Dear: Who Now?!

Chapter 12

Half an hour later, we're sitting in a parking spot, in front of an apartment building with others just like it surrounding us. It's been five minutes and we haven't made any move to go anywhere. I look over and mom's nose is in her phone again. Suddenly, she looks up and lets out an excited shout before jumping out of the car and running off. 

Confused, I look where she took off to and see her with her arms wrapped around someone's neck. Slowly, I get out of the car, walk around to her side, close her door and veeeeerrrrryyyy slowly approach. 

It's like my mothe forgot all about me. She's very high energy and very animated while talking to this person... This person who I have never met, haven't been introduced to and is still only talking to my mother. 

Being extra, I give a little cough and suddenly I have four eyes on me. "Ohhhh! This is my daughter Ophelia!" Mom tells the man in front of her. He looks at me, nods his head a little bit and gives a short "hi". Ignoring his greeting, I take him in. He's - well a guy! I suck at the whole describe-y thing. Okay, so he's not like super tall but slightly taller than my mother - so like five foot something. And man is he UGLY! He looks like a wider in all diameters, version of Sugar Bear (Honey Boo Boo's dad). I wrinkle my nose in disgust and then realize that mom's telling me who this fool is. "- Blade and we went to highschool together!" She finishes and smiles happily. He gives an ugly laugh of his and talks which surprises the hell out of me because I thought he was going to have a super deep voice but it's the TOTAL opposite! "Yeaah, So I've known your mom a looong time! And I'm her best friend!" He says and scrunches his face up (which makes him look constipated) but mom just laughs. "Nah! You're more than that and you know it!" She says and jokingly glares at him. He laughs and says "Yeaaah I know." And then we stand there in silence a few moments before Mr. Bright gets a bright idea. "Oh! Y'all wanna come upstairs? The girls are up there and they can't WAIT to meet you!" He tells my mom. Being completely ignored, I just follow them and listen to them talk. How could my mother ever befriend someone like this? And like when? And also - She has (had?) friends? I'm so confused. Grabbing our suitcases, we - well I drag mine up the stairs while mom's friend carries hers - Idiot!

I let out a huff as I finally get my bag to the top and notice the other two are already gone! Beyond annoyed, I look around and see a door almost right in front of me open and I hear voices coming out. Dragging my suitcase behind me, I peek in and see my mom so I step in too and am immediately attacked!

"Hiya! I'm Khayla!" Before I can even look at her, I'm being hugged. A minute later we separate and look at eachother. She's the same height as me. She has coppery colored hair and green eyes. She's just as big as her father. Before she can say anything else I hear the others and this time it's another female voice but it isn't my mom. 

"Ooooo so THIS is Ophelia?" A woman that looks JUST like Khayla appears in front of me and is glaring at me in disgust. Her facial expression and the tone of her voice don't match at all! She looks pissed but sounds excited. I nod my head and she greets me. "I'm Khayla's mom - Kayla!" She tells me before squeezing the shit out of me. She's even bigger than the other too and hideous as well! She looks like a runaway clown or something! When she pulls away, she looks at her daughter. "Why don't you take Ophelia outside and let us talk." With that, she practically pushes the two of us out the door and closes it behind her- then I hear a lock click and now I'm terrified. Khayla laughs and tells me to follow her, with no other option, I do and she leads us to a little field with a hill and a tree. We go down the small hill and sit in the grass - That's when my torture begins!