Gift Summer Gave Me

ow adjacent to her king-size bed and the birds chirping endlessly as they jumped from tree to

ys. After an early dinner with her mum, she had gone straight to bed, tired from the flight back home. Wak

ng rays to kiss her face, no birds chirping, and worst of all, she had to wake up pretty early to prepare for class

s any of her stuff that was out of place or miss

longer needed. Like she needed any help. Her reading desk beside her window was just as she kept it. She

her last supervision. Her foo

they didn't seem as thou

her way to the bathroom to brush her teeth and wash her face. Soon she

rt." She greeted, as soo

irror adjusting her gown turned to her daughter with a smile.

nite with my bed again." She replied as she twi

yesterday's flight so I let yo

d for some swimmin

"Swimming and h

e separated from the waters?" Cassidy shook

eakfast mum? I

bedhead and I bet you haven

f God, of course, I have brushed my teeth!" S

eady served, let's head to the dinin

m a questioning look.

m replied as they wa

able, Cassidy flew to the covered c

heese!! How I h

as her daughter dived into t

uld make Cassidy lose her appetite. S

a sip of her tea and fou

gry?" She asked with a mouthfu

cided to leave mine for you to feast on, how 'bout

know Mum, it didn't appear as though you snooped around my

t her daughte

privacy. You are an adult and sh

assidy gave her mum her swee

making a mental calculation on how she was going to

g, Cassidy sat on a couch in the li

e handed her a ticket and looked away

to San Francisco?" Her mum nodded. "Why

owed and continued. "Your dad wants to spend some t

up. The look on her face was murderou

but she shoved them. "I can't believe you

r holiday in San Francis

places to spend my holiday, why h

" Jenn reminded an

he's

us when we needed him? For being abusive or

e a tough nut, no doubt. But she

to make amends. He was just frustrated

ave him just like that?" Cassidy's blood was getting heated.

esides," She chuckled and went on. "He promised to spoil you when you get to San Francisco. Plus,

the second chance that her mum was offering him but trust Mrs. Jenn Stewart, her heart was the softest she had ever

and slumped

ss, it's just a month and som

ven before I come back. For crying out loud, I haven't even spent up

gree if I had told you b

I can't bac

am just pleading. Do i

er feet. Her mum was hauling her away to a place she had no idea if it was safe for her at all. The way she had immediately trusted the man that abus

replied, relief writ

his hands on me or if I notice any of his old behaviors. Plus you will ne

n replied w

an it

nothing of that s

know him th

olding her handbag. "My baby

being hau

's not l

care mu

s tomorrow

hands across her chest. "You can't

will miss you so much. You think I am

ot, then why

would have time to come pick you up is tomorrow morning. The company he wo

. Good thing I haven't unpacked.

will be, fine cupcake, I promise. Let me rush off

er head. "No, I

ack before y

managed a smile. "H

needed time to process it all and understand that she was just trying to reunite

. She opened the gigantic gate as her mum e

out. Cassidy waved back and closed the gate. She

ak the sad news to her friends,