Gwendoline Saline: The Alien (Complete)

Chapter 12: Home Sweet Home

When we finally got to Archer City, we were all tired. Justin and Rowan left us as they started towards town to get an apartment, but before they did Justin pulled me over to the side.

"Hey..Tara. I was wondering if you would erm..Like to be my..girlfriend." He said. I smiled at him.

"Yes." I told him. His eyes lit up.

"Yes!" He said jabbing his elbow down in a whoo hoo motion.

"I mean....Yea that's cool." He said and leaned to the side only to fall over.

I held my hand over my mouth to keep from bursting out laughing. He blushed as he got up and I kissed him. He was shocked at first, but eventually wrapped his arms around me.

When we pulled apart, I saw Andrew and Rowan staring at us with smirks on their faces.

"What did you two do?" I asked eyeing them suspiciously.

"Nothing." they said at the same time. I glared at them.

"You sure it was nothing? Those smirks don't look like nothing." Justin said.

"Yea. We are sure." Rowan said and they burst into laughter. I looked at Justin and he shrugged.

"Well come on Rowan we need to head to town to try and get an apartment. I'll see you later Tara!" Justin said as he took his little sister's hand.

I turned towards Andrew and gestured for him to follow. He smiled and bounded after me.

When I finally got into my neighborhood,I smiled and ran towards my house. It looked just as It had when I left. I went up to the  door and knocked on it.

I heard someone inside said "I'm coming!"

The door opened and I heard a gasp. My mother didn't give me time to say anything. She immediately hugged me. I smiled as tears of joy came to my eyes. I hugged her back tightly. My father looked at my mother.

"Who is it dear?" He asked.

"Our daughter has come home." My mother said. My dad came towards me and hugged me as well.

"I missed you guys." I said to them.

"Come in sweetheart." My mother said and then noticed Andrew.

"Andrew! How are you?" She asked him

"I'm okay Mrs. Yokley." He said

"Well come in come in." She said. He smiled and walked inside with me.

"So, you have to tells us everything that happened." My mother said.

"I will, but umm... first I have business we need to deal with." I said

"What is it?" My dad asked.

"Andrew's parents are dead." I said. They gasped.

"Oh Andrew! I am so sorry!" my mother said as she went to hug the boy.

He smiled at her.

"It's alright." He told her with a reassuring smile.

"So, what does this mean?" My father asked.

"I want us to adopt him." I told them.

"Of course! He was already a part of the family." I mother said.

"I'll go and work out the paperwork right now." my mother said as she started towards the courthouse. Andrew smiled and so did I.

My life had turned out great and we became a family. Andrew, My mother, my father, and I became a family. I was home. I was finally home.

This is my story. Sure, I had hard times of pain, but it turned out alright. I would not change a single thing that has happened to me, not in a million years.