Parrot And Girl

Chapter 25

Wednesday had come by the next day, the Reynolds, Chico and I were standing outside because Clare, her daughter June and Uncle Alex are going back to their own homes. He said I could see him on the weekends to live with him on a train.

He gave me a last hug, "I will see you later on the weekends."

"Ok, please be careful." I hugged him back.

"Don't worry." He hugged me tighter stroking my hair like an animal but I liked it. We released each other until he went inside his car and we saw him drive away.

Clare hugged her sister, Mikey and her nephews before looking at me.

She clasped both of her hands on my shoulder, "Good luck at your new home and make your parents proud." She wrapped her arms around my shoulder in a hug, "Don't forget they will always love you no matter what, understand."

"I understand and thank you for telling me that story of my Mom and Dad, I couldn't have been here without you being with her."

"I'll see you again." She held my cheeks before releasing me.

Finally June stood in front of me with a teary smile, wrapping me in a hug, "Lola, you won't forget to call me, right?"

"No I won't forget, I'll give you my number." I gave her my number and she jot it down on her phone.

She gave me another hug, "Good luck at school and it has been fun hanging out with you."

"I enjoyed this Christmas too." After that we unwrapped each other and I watched her and her mother drive away.

Sarah came standing next to us, "Come on we have to clean the living room and the kitchen." We all took part cleaning the house, Mikey and Sarah were cleaning the kitchen, putting the dishes away, wiping the worktops and tables filled with mess of spilt food, dirt and dust whilst Ace, Donny and I cleaned the living room. We collected, Christmas gift wrappers and other litters to drop them in the recycling bin bags.

I saw Dizzy come into the living room in her ball, she ran to Ace nearly tripping him over.

He moaned, "Dizzy your in the way can't you see we're cleaning."

Dizzy squealed sadly giving him her cute little sad eyes looking up at him, pressing her little nose into the edge making him feel sorry. So he picked her up and threw it in the air and catched it.

"Won't that scare her?"

"Nope, she loves this."

"Alright, just make sure you don't drop her and get her doomed."

"Relax." He grins at me, "She gets happy, it's like a ride for her."

"Come on you two." Donny snapped us both with a flick with his two fingers in front of us, "Get back to work!"

Ace and I both helped each other like a team and we enjoyed it, then he looked at me, "Did you get a chance to open the gift, the one Uncle Alex gave you?"

I stopped, feeling comfortable again, "The things inside are actually from my Mom."

"So, you don't feel ready." I nodded, then ran up to my room, leaving the brothers on their own. Feeling slightly uncomfortable again, breathing when Chico flew landing on my shoulder.

"I'm not ready to open it yet." I say to myself, I felt heavy tears of sorrow escaping my eyes, leaning on the wall, I crouched down, hugging my knees close to my chest, Chico stayed close to me comforting me by staying close to me or sitting on my knee keeping eye on me. I looked at Chico crying tears out.