipping the keys in my hand. Once again all I can do is nod. I stand on my tip toes and give him a quick kiss.
“Thank you,” I whisper, before opening the bathroom door to find Molly standing in front of me. That fake smile is
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