I Love Being Big. 9

The House

We all got in the van and headed to the house. The crew was with us and they were going to tell me how they were going to help make my views come to life.

We parked in front of my old house and got out the car. I walked up the steps of the porch and so many memories came back. Some sweet, but most bitter. I walked into the entrance of the house and into the living room. I just blinked back the tears. The memories of when I used to sit on the couch with granny, the memories of sitting on the couch listening to my mom and Robert put me down. The memories of when Celeste used to hate me.

I walked into the kitchen and more memories came. Me eating while crying because I was made fun of in school and at home. The dining room where I would cry because Robert would make fun of me so bad that I didn't even want to eat.

We traveled throughout the house looking around. My room in the attic was the same. I felt tears fall. Sean held me. I was molested in this very room.

"Okay Ms.Jones, what were going to do is put down new floors down stairs and repaint. We're going to go upstairs and knock down the walls and doors and replace the floors and take out the bathroom. The restroom down stairs will be the only place to use the restroom. The attic will have the tub taken out and we will remodel the whole bathroom. We will take out all the furniture and you can do what you want with it. We're replacing the floors on every floor. We have about 20 guys, so this should take 2-2.5 weeks if we work 6 hours a day." he said.

"Alright. That's great. This job is a $20,000 job. I'll write you all a check right now." I said before pulling out my check book and writing the check.

"I want everything that's down stairs sold. Everything in the master bedroom sold. Everything in the attic sold. I just want to sell everything in the house except the pictures." I said before going in with Sean.

He was carrying a box. I began putting the pictures and my grandma's stuff in there. We then put the box in the trunk. Today would be the day that everything either went to goodwill or got sold.

I told them to take any clothing that was in the master bedroom and in Celeste or my old room and take it to goodwill.

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We walked back to the hotel tiredly. I was exhausted. We had spent all day selling the old stuff. We got $3,000 out of it. I decided to put that in Chitta's collage fund.

They're going to start fixing things up tomorrow. They'll be done with the floors and knocking the walls and doors down my the end of the week. After that, they'll start building it up new. Then Sonia's crew will come in and start the decorations.

I decided that I'll have Tasha, Lucy, and Danielle come work here. Danielle will be working down stairs as a waitress and cashier. The other two will be upstairs. I've decided that Celeste will manage it because she is family and she needs the money. She was talking about moving back anyway. I decided we will hire three more people. Two will work in the kitchen, and the other will be helping serve as a waitress.

I have this all planned out. I just hope it works out in my favor.