Lynn

As I watched my grandmother ride with my brother and little sister, I started to reflect on the words that she said to me. Deep inside me, I knew that luck on nothing to do with sports, but...

I stubbornly tried to imagine that it was. But now I see how foolish I really am. If I just accepted my loss then our parents would've never went to jail and our grandmother wouldn't have decided to take my brother and baby sister away from us. I was taken out of my thoughts once Lori touched my shoulder.

"Lynn? Are you okay?" Lori asked. I looked up at her and saw a variety of emotions behind my sister's eyes. She was afraid and I knew that she wasn't the only one. This situation will end badly on us and I knew that it was all my fault.

"No. I'm not." I said. Lori looked surprised for a second yet tried to hide it. Guess she never imagined that I would admit that I wasn't okay. Not like it was surprising seeing how I hide everything in order to keep my image of being a strong woman.

"Listen Lynn..." She started to say until I interrupted her.

"I know...it's my fault that all of this happened." I said preparing myself to getting hit by my older sister only to receive a hug instead. 

"You shouldn't blame yourself for what happened. We all had a part to play for kicking our brother out of the house." she said. I slowly started to hug back and looked at the others. How many would actually blame me for this entire mess? I didn't know, but at the moment...I didn't care. What matters is making things no matter how long it takes.

Rita

I was sitting in the police car watching my daughters try to understand what was going to happen to them. I hated this, but I knew that it was my fault. Why did I listen to my daughter instead of using my brain. I'm supposed to be an adult yet I see that I wasn't acting like one. I also wasn't being what I valued most...a mother. 

If I was a mother, I wouldn't let my daughters work through their problems by themselves.

If I was a mother, I would take charge instead of letting my daughters take over the house.

If I was a mother, I wouldn't ignore my son's side of the story while listening to my daughters.

And If I was a mother, I wouldn't throw my son out towards the wolves while staying in my comfy house.

I failed. I failed at all points of being a mother. Why? Why would I treat my own son like he was a disease? I ignored his side of the story and punished him without knowing the full story. I also let my daughters take charge of the household while hiding in my room like a coward.

I could just imagine how disappointed my father is at me for what I've done. But I'm most disappointed at myself for allowing things to go this far. Lynn is probably thinking the same as me. If only, I could make amends with my baby one more time...

But because of my foolish actions, that may no longer be possible.

Celesta

I was playing with my youngest granddaughter while reflecting on my mistakes with my son. I tried to install in him good parenting skills so he could one day be prepared for children of his own. But instead of keeping my teachings, it seems like it went in one ear and out the other. 

"Where did I go wrong with that boy?" I asked myself. My son. One of the people who I gave birth to. Did something so unforgivable that I'm not sure whether to forgive him or disown him all together. I was cut off from this thought when a friendly nurse came by and told me that my grandson woke up.

As I walked towards his room, I wondered if my grandchild would be okay with living away from his other family members for a while. I  knew that this incident probably wasn't the only one that my son, daughter in law and older granddaughters committed.

I slowly opened the door to see my grandson who looked surprised at my entrance.

"Are you alright Lincoln?" I asked softly.

"I'm fine Grandma." Lincoln said.

"Good. Now I have some news to share about your family and their custody of Lily and you." I said. I noticed how he started to become nervous so I carefully patted him on the back to reassure him.

"Thanks for that. Now what is the news?" He asked.

"I had your parents arrested today for leaving you in the cold." I said bluntly which caused him to look at me with shock.

"A..Arrested?" Lincoln said.

"Yes. They locked you out of the house without a second thought. Besides they surely knew that it was illegal to do such a thing." I said.

"And my sisters?" Lincoln said.

"I left them alone. I wanted to give them time to reflect on their actions." I said.

"Okay and the other news?" Lincoln said.

"I'm taken custody of Lily and you." I said.

"What?!" Lincoln said.

"I'm sorry Lincoln, but I can't leave you with your family any longer. Besides I'm sure that they did other things towards you that will end up sending them to jail for a long time." I said making him flinch.

"I guess that makes sense." Lincoln said.

"Good. Then I'm prepare you for the long journey home." I said.

"Where exactly is home going to be anyway?" He asked. I looked back at him and smirked before saying:

It's a place which fulfills means wildest dreams.

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