A Strange Day in July

No one really knows how it feels having your parents divorced, until it actually happens. This story begins with a high heart that sinks low, but once again picked up by a loving animal and friend, Odis.

He was the brightest, boy for his age in his class. Five. That's the number of days their parents fought, that's the number of days it took him to realize what was happening, that's the number of minuets between him and his sisters births, and that's the number of days the trip was to his Dads. For his sister and him being twins, they would always do things together, well for the five years they had lived. Never really realizing, how things would change not having your mother and father together. The whole saying "till death do us part," never was made reality in the lives of their parents marrige.

"Bye, Mommy," the twins sobbed together.
"Bye sweets, I'll miss you, and if theres any problems you two just call Mommy okay?"
"Love you." Those were the last words the two childeren said to their mother.

"I love you too,"she pleaded.

The childeren were on their way to experience a great adventure. Their father was ecxpecting them to go last year, but he dissapeared for a couple of weeks saying he went out of the country. Their mother never really did know what happened. Thats why she waited for another year to send her to so muchly loved kids. She always kept the thought in mind that there was something else going on behind the scenes in their fathers world. Although the never wanted then to leave she new it would be best for them to go, and that at this age its an important time in their life.

Arriving at the airport the two kids, walked off the plane with a smile, finally being able to meet their father. Instead of a man, who they would expect to be their Dad meeting them there to pick them up is was a women. "Excuse me, I'm Sam and this is my sister Alex. Our father was suppose to pick us up here, do you know where he mgiht be?"

"I know exactly, and I am..."

"Oh good, please tell us where he is!" They were both so relieved that this women knew there father.

"I'm your Dad's wife........Julie."

"Oh.....okay, ummmm..." Sam and Alex didnt know what to say next, they didnt want to be rude. Understanding that this is the way it was they got into the car with the women, hoping she wasnt lying. And as they got on the road they began to sence something. Where they were heading didnt look like it did 3 years ago.

Driving deeper into the forest, the women, "Julie" never said a word and neither did we. I didnt want to say anything to Alex, to not scare her. But I knew where ever we were going, wasnt right. Another bend was coming up, and I was praying my Dad would pop out of no where and say eveythings okay. I had mistaken. My Dad never popped out, and nothing was going to be alright.

Reaching the house, that part of the shivering jouney looked familiar. There was Dad, sitting on the dock suntanning. How could we forget, especially so much. We better not get lost out here or we are in for a rude awakening.

Sitting down with our Father was awkward, Alex said the first word at the dinner table. After that conversations were carried on, I'd expect my Dad to be more mature than that. Having your 5 year old daughter bring up the memories and conversation, didnt sit quite right with me. He had changed, but I didnt know how. This whole place was strange, today I was walking out by the water, and the rock I skipped out into the water away from me, unexpectingly came skipping back. Lets just say I had a bad day.

Catching up with our Father, great experience for our age. I think hes moving back to our city, and so is his wife, who by the way is actually really nice.