Just You Is Enough

Sleepless nights

I already drink my cup of milk and yet I'm here at my bed and couldn't sleep. I sit and sigh deeply.

I made my way downstairs and I can hear some voices like they're whispering. Slowly, I hide behind the huge wall that separating the living room from the stairs. I peek and see my mama and papa talking to mom and dad. Mom and dad, Why are they here at the middle of the night?

I try to eavesdrop to what they are into.

"She's already in bed now. We already called someone to look for her earlier but thanks God she's fine." Papa said and I saw my dad shook his head.

"When you called us, we were so scared and didn't know what to do that's why we've decided to come here as soon as possible." My mom said.

"Don't you think Sam might need a time for herself? What if she goes come with us for awhile?" My dad said and I saw my papa hurriedly shook his head for disagreeing.

"I'm sorry David but I don't think I'll let Samantha go wherever right now. She will stay here for her good sake." My papa said while my dad frowns.

"Are you telling me that Sam is not safe with us?" My dad said to papa. I can feel some tension is about to explode.

Suddenly mama showed at the picture.

"I'm sorry but what my husband is just telling is that, maybe it will help for her if she just stays here. With us, her family because that's what she needs." My mama said and this time it's my mom's turn to speak.

"Rose, I think you're missing something in here. You are not the only family that Sam has because Samantha has us too and we are her family also. We may not be family by blood but we don't need it for us to be recognizing her to be part of the family. We are also her family, ever since she was a kid, I treat her as my own, and we treat her as our own." My mom told mama and that's when James came in.

"You all think it will help my sister? You all speak like it's a battle or debate where Sam is the trophy. My sister needs us and in order to that, we need to be as one in here, sometimes we only think about our situation in life or ourselves but did we ever think about how Sam taking all of this? First, when she found out she's adopted, then when her boyfriend left her. She loses her job than after that her friend died, and then she and her boyfriend got some issues. You know, we didn't even know how she takes having two families, like who is she going to call first? Balancing her time for us? She always made sure to have time for everyone of us and yet there she is upstairs crying in pain and guess what, here we are making everything worse. Can we just at least do this for her? Let's be a one big family for her." My brother said that made my tears fall, but this tears is a happy tears as I saw them hugging one another with a smile.

***

Mom, dad and James slept here last two nights just check me up but have to leave earlier. I'm glad that everything went well. The twins were not home because they're having a swimming lesson. I went to my room to just sit on my bed and watch some movies on my laptop.

Our helper showed up with an unease smile plastered in her face.

"Is there something wrong Dalia? Are you okay?" I ask her and shook her head.

"I'm sorry ma'am but Mr. Harry Wilson is outside waiting for you and he said that he will not leave until you finally wanted to talk to him." she said.