A Part of Me

Finding out the hard way

     I unlocked the door to my parents cozy home. " Mom , Dad ! I'm here " I called out.

" Oh sweetheart " my mom walked up to me open arms " Come here baby , you look like you've been crying " my mom hugged me tight and kissed my cheeks. She held my chin in her hand " Oh gosh , let me look at you. " she gave me a once over " My poor baby , come come let's get you settled. " I followed mother to the dinning room as she practically dragged me by my arm.

" Oh Anna , give the poor girl some breathing room " My dad had rose up from his seat.

" Oh shoo Paul , this is my baby and she's going through it. Just look at her face. "

I gave my dad a warm smile.

" Yes and I'm sure a overbearing mother isn't what she needs right now " he rolled his eyes at her. I loved my dad , his affection wasn't as coddling as moms but he had his own way of things.

" Come here " my dad gestured for me

" Hey dad " I gave him a hug

" Hey sweetheart , how was dinner " he raised his eye brow and I gave him a puzzled look , but of course he would have known I went to dinner with Mr. White , those two were like two peas in a pod ; didn't miss a beat.

" it was nice "

My mom gave him a slight nudge " Paul , gosh do you always have to be in the girls business ? " he looked over at her

" I wouldn't be a dad if I wasn't " it's so funny to see these two bicker over me , it warms my heart.

" Hey where's Sam ? Is she home ? " Sam was my younger sister , she was home on break from college. I missed her so much , we barely ever got to spend time together when she came down so it would be nice to catch up.

" Yes she upstairs in that room "

" Samantha! " My mom yelled towards the stairs " You're sister is here , come down sweetheart "

" Coming ! " we all made our way to the living room to take a seat.

" Jus ! " Sam came running in the living room and jumped right on my lap. " I missed you "

We hugged , oh how I wish my sister was here when everything happened , we've been updating her , mostly my parents. I just wanted to be able to tell her everything face to face.

" How's it's going sweet face ? " she took a seat next to me and laid across my lap.

" Do you girls want anything from the kitchen? "

" No thanks dad " we both answered

" Okay , come on hun let's let theses two catch up " Mom gave us both a kiss on the forehead and then dad , as they left the room.

" So did you come up with a devious plan to get back at her yet ? "  I rolled my eyes

" No Sam "

" Why not !? That bitch is gonna pay for what she did to my big sis " Sam hopped up off the couch and made her way towards the mini bar. She began to pour us both a drink.

" Here " she handed me the glass. " I can't freaking believe her Jus ! You know I always knew something was up with that girl , all those long hours at work those business trips. " she made air quotes with her fingers.

" Hey pour me another " I handed her my glass.

" I mean what did she have to say for herself ? " she walked back over to me and sat down. We sat Indian style on the couch to face each other.