so fast that I worried she was going to hyperventilate. Pulling back from my chest she looked up at me, her eyes filled with the hope that, maybe, it wasn’t as bad as she suspected.
“She’s going to be fine though, right Dill? We’re going to save her… she’s going to get better! Isn’t she? ISN’T SHE?”
Shaking my head I pulled her closer and held on tight.
“Lee… she’s gone.”
Her scream of despair hit my gut like boiling acid, my insides shredding as I held on to the only part of my family that was left.
Chapter Eight
Dominique
“I feel like I never see you anymore. You’re always busy, always out. Don’t you miss me Dominique?”
My sister was acting like a goofball, chasing me around the house and begging me to go with her to Spencer’s apartment for a visit. She’s right, I am always busy these days, but I have no intention of going to Spencer’s with her to watch them make goo-goo eyes at each other that they aren’t even going to follow through on. I love them both, but right now my focus is on Marissa and getting her better. I’ve been watching Spencer and Delilah revolve around each other for my entire life, so I don’t feel bad about begging off.
Still, I know my sister misses me, and I miss her too, so I decided to let her down easy. Making a loud spooky noise, I turned and tackled Delilah to the living room carpet, tickling her and making her scream with laughter.
“Stop! Stop! I’m… going… to… pee…my…pants!”
I got up laughing out loud, pointing down at her with a smile. “That counts as a tap out which means I’m still the victor!”
Holding out my hand I helped her up from the carpet before giving her a big hug. “I’m sorry I’ve been so busy lately. I’ll try harder to make sister time happen. Unfortunately, today is not that day because I’ve already got plans. I promise we’ll do a twin-a-thon day ASAP. Go enjoy your Friday night pretending to watch movies at Spencer’s.”
Hugging me tightly, she planted a loud kiss on my cheek before pulling back. “I’m going to hold you to that sis! But just so you know, there’s no pretending involved. He’s not ready yet.”
Shaking my head at her I laughed out loud. I think Spencer’s a lot more ready than she realizes, but they need to work that out themselves.
Stopping in my Mama San’s home office, I walked around her desk to tell her that I was leaving and to give her a hug and a kiss.
“I see that my baby girl is feeling brighter today! You’ve blown in and out of here for weeks with very little in the way of your normal affectionate way of saying hello and goodbye. You light up my world honey.”
I loved her so much for being patient with me, for understanding that I needed space even when it hurt her feelings, and apparently the way I’d been acting for the last month had upset her.
All but throwing myself into her arms, I pressed my cheek to hers.
“I love you so much Mama San. You light up my world, too.”
After another quick kiss on my forehead she let me go, and I left with a full heart. My birth “mother” sucked, but my Aunt had become my true mom the second that she stepped into my life. The fact that Mama San was my mother’s sister boggled my mind, because two people couldn’t be more different if they tried. Mama San really did light up my world, and I adored her.
I had a big silly grin plastered on my face as I made my way to our driveway and got into my car. My eldest brother, Dante, insisted that Delilah and I both had first cars that were effectively glorified “war wagons.” He has an almost obsessive need to keep us safe, so the rule is that we have to drive the cars until we graduate high school. If we get no tickets and are in no accidents that are our fault, we can get different cars. Our school friends think it is hilarious that they all get to drive expensive cars while Delilah and I both drive old clunkers. Delilah’s car is a twenty year old Chevy,
“She’s going to be fine though, right Dill? We’re going to save her… she’s going to get better! Isn’t she? ISN’T SHE?”
Shaking my head I pulled her closer and held on tight.
“Lee… she’s gone.”
Her scream of despair hit my gut like boiling acid, my insides shredding as I held on to the only part of my family that was left.
Chapter Eight
Dominique
“I feel like I never see you anymore. You’re always busy, always out. Don’t you miss me Dominique?”
My sister was acting like a goofball, chasing me around the house and begging me to go with her to Spencer’s apartment for a visit. She’s right, I am always busy these days, but I have no intention of going to Spencer’s with her to watch them make goo-goo eyes at each other that they aren’t even going to follow through on. I love them both, but right now my focus is on Marissa and getting her better. I’ve been watching Spencer and Delilah revolve around each other for my entire life, so I don’t feel bad about begging off.
Still, I know my sister misses me, and I miss her too, so I decided to let her down easy. Making a loud spooky noise, I turned and tackled Delilah to the living room carpet, tickling her and making her scream with laughter.
“Stop! Stop! I’m… going… to… pee…my…pants!”
I got up laughing out loud, pointing down at her with a smile. “That counts as a tap out which means I’m still the victor!”
Holding out my hand I helped her up from the carpet before giving her a big hug. “I’m sorry I’ve been so busy lately. I’ll try harder to make sister time happen. Unfortunately, today is not that day because I’ve already got plans. I promise we’ll do a twin-a-thon day ASAP. Go enjoy your Friday night pretending to watch movies at Spencer’s.”
Hugging me tightly, she planted a loud kiss on my cheek before pulling back. “I’m going to hold you to that sis! But just so you know, there’s no pretending involved. He’s not ready yet.”
Shaking my head at her I laughed out loud. I think Spencer’s a lot more ready than she realizes, but they need to work that out themselves.
Stopping in my Mama San’s home office, I walked around her desk to tell her that I was leaving and to give her a hug and a kiss.
“I see that my baby girl is feeling brighter today! You’ve blown in and out of here for weeks with very little in the way of your normal affectionate way of saying hello and goodbye. You light up my world honey.”
I loved her so much for being patient with me, for understanding that I needed space even when it hurt her feelings, and apparently the way I’d been acting for the last month had upset her.
All but throwing myself into her arms, I pressed my cheek to hers.
“I love you so much Mama San. You light up my world, too.”
After another quick kiss on my forehead she let me go, and I left with a full heart. My birth “mother” sucked, but my Aunt had become my true mom the second that she stepped into my life. The fact that Mama San was my mother’s sister boggled my mind, because two people couldn’t be more different if they tried. Mama San really did light up my world, and I adored her.
I had a big silly grin plastered on my face as I made my way to our driveway and got into my car. My eldest brother, Dante, insisted that Delilah and I both had first cars that were effectively glorified “war wagons.” He has an almost obsessive need to keep us safe, so the rule is that we have to drive the cars until we graduate high school. If we get no tickets and are in no accidents that are our fault, we can get different cars. Our school friends think it is hilarious that they all get to drive expensive cars while Delilah and I both drive old clunkers. Delilah’s car is a twenty year old Chevy,
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