I Don't Understand
Who's Lillian??
Sunday, 6/14/09
Okay. Why is there a baby bed in my parent's bedroom. This is just getting weird. Where's my family? I am so confused right now.... So I head downstairs and check the kitchen again. There's a box of granola on the counter so I pour myself a bowl and carry it outside. I'll just eat it dry. I didn't notice a back door, neither did I go looking for the back yard. But I hear laughing and splashing from around back, so I decide to go looking. There's a high cast-iron fence surrounding the whole backyard, and my family is inside and dripping wet. I fully round the corner and see. Dad's holding the hose and he's pointing it at Kenzie. She's laughing and trying to run away with no success. But than I notice the yard. As if the house wasn't good enough. Holy Cow.
There's a great big patio with an in-ground pool and a stone fire pit, a picnic table, and sun lounges. Not to mention the well-manicured lawn and flower beds further back. This house is crazy amazing. I almost wanted to check my blood pressure. "Dad stop!" Kenzie squeals "No, look, it's Lina! Really!" Oh no. No no no no no! I throw my granola and try to run. Dad turns around, but he's still holding the hose up, so I get soaked. Very soaked. In fact, the water is directed at my face. I give up. Dad was still spraying me, because he had kind of went into a state of shock. But Damian ran over and turned off the water. "Ouch." that's kind of all I had to say. That water pressure is strong. "Oh my goodness I'm so sorry Angelina" Dad says. He's trying not to laugh at my dripping appearance. I was still wearing my dress from yesterday, I hadn't bothered to change. But now I was wearing a dripping white dress and my hair was plastered down. Yep. I looked lovely. "Thanks, Dad." Sarcasm. Damian threw me a white towel and I started to dry myself off. Wait. Thanks Dad... OH MY GOODNESS! I run over to my Dad and fling my arms around his neck, standing on my tippy toes and getting him sopping wet. I speak quietly. "Oh Thank you, Daddy. Thank you. But..." I pulled away and looked at him. "You have to send the equipment back. It's too much." He pulls me in for another hug and talks quietly into my ear. "My dream is for you to fill your dreams. When your siblings find their dreams, I'll do my best for them, too." My mom greets me "Morning, Lina! We were going to start filling the pool. It should be full by tomorrow." Than I remsber something else. "Cool! Uhm, Hey Mom, I gave myself a tour, and... a baby bed?" Here we go. Mom stands up and goes over to Dad. What is going on. My siblings look at me questioningly, and Dad starts talking. "Well, we were going to tell you guys about that. We kind of hoped you wouldn't find out first." "Tell us about what?" Damian asks warily. Mackenzie and Leigh just look very confused. Seriously though. What is going on!? "So you guys know how we applied to adopt five years ago?" No way! "Well they matched us with a mother just eight months ago!! The baby will be coming to us as soon as she's born!" No... Way... We all just stood there with our jaws on the ground. So many surprises at once. I swear my parents are the best at keeping secrets. Like ever. Than my little sisters squealed and started dancing around "A baby! A baby! A baby!" And now they were singing too... Mom and Dad glowed. Damian sat down in a chair. He looked bewildered, but also happy. I sat down next to him. How had I overlooked this secret? How had I not guessed long ago? Mom and Dad had stopped talking about adoptions, but I never really questioned why. Well, now it fit! The girls were still singing in the background. I looked over at Damian, and he was on his phone. without looking up he asked "What's up Li-I mean Daisy" "Not much. You don't look very surprised." At this he blushed, and I raised my eyebrows. Than it hit me. "Wait a second. You knew?!" He nods, than smiles at me, and gets up to walk inside.
Okay. Why is there a baby bed in my parent's bedroom. This is just getting weird. Where's my family? I am so confused right now.... So I head downstairs and check the kitchen again. There's a box of granola on the counter so I pour myself a bowl and carry it outside. I'll just eat it dry. I didn't notice a back door, neither did I go looking for the back yard. But I hear laughing and splashing from around back, so I decide to go looking. There's a high cast-iron fence surrounding the whole backyard, and my family is inside and dripping wet. I fully round the corner and see. Dad's holding the hose and he's pointing it at Kenzie. She's laughing and trying to run away with no success. But than I notice the yard. As if the house wasn't good enough. Holy Cow.
There's a great big patio with an in-ground pool and a stone fire pit, a picnic table, and sun lounges. Not to mention the well-manicured lawn and flower beds further back. This house is crazy amazing. I almost wanted to check my blood pressure. "Dad stop!" Kenzie squeals "No, look, it's Lina! Really!" Oh no. No no no no no! I throw my granola and try to run. Dad turns around, but he's still holding the hose up, so I get soaked. Very soaked. In fact, the water is directed at my face. I give up. Dad was still spraying me, because he had kind of went into a state of shock. But Damian ran over and turned off the water. "Ouch." that's kind of all I had to say. That water pressure is strong. "Oh my goodness I'm so sorry Angelina" Dad says. He's trying not to laugh at my dripping appearance. I was still wearing my dress from yesterday, I hadn't bothered to change. But now I was wearing a dripping white dress and my hair was plastered down. Yep. I looked lovely. "Thanks, Dad." Sarcasm. Damian threw me a white towel and I started to dry myself off. Wait. Thanks Dad... OH MY GOODNESS! I run over to my Dad and fling my arms around his neck, standing on my tippy toes and getting him sopping wet. I speak quietly. "Oh Thank you, Daddy. Thank you. But..." I pulled away and looked at him. "You have to send the equipment back. It's too much." He pulls me in for another hug and talks quietly into my ear. "My dream is for you to fill your dreams. When your siblings find their dreams, I'll do my best for them, too." My mom greets me "Morning, Lina! We were going to start filling the pool. It should be full by tomorrow." Than I remsber something else. "Cool! Uhm, Hey Mom, I gave myself a tour, and... a baby bed?" Here we go. Mom stands up and goes over to Dad. What is going on. My siblings look at me questioningly, and Dad starts talking. "Well, we were going to tell you guys about that. We kind of hoped you wouldn't find out first." "Tell us about what?" Damian asks warily. Mackenzie and Leigh just look very confused. Seriously though. What is going on!? "So you guys know how we applied to adopt five years ago?" No way! "Well they matched us with a mother just eight months ago!! The baby will be coming to us as soon as she's born!" No... Way... We all just stood there with our jaws on the ground. So many surprises at once. I swear my parents are the best at keeping secrets. Like ever. Than my little sisters squealed and started dancing around "A baby! A baby! A baby!" And now they were singing too... Mom and Dad glowed. Damian sat down in a chair. He looked bewildered, but also happy. I sat down next to him. How had I overlooked this secret? How had I not guessed long ago? Mom and Dad had stopped talking about adoptions, but I never really questioned why. Well, now it fit! The girls were still singing in the background. I looked over at Damian, and he was on his phone. without looking up he asked "What's up Li-I mean Daisy" "Not much. You don't look very surprised." At this he blushed, and I raised my eyebrows. Than it hit me. "Wait a second. You knew?!" He nods, than smiles at me, and gets up to walk inside.
Notes
I promise I'll give you Harry soon!
And I know. Everything in here is very surreal and perfect and impossible. Give it time, it's just the style of this story.
Keep reading, Daisies!
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