Where i need to be part 11 (original size?????PLEASE??????)
There were so many family members in one room! they ranged in age from a newborn baby to a man who i could have sworn was 100. He shakily lifted his arm, pointed at me and said,
"Catherine? Catherine is that really you?" his eyes started to well with tears. My grandma- er- Eugena rushed over to calm him. (it was hard for me to call a person who hadn't really talked to me grandma)
"No Richard no this is her daughter, Scarlett." she said turning to me and beaming. Brandon hadn't said anything in a while but he was still right behind me, just in case things went bad.
"Hi everyone...." i said waving to -my family.
Suddenly people started to stand and walk over to me and introduce themselves. The first woman was the one with a new born baby. As she got closer she was really young. Maybe 20. And her other hand that wasn't cradling a baby was holding a 3 year old's hand. What i assumed her husband was behind her.
"Hi Scarlett. I know this must be werid but we'll try and introduce ourselves and hopefully you'll remember. I'm carolann. I'm your mother's sister's daughter. This is mary," she said shaking her hand to motion that it was the two year old. She had a light and beautiful classic southern drawl. "And this is Idamae. And this is my husband Jim." She said taking my hand and squeezing it showing me that it would at be okay. "Hello Scarlett. Welcome to the family!" Jim said with a booming laugh. I had to laugh because for once i felt relief. There was another family behind Jim and they introduced themselves. "Hi Scarlett I'm MaryLou your mama's sister. These are my two girls, Aliie Mae, and Lacy Leigh . They're twins. And this is my husband Zachariah." Then the two girls spoke. They were entirely different. Aliie Mae had blond hair, fair skin, she was thin, and medium height and the Merchant green eyes. She was gorgeous."Hi mama only calls me Allie Mae, everybody calls me allie. How do you do?" she said speaking only to Brandon and pushing me aside so he could kiss her hand or some werid ritual. She put her hand in his and Brandon gave me a quizzical look and put her hand to his lips. "Allie please! Were here to welcome Scarlett too!" Lacy Leigh said and then her voice dropped low and she said something to allie in a whisper and she was visibly appalled. Lacy Leigh pulled her sister away from Brandon. "Hi. I'm Lacy." she said to the both of us. I was starting to like her better already. Both girls had light southern accents as if they only spent part of the year here. Lacy had dark black hair like me and the green eyes. She was also thin but short, like me. She gave me a wink and then the next person introduced themselves. "Hi sweetie. I'm Marybelle your mama's sister. I don't have any children. My husband died a few years back, but he would have loved you because you look just like a real Scarlett O'Hara. Especially with those earrings! Where on Earth did you get them?" she said inspecting my ear. I looked up and behind me smiling at Brandon. He smiled back smugly. I was starting to get tired so i leaned up against him."A great friend gave them to me." i said turning one earring in my ear. "Hi! I'm Harry your mama's brother. This is my wife, Cara Lee and these are your children, "he said gesturing to the little kids who were hanging on their parents legs. This is Jimmy Lee, Kelly Rae, David Ryan, and little Bonnie." they each smiled at me when their name was said and the family sat down. "Hello my dear. I'm sorry i mistook you for your mother when you first walked in. I'm your Grandmama's brother, Richard." he said grabbing my hand and kissing it. The woman pushing his wheelchair said, "I'm his wife Elizabeth Howard. Nice to meet y'all." she said ppushing Richard back to his spot. "Hi! i'm Michael!" said this 14 year old kid who was next in line."Michael wait a minute! Hi, I'm Sara Frances your mama's sister. This is my son Michael, James, and where'd Timothy and his friend go mama?" she said looking around me and Brandon to look at Eugena. "Oh let them play! there goin to university soon!" she said in reply. At that moment 2 guys about 18 walked in. "Hi mama! soorry!" said the one boy going toher one side and kissing her on the cheek." This is Timothy, he's 17, James here is 15, and Michael is 14. Oh and this is Luke. Timothy's friend." she said gesturing to a really hot guy. He had short cut brown hair, slightly spiked in the front, and he was muscled. HELLO GORGEOUS????? he looked at me and smiled. "So i'm not the only new comer." he said with a small laugh. No one else in the room laughed.
Eugena came forward. "So this is your family sweetheart. Now it's your turn to talk." she said putting her hands on my shoulders. "Oh and i think you already know but in case you don't I'm your grandmama and this is grandpapa, You don't have to call us that if you don't want to." she said pulling Timothy next to her. "Thanks. Um where do you want me to start with my story?"
"Start at the begginin!" said michael and everyone laughed.
"Well," i said sitting down in a chair in the large antiqued dining room. Brandon got a chair next to me. He patted my hand, knowing what a burden this story was. He would've done more, but he didn't have a southern manners handbook.
"Um well you know how my mom ran away at 16, she was running through an airport in new york city (there were a number of gasps in the room)and she and my dad collided into a stack of Gone With the Wind books. They got on the same plane to Oregon and they got married in a chapel the next day. They had me nine months after they were married and got divorced the day i was born. I lived with my mom for a little while but then," i started to get choked up."She went insane. She is a certified schizophrenic and she suffers from anxiety disorder. She turned to drugs and alcohol, so i went to live with my dad. When i was 11, she went to prison for 6 years on the charges of intent to sell and assulting a police officer. I've lived with my dad ever since." i said tears running freely now. "and i've always wanted to know where she came from and last year Brandon "i stopped and gestured to him. He smiled goofy and i continued. "came up with this idea. I work until i got 900 dollars and i would drive down here to meet you all. Plus i had to ask my mom for names before i left. So on my last visit to her, she told me her parents names. i asked if she had any siblings and she switched personalities. Then i needed someone to come with me and that someone became Brandon. My dad knows I'm here he's angry but he can't do anything because i turned 18 today. So thats it." there were happy birthdays but everyone was crying by this point. I could understand why. finding out the person you thought was alright and happy is a drug addict and mentally ill isn't all that fun.
"Now it's our turn honey. To tell you a little story." said Eugena.
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