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Odessa couldn't remember the last time she'd seen her mother as happy as she was now. Even when her daughter was getting her life back together or when her old friends came back into the picture, Thalia was happier now than she ever was and Odessa knew why. It was her father. Maybe he was making them both happy again. But Odessa couldn't help but think that it was weird.
It's been years since her dad left. Years since the last time she saw him, and maybe she was the last person to see him. Odessa had to get used to life without him, used to living life like he didn't exist because it was easier than admitting how much she missed him. And now he was back. As much as she loved the fact that he was back, it still felt strange. Was that a bad thing?
But her mom was glowing again. She was smiling bigger than ever. She was laughing more. The love between them never went away even after all the shit he put her through. In a way, Odessa understood. Eli put her through hell. But it wasn't Eli. It was Hawk. It took a lot of work for them to get back to where they were before but she was willing to do it because she loved him.
Walking up that morning, Odessa's sight was a more clear. The broken pieces of her life felt finally put together. She didn't wake up worried or anxious but she woke up calm. It was a new school year. Her senior year. Odessa hoped that she would finally have a year of school without any chaos.
When she walked out of her room, she didn't see her parents anywhere. Not in the living room or in the kitchen. Odessa walked through the living room into the kitchen and then she heard faint giggling. She took light steps toward the back sliding door and she peered through the glass. Her mom and dad were sitting at the table drinking coffee, her mom giggling at something he said. She felt the urge to go out and join them, her hand settled on the handle, but she slowly let it go. Odessa walked away, a faint smile on her lips.
When she walked out of her house, Eli was parked on the side of the road. Odessa smiled big and raced to the passenger side. "Good morning," she greeted joyously.
Eli grinned her way. "Morning, Beautiful." He said back and she climbed into the car. He leaned against the middle console and kissed her. "You look pretty today."
"Thank you," she replied sweetly. She eyed his new colored mohawk. "Aww, you did go with the blue." She said and gently touched one of the spikes.
"Yeah, I couldn't decide between the blue or the red."
"I wish you'd go back purple."
He pouted his lips. "Aww, I'll do purple next, okay?"
"You better." She giggled and he started to drive.
He held her hand on the console. "Okay, what are you most looking forward to this year?" He asked her.
Odessa thought to herself. She hummed. "I can tell you what I'm not most looking to." She replied.
