Four months and two hair colours later Mum and I were at the store and I was looking for a new colour. I was thinking purple as I hadn't done that in a while. We were looking around at the different shades when a man came up and my mum froze. He was tall with wide-set shoulders and dark hair.
"Hey Red long time no see." the man said and I looked back to the colours figuring it was a friend from high school.
"Yeah 16 years..." She said to him. They continued for a few moments talking about my mum's slight accent change due to spending so long in England. When I heard the pause and realized my mum needed an excuse out of the conversation.
"Ok, I think I like this reddish-purple. We can go now, mum." I told her. Giving her an out.
"Mom? Must have been some trip to England. How old are you kid?" he asked me.
"I will be 16 in December," I told him not thinking much of it.
"16 huh?" he said more than asked.
"Honey go get some cherries." My mum told me.
"Mum. I'm allergic." I responded.
"Raven." she looked at me and I realized what happened. I looked at the man again and then left.
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Half an hour later I was sitting in the car with her. We had just had a 5-minute car ride where neither of us spoke.
"Was that...?" I trailed.
My mum nodded. It felt like I had been shot in the stomach. Sixteen years. His dark hair and the way my mum froze should have been enough of a tell for me. Two countries. Did he ever leave this town? And still, my father managed to run into us. (11/27/18)
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FantasySo its been 20 years since they met. They just want to have an average life. Their kids have other plans. seven of us are all Formwanderers as they call us "-Apollo Shift. You would think that the pack could just blend into society right? Well, you'...
