around the country or working hard. Both
her parents were workaholics, who for the most part she only saw on the
weekends and a few holidays. The most visible parent she had was her nanny
Rita.
Kari
always felt like she never came first in her parents’ life. Her siblings were
older than her and barely paid her much attention. Those feelings of not being
important to her parents followed her through childhood and adulthood it caused
her to be shy, insecure, and timid through her years in college. Somehow
through college she grew out of it but the scars remained. With the breakup
with Sam, the old wounds she thought were healed were starting to bleed again.
Kari had become that insecure woman all over again.
Yes,
she was rich and never had to worry about student loans, paying rent nor how it
felt to struggle. Being wealthy didn’t stop Kari from being driven. She
remembered sitting in her grandfather’s office going over blueprints and
interior design layouts. That was her dream, even when Grandfather Carl
Jennings offer her a role in the business after graduating college, Kari turned
it down to establish her own small company. It wasn’t a fortune 500, but it was
hers. She didn’t want to be like her siblings, where anything that they wanted
would come to fruition with the snap of her finger. Being away from family and
Beverly Hills gave her a challenge; she didn’t have to use her family’s money
or connections.
Her
sister, Pilar, loved hobnobbing with the rich and famous; pictures of her with
movie stars and recording artists were in almost every magazine. Pilar evolved
into a party girl, fashion icon, and TV personality. Since her sister was 18
years old she been in and out of substance abuse rehab centers more times than
Kari could count. When thinking about Pilar, people would think it couldn’t get
any better, but it did. Her brother, Bryon, had no sense of direction or any
goals in life. He ran through his inheritance by the time he was twenty-five.
Bryon was struggling and her parents didn’t even notice it. Both of her
siblings were bright and talented but they were also self-centered,
self-destructive, and most of all they were depressed.
Nashville
allowed Kari to discover herself in a brand new world. She wasn’t who she was
before. Kari wasn’t one to live life in the fast lane nor did she purchase
luxurious items. Money wasn’t everything in life. All she wanted was someone to
love her for her and not how deep her pocket was. Her heart pounded quickly in her
chest when she thought about Sam only loving her just for her money. Kari was
questioning every relationship she’d ever had.
Her
mind was going in overdrive as she thought about what she wanted in life. Being
around Hank and receiving the letter from Sam had her thinking about love. With
Sam, she never felt like they were deeply connected.
Reaching
over on the night stand, she called the only person who knew what she was going
through.
“Hel-Hello?”
a soft voice with a hint of a Spanish flavor answered the phone.
“Hi
Madre.”
When
Kari turned 21 years old Rita left the Hayes’ family to go back home to Mexico
City with a nice retirement package from her mother. Kari wasn’t shameful that
she called the woman who wasn’t her mother, mom. Rita was there for her for
every step in her life, even wiped her tears when her parents missed countless
school performances and soccer games. When Rita left to go back to Mexico to
be near her own family and children, Kari felt alone. But it didn’t stop her
from visiting her second mother during the holiday time when her parents were
still too busy to spend it with her.
“My Hija! How are you ?” Rita said happily .
“I’m
okay,” Kari replied, looking up at the ceiling. “I ju-just needed someone to
talk to.”
“What’s
wrong?”
“Everything,”
she said, sitting up in bed. “Sam is getting married and he sent me a letter.”
“Did
you read it?” Rita asked her
her parents were workaholics, who for the most part she only saw on the
weekends and a few holidays. The most visible parent she had was her nanny
Rita.
Kari
always felt like she never came first in her parents’ life. Her siblings were
older than her and barely paid her much attention. Those feelings of not being
important to her parents followed her through childhood and adulthood it caused
her to be shy, insecure, and timid through her years in college. Somehow
through college she grew out of it but the scars remained. With the breakup
with Sam, the old wounds she thought were healed were starting to bleed again.
Kari had become that insecure woman all over again.
Yes,
she was rich and never had to worry about student loans, paying rent nor how it
felt to struggle. Being wealthy didn’t stop Kari from being driven. She
remembered sitting in her grandfather’s office going over blueprints and
interior design layouts. That was her dream, even when Grandfather Carl
Jennings offer her a role in the business after graduating college, Kari turned
it down to establish her own small company. It wasn’t a fortune 500, but it was
hers. She didn’t want to be like her siblings, where anything that they wanted
would come to fruition with the snap of her finger. Being away from family and
Beverly Hills gave her a challenge; she didn’t have to use her family’s money
or connections.
Her
sister, Pilar, loved hobnobbing with the rich and famous; pictures of her with
movie stars and recording artists were in almost every magazine. Pilar evolved
into a party girl, fashion icon, and TV personality. Since her sister was 18
years old she been in and out of substance abuse rehab centers more times than
Kari could count. When thinking about Pilar, people would think it couldn’t get
any better, but it did. Her brother, Bryon, had no sense of direction or any
goals in life. He ran through his inheritance by the time he was twenty-five.
Bryon was struggling and her parents didn’t even notice it. Both of her
siblings were bright and talented but they were also self-centered,
self-destructive, and most of all they were depressed.
Nashville
allowed Kari to discover herself in a brand new world. She wasn’t who she was
before. Kari wasn’t one to live life in the fast lane nor did she purchase
luxurious items. Money wasn’t everything in life. All she wanted was someone to
love her for her and not how deep her pocket was. Her heart pounded quickly in her
chest when she thought about Sam only loving her just for her money. Kari was
questioning every relationship she’d ever had.
Her
mind was going in overdrive as she thought about what she wanted in life. Being
around Hank and receiving the letter from Sam had her thinking about love. With
Sam, she never felt like they were deeply connected.
Reaching
over on the night stand, she called the only person who knew what she was going
through.
“Hel-Hello?”
a soft voice with a hint of a Spanish flavor answered the phone.
“Hi
Madre.”
When
Kari turned 21 years old Rita left the Hayes’ family to go back home to Mexico
City with a nice retirement package from her mother. Kari wasn’t shameful that
she called the woman who wasn’t her mother, mom. Rita was there for her for
every step in her life, even wiped her tears when her parents missed countless
school performances and soccer games. When Rita left to go back to Mexico to
be near her own family and children, Kari felt alone. But it didn’t stop her
from visiting her second mother during the holiday time when her parents were
still too busy to spend it with her.
“My Hija! How are you ?” Rita said happily .
“I’m
okay,” Kari replied, looking up at the ceiling. “I ju-just needed someone to
talk to.”
“What’s
wrong?”
“Everything,”
she said, sitting up in bed. “Sam is getting married and he sent me a letter.”
“Did
you read it?” Rita asked her
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