Chapter
two: Home at Last:
It took Reese three days to get to L.A. It had been a year since she
had
really seen L.A. Reese was in L.A. for five months during her pregnancy
but she just stayed home most of the time. It just felt weird to be
home
again.
Nothing felt the same anymore. For Reese, the excitement of L.A. had
died.
She had fallen out of its spell. “Must be maturity.” Reese
thought
as she walked down the streets of her old community. A couple of her
old
classmates waved at her. Reese waved back but felt weird doing so. It
was
as if they were just strangers.
Finally, she made it to her childhood home. It looked like a doll’s
house
like it did before. To be honest, Reese was quite impressed with how
the
house stayed the same. She took a deep breath and walked down the
driveway.
The blonde came up to the bright red door. She rang the doorbell.
“Coming!”
a voice called from the inside. Reese swallowed hard as she tensed up.
The door began to open. A woman in her early forties stepped out. She
looked
at Reese. Shocked filled her eyes. “Reese?” the woman asked. The blonde
nodded. Joy flowed through the woman. “Oh my god! It’s actually
you!!!!!”
she exclaimed. Then the woman ran and embraced Reese in her arms. “Yes
mother.” Reese said. “I’m home.” Then her mother took her into the
house.
Her relatives were overjoyed to see Reese again. They hugged
redundantly.
Reese felt a little closed in but managed to keep a smile. Her
relatives
held a big dinner for her return. By the end, Reese just sighed and
shook
her head. “Well,” she thought. “I’m home at last.” Then
she
shook her head again.