Harlem Romance

Meet Again

Y/N

I'm in a cab right now going to my parents hotel, and I'm really scared like really scared "alright we're here" the cab driver says as I look out the window at the big hotel, I give him the money my grandma gave me "thank you" I say as I close the door and he begins to drive away, "hello how can I help you?" The woman behind the counter asks me "um I'm looking for-" "Y/N!" I hear a women's voice say as I turn around to see her....my mother "oh my baby" she says as she hugs me but I just stand there not knowing how to act "come on, your father and I  have been waiting on you" she says as she stops hugging me "we've missed you so much" she says as she begins to lead me back outside, we're met with a mint colored 1955 Mercury Montclair "it's nice isn't?" I hear a man's voice say, it's no one other then my father, it's so crazy how I look so much like him but at the same time I don't know anything about him "hey sweetheart" he says as he comes in with a tight hug "you ladies ready to go?" He says as my mother nods but I still don't say anything "I take that as a yes" he says as he begins opening up the doors for us.

"So Y/N?" My father says "what do you like to do for fun?" He says as I just look out the window "ok how about a different question" my mother says "have you made any new friends?.....well scratch that that's obvious" she says as she laughs at herself but I keep looking out the window, I can't really explain how I feel and I don't have any energy to fake it "on the phone your grandma told me you had a best friend by the name of Robert?" She says and I nod "how long have you two been friends?"  "Since you two left me" I say not actually knowing what I was saying "ok" she says "how about some tunes huh?" My father says as he flips through the stations and finally lands on "I Shot Mr Lee" as we all went quiet.

We pull up to an ice cream joint on a corner that I didn't even know of, "Mr. Y/L/N and Mrs. Y/L/N pleasure to see you too again" this man says to my parents "pleasure to be back" my father says "and who is this young lady here?" He says as he looks at me "oh this is our daughter Y/N" my mother says as I wave "well it's a pleasure to meet Y/N" he says and I just smile "your booth is this way" he says as he begins to lead us to a window booth "here are your menus and just call me over when ready" he says as my father smiles at him "so Y/N what are you feeling?" My mother says but I shrug "look Y/N I know this is a lot...I know but we have to try to make us a family again" my mother says as my father nods at her words "again? We wouldn't have to worry about being a family again if you two were here for me, but no....instead you two abandoned me" I say getting frustrated "I need to make a call" I say as I get up from the booth.

"How is it going?" Mary asks me "Not so good" I say as I lean on the wall "why what happened?" "I I I don't know my feelings got in the way and I lashed out on them" I say as I feel the tears, why am I so emotional "ok just calm down, if you don't want to do it any-" "no it's fine....I just needed to get away from them for a minute that's all" I say as silence come between us "Y/N?" "Hm?" "I Love You" she says and I smile "I Love You Too, gotta go call you later" I say "ok bye" "bye" I say as I hang the phone back on the hook.

"Y/N you know we never meant to hurt you or abandon you like that....its just me and your mother was young and we didn't know what to do with your condition" my father says "that's no excuse, I'm still your child" I say back on the verge of tears and I guessed they noticed "yes Y/N that is no excuse for what we did and if we can change the past we surely would...but we can't, but that's doesn't mean we can't change the future" my mother says as she puts a hand on my shoulder "we know it's going to take a while for you to forgive us...maybe years, or maybe even never but we won't give up to get back your trust and love" my father says as he reaches over the table to take my hand "it ate me up over the years on our decision and all the things I said about your condition, how "it wasn't normal", it was all stupidity" my mother says as tears are just falling from my eyes without me knowing "and don't think we didn't or don't love you because we did and still do" my father says as I finally look up to them crying, my father gets up and slides into the booth side with me and my mother, as he hugged me my mother joins in as I sit there crying.

"Y/N!" My mother shouts from the car as I stop on my stoop "next weekend me and your father are going to the zoo and we were wondering if you would like to join us?" She says as they look at me and I nod "alright great we will be here" my father says as they wave me goodbye and I do the same before driving away.