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Authors: Kaci Hart
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was different. For some
reason he made her feel safe. Like she could tell him anything he wanted
to know.
“My mom. I haven’t
talked to you about this at all, I don’t think, but I was barely twelve years
old when she died. Needless to say we were very close. She was my
role model and everywhere she went, I followed and she loved cooking for us.
She’d say that was how she showed her love, you know. And it was
true. She loved us with every single meal that she cooked. When she
died, I kept all her hand written cookbooks and took care of cooking for my dad
and my little sister. It might sound silly but it always made my sister
and I feel like mom was right there with us. Cooking was one of the ways
that I kept her alive inside. I don’t know if any of this makes any sense
to you.”
“I understand more than
you know Tessa.”
She gazed into his warm
eyes and she could tell that he meant it. That was when she remembered
what she knew of his past.
“That’s right. You
lost both your parents when you were that same age didn’t you.”
“Just about. I was
about a year older though.”
“I can’t imagine how
hard that was. As least I had one parent.”
“True, but I did have a
really loving grandmother that took good care of me.”
“Good. I’m glad
you had someone there to take care of you.”
“Oh yeah. And then
there’s Ms. Celia and Libby. I consider them my adopted family. All
in all, I didn’t have it so bad. I just always knew that there were some
pieces missing. I still love what I had though. I mean, some people
say that they would change the past if they could go back and do so but I don’t
know if I would.”
“Really? I’ve
probably wondered so many times what life would have been like if she had still
been there.”
“I get that but what
about everything else? Like Ms. Celia and Libby. I’m sure you
have somebody like that in your life. Maybe your relationship with your
dad and sister was stronger as a result. To have her back, you’d have to
take a chance at sacrificing the good things you have now.”
“I never looked at it
like that. I guess you’re pretty smart.”
“Yeah, but that’s my
grandma’s. When they first passed, I told her that I’d wished I’d gone
with them. She would tell me that it wasn’t what they would have wanted and it
wasn’t what God wanted for me either. Then she would go on to tell me
that I would come to love the life I had and the people who were in it. I
always thought that she was just saying it to pep up her grandson. It wasn’t
until just now at this table that I finally understand it.”
“Really?”
“Yes. Honestly,
there are some things in life that you don’t want to sacrifice. It hasn’t
been easy but it’s been worth it. Taking care of this place has allowed
me to help out so many people. The kids I coach. I was able to make
sure Ms. Celia always had a roof over her head. Even meeting you. I
wouldn’t want to give that up either.”
She noticed he’d stopped
talking and when she turned her head to look at him, he was staring right back
into her eyes.
“You’re extremely
special to me Tessa. I want you to always know that.”
“Th-thank you Connor.
You’re special to me too.”
They stopped talking and
smiled at each other for a few seconds before Tessa got up from the table
unable to take the silence between them that said so much. She clumsily
grabbed the mittens off the counter.
“Well the muffins smell
done.”
She walked over towards the
oven to take them out when he came up behind her.
“Let me get them for
you.”
She quickly turned back
to him.
“Oh don’t worry I’ve…”
She started to slip on
the floor. Thankfully Connor was behind her before she reached the
ground.
reason he made her feel safe. Like she could tell him anything he wanted
to know.
“My mom. I haven’t
talked to you about this at all, I don’t think, but I was barely twelve years
old when she died. Needless to say we were very close. She was my
role model and everywhere she went, I followed and she loved cooking for us.
She’d say that was how she showed her love, you know. And it was
true. She loved us with every single meal that she cooked. When she
died, I kept all her hand written cookbooks and took care of cooking for my dad
and my little sister. It might sound silly but it always made my sister
and I feel like mom was right there with us. Cooking was one of the ways
that I kept her alive inside. I don’t know if any of this makes any sense
to you.”
“I understand more than
you know Tessa.”
She gazed into his warm
eyes and she could tell that he meant it. That was when she remembered
what she knew of his past.
“That’s right. You
lost both your parents when you were that same age didn’t you.”
“Just about. I was
about a year older though.”
“I can’t imagine how
hard that was. As least I had one parent.”
“True, but I did have a
really loving grandmother that took good care of me.”
“Good. I’m glad
you had someone there to take care of you.”
“Oh yeah. And then
there’s Ms. Celia and Libby. I consider them my adopted family. All
in all, I didn’t have it so bad. I just always knew that there were some
pieces missing. I still love what I had though. I mean, some people
say that they would change the past if they could go back and do so but I don’t
know if I would.”
“Really? I’ve
probably wondered so many times what life would have been like if she had still
been there.”
“I get that but what
about everything else? Like Ms. Celia and Libby. I’m sure you
have somebody like that in your life. Maybe your relationship with your
dad and sister was stronger as a result. To have her back, you’d have to
take a chance at sacrificing the good things you have now.”
“I never looked at it
like that. I guess you’re pretty smart.”
“Yeah, but that’s my
grandma’s. When they first passed, I told her that I’d wished I’d gone
with them. She would tell me that it wasn’t what they would have wanted and it
wasn’t what God wanted for me either. Then she would go on to tell me
that I would come to love the life I had and the people who were in it. I
always thought that she was just saying it to pep up her grandson. It wasn’t
until just now at this table that I finally understand it.”
“Really?”
“Yes. Honestly,
there are some things in life that you don’t want to sacrifice. It hasn’t
been easy but it’s been worth it. Taking care of this place has allowed
me to help out so many people. The kids I coach. I was able to make
sure Ms. Celia always had a roof over her head. Even meeting you. I
wouldn’t want to give that up either.”
She noticed he’d stopped
talking and when she turned her head to look at him, he was staring right back
into her eyes.
“You’re extremely
special to me Tessa. I want you to always know that.”
“Th-thank you Connor.
You’re special to me too.”
They stopped talking and
smiled at each other for a few seconds before Tessa got up from the table
unable to take the silence between them that said so much. She clumsily
grabbed the mittens off the counter.
“Well the muffins smell
done.”
She walked over towards the
oven to take them out when he came up behind her.
“Let me get them for
you.”
She quickly turned back
to him.
“Oh don’t worry I’ve…”
She started to slip on
the floor. Thankfully Connor was behind her before she reached the
ground.
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