"I don't hate you." I told them looking down at the table. "I'm angry."
No one spoke for awhile when my grandmother finally decided to speak, "If I don't try now, I will miss out even more on the best thing that ever happened."
With her statement I thought of Blake, if I didn't tell him the truth or that I love him...I could miss out on the best thing in my life.
"Everything else was always more important than any one of us..." I told them, regarding to our family as much as Justin's. "…and now what? You see everything differently?" I asked.
"I see my mistakes. Amanda...we are far from being perfect, probably far from being good decent people but I hope one day, you'll give us one more chance to prove it to you." She said while I saw my grandfather squeezed her hand.
I had been waiting so long for this moment. I had wished for it, hoped for it, even cried over it since I was little because I thought I had done something wrong. Now here they were saying it was their fault and asking me for a chance.
I took a deep breath, "You're my grandparents... since I was little I wanted to know you...but that was a long time ago. I'm really...angry and it's going to take more than a little time but... I'll try." I told them. That was the best I could do, try and let go of the past errors and hope for something good in the future.
"Thank you." My grandfather said while my grandmother had a big smile across her face.
I nodded my head while getting up from the kitchen table.
"May I give you a hug?" My grandmother asked me.
I was caught off guard and I didn't know how to respond or what to do. If I followed my head, the answer was simple, no. I wasn't a huge fan of hugs from people I didn't know, whether we were related or not. The fact that I was angry on top of that didn't help at all. I knew my parents wanted me to be polite but they would also want me to be myself.
"Um..." Was all that came out.
"Some other time." My grandfather said with a small smile.
Their face expression showed that they were disappointed but at least I wasn't disrespectful towards them.
My grandmother nodded her head, giving me a sign she understood.
"I'll see you both later." I told them and left the kitchen.
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My Own Way
Romance*This is the spin-off to Runaway Bride. I recommend reading it before starting to read this one.* Locked in a small room with her mother since birth, Amanda quickly learned the dark side of life. Her mother Angela, chained by her ankle, was only a...
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