ouse. It had been an oversized princess-styled bedroom before until she got her parents to renovate half of the room for me. So now instead of just pink walls, pink wardrobes, pink closets,

use is a home away from home for me. Although in my parents' humble home, we couldn't do all those restructuring and renovations

. "I'm sure Bianca's parents have mi

and her parents I have missed my own dear mom

lip out. "But we'll go back to school together promise me! And

d with my pinky on my

The taxi driver put my things in the car tr

obhan's dad. "And thanks mom, I

y waved me off before getting

move to the more wealthy parts of the city. Don't get me wrong, I love dad and I wouldn't wish for another dad. And believe me, I'm not complaining because I understand that if you take out the taxes dad has to pay he doesn't have much of his salary left and mo

houses are more modest, occupied by middle-class families some of whom

e. Even before the driver cut the engine mom burst throug

ck inhaling my mom's sweet homey smell and like I suspected s

going back to his car. With a tip of his cap, he drove off. Mom took one look at

ughed. "Siobhan insist

he still wants us to shop t

he others. Mom's cat, Fiona, rubbed herself against my leg as I walked in. I breathed the lovely smell of home. Dad wa

ly bursting with the new clothes I bought. I made a mental note to select the cl

to go downstairs to give mom the highlights of

. She picked on

ave you go

t my things a

ring. Is m

about to join her there to pr

orrow. Don't forget we are going

g forward to seeing her again. Although shopping with Siobhan is like taking a new

discussing something an

t for as long as I've known her they never pay much attention to her for

," I said to calm her. Fiona came i

oice dropped conspiratorially. "And guess what Andre

r the next two weeks, the only name I'll be hearing is Andre Rios' and I am not happy a

" I a

l yes that and the fact

or Saturday I don't see how seeing each other might be possible." And if my guess is right which I know it is, Siobh

Love always finds a way. Oh, shit, we

rig

ter the front door swung open down

my litt

hrew my arms around him. Well, dad's arms are b

t all the boys were throwing them

wis

smile. "Let's take any discussions about Mainland vacation

o the kitchen where the dining table was set. I sat with my parents, God I've missed them so muc