I sat on the back porch looking at the sun set. Tara went to answer the phone which I had suspected to be Uncle Dan pretending to be the doctor. I brought my knees to my chest and wrapped my arms around my legs. Tara was sitting on the couch talking so I figured it must not be Uncle Dan. I looked back to the sky. The sun was setting and it looked so pretty with the different reds, oranges, and yellows. The back yard of thier house is in a beautiful setting. It has a forest of tress outlinning the back line of the property. There is a fence with a gate leading to the woods in the back. I used to back there when we visited with Kirsten and David when my mom was alive. Just then there was a knock at the porch door. There stood Taylor. "Hey Al. Can I come in?" I knodded my head afraid to speak. God I hope this doesn't call for more yelling. He sat down next to me and looked to the ground everytime I looked towards him. He looked ashamed and sorry but I still sat in silence. "Ali, I'm so sorry I yelled at you in the park. I wasn't thinking straight. I just went along with the first thing that popped in my head and didn't care if it was even true or not. I was wrong." I sat there with no emotion on my face until he finally looked up. "It's not all your fault. I mean by the way I sounded, it may have sounded like I was using you but I'm not, Taylor. I would never lie to you." "Will you forgive me?" He asked looking in my eyes. I dropped my knees to the ground. "I forgive you." Taylor wrapped his arms around my waste and pulled me into a hug. Just then Tara walked in. "I'm real sorry to ruin the moment but, Ali your cell phone started ringing so I picked it up." She handed me the phone as Taylor let go of me. I took it and put my ear to the reciver. "Hello?" I asked. "Hey Al. I tried to call earlier but no one was home." Uncle Dan said. "Call early." I told him. I whisperd "Very." So Taylor coudn't hear. "Okay but make sure to act surprised." I hung up and Tara had left the room. Taylor still sat on the bench. I put the phone to my side. "Well I have to be going before mom finds out I'm here." I stood up and walked Taylor to the porch door. He took one step down and then he turned to me. We were just about eye level then. I leaned forward placing my lips on his. Just as we were about to seperate I placed my hand on the back of his neck pulling him towards me. His arms went around my waste pulling me into him. I opened my mouth letting our tongues move together. I felt warm in his arms and safe, one of the feelings I don't get that often. I let go of his neck and seperated. His arms let go and he turned and walked away. "Night." I said half whisper half yell. "Good night Ali." Taylor said turning back to me and blowing a kiss. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ I sorta pranced into the house with the greatest feeling of happiness I've ever felt in years. Kirsten and David were now in the living room and talking about something. I carried my cell phone with me and jogged up the steps. I opened the door to a half asleep Tara laying on her bed listening to her portable CD player. She was reading a magazine and sprawled on her bed in her boxers and t-shirt. She looked up when I walked in and turned off her CD player. She sat upright and dropped the magazine to the side of her bed. I sat on the end of her bed and folded my legs. "So, I never got here how your date with Ike went." I said trying to clue in that I wanted to hear thw whole story with details. "Well it was alot of fun with him. He's a great guy." She sighed and looked to the ground. I looked at her a little confused but didn't speak. "I've been thinking alot about my future today." She said now looking into my eyes. "I don't really see myself having a normal life in Toledo anymore, I mean look at me there. I work at a Cafe and I've never finished out high school." I could see she was trying to tell me something very important but what I didn't know. "See I've been thinking about moving to Tulsa." She finally spit out. I was in shock. I didn't know wether to feel happy or sad. For one happy because she would fulfill all the wishes she wanted here and two being sad because she would leave me alone with my dad and leave Wishful Thinking. I cracked a smile and let a grin spread across my face. I decided Happy was all that I could feel. "I'm glad you are thinking about it. Besides you'll be closer to family." She obviously couldn't belive I was taking it so well. "About Wishful Thinking." She said now looking me in the eyes. "I was wondering if you wanted to still do that and I would come home for the summer." I was Happy for sure now. As long as we still stayed in contact that was all that mattered. I moved in and gave her a hug. "As long as you stay in contact, I'll live." ~* 3:39 a.m. *~ The constant ringing of the phone by the side of my bed woke me up. I had my blue silk boxers on with a tight long sleeve shirt on. I rolled onto my stomach as the blury numbers on my clock became visible. I groaned at the thought of how early it was and I had only been asleep for 3 hours. Finally the ringing stopped and I heard someone talking in another room. My head fell back into my pillow and just when I was about to fall asleep again. The door to mine and Tara's room opened to a small crack and my Uncle stepped in. I sat straight up knowing what was going on. Tara slowly began to sit up and stretch. "What's wrong, Uncle David?" Tara said in the midst of stretching her arms above her head. Uncle David slowly walked over to my bed and sat down next to me on the edge. "Ali, I'm afraid your father has been in a car accident." I stared in his eyes as if to find more information. I looked to the ground like I would start to cry at any given time. My Uncle wrapped me in a tight hug. "It's okay Al. They said he should be alright but they want you to come home as soon as possible." I pulled away showing particially wet, red, puffy eyes. (I'm a great actor) "The doctor was very kind and booked you for a flight home the day after Christmas." I wrapped my arms around his neck and started to cry like I had just been chopping onions. Tara just sat blankly trying to understand but she was still sad. She didn't know why, I mean she hated her Uncle Jake the most. After so many minutes of constant acting I was able to regain control and Uncle David left. I laid back down and laid on my side so that Tara saw only my back. I pretended to sobb a bit then I finally drifted back to sleep. Back Home Chapter 12
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