And now, the moment you've all been waiting for...

I don't think I can recount it all;
when my parents opened the door
and froze at the mere sight of me.

I was never known to such love,
and I guess,
this wasn't an exception.

Earlier on,
I left to a restaurant,
and washed myself as best as I could.

I was soon standing on their porch
with a finger raised
to ring their doorbell.

Nerves bubbled in my veins
and it took all my might
to press that small button.

And as I waited for the door to open,
I felt like running,
but I stopped myself.

Everything went in slow motion.
The door opened up,
and I was met with crystal blue eyes.

I instantly knew,
that the woman standing in front of me,
was indeed my mom.

Everything just stopped
before the woman raised her hand to her mouth,
and stared at me in horror.

Fear climbed up my throat
as a man appeared behind my mom
with a face structure just like mine.

He looked up at me,
froze,
and what happened next, seemed to surprise me more than ever.

He had slammed the door close,
and I was left standing all alone;
their yelling vibrating in my ear.

A tear streamed down my face,
and soon,
that was followed by others.

Salty liquid had filled my eyes,
I stumbled back.
Heart clenched and head pounding.

They didn't
want me,
of course they didn't.

They had left me
for a reason,
and that wasn't bound to change.

So I turned around,
clutching my sweater to my body,
trying to encase the heat.

Cold nipped at my face,
freezing my tears,
and biting my cheeks.

And just walked away,
all hope tossed out the window,
and thoughts for a better life diminished into nothing.

Though it was bound to happen,
and it would be easier to be let down now,
than having them deceive me.

But then something happened,
something so amazing,
my knees felt almost weak.

"Stop, honey! Stop!"
It was the sound of a woman,
I immediately obeyed, and turned around.

It was my mother,
dressed in a winter coat,
and fluffy slippers.

Her hair was a mess,
and cheeks red
from the harsh wind.

"I'm sorry.
I'm so, terribly sorry."
And tears formed in her eyes.

"I won't let him take you away.
Not again,"
she said, wrapping her arms around my shivering body.

I was shocked, to say the least,
and my lips had been sown
shut together from the cold.

"Come on, sweetie. Lets get you inside."
And as she led me to their house,
a sudden warmth had filled my chest.

Though what happened next, seemed to drag on,
and by the words I said,
father's eyes became less cold.

'Cause I told them about my past,
I told them about Riley.
Their sympathy for me was none I'd ever known.

So after they managed to believe me,
saw my scars
and unraveled the news...

They immediately phoned the police
and told them the things
Riley would do to me.

Things he would say,
and the way he would look at me; like I was a drop of water in the scorching hot desert.
He was crazy, and I feared to see him again.

It was a cliche reunion, at least the ending was to me,
and it wasn't until three o'clock in the morning,
that I reluctantly went to bed.

So I'm writing this right now,
as I sit on a guest bed,
with tears splattering on my notebook paper.

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Copyright © 2014 by XCrocusX

Thank you so so much for reading, and please vote and comment down below! I can't seem to express how thankful I am, but... thank you, thank you, thank you!!! So, so much; have a fantastic day/night everyone!!! (And tell me what you think of the reunion. Too cliche? Really predictable? Not realistic? Please comment below and enlighten me with your thoughts! =))