Tyler started packing her things. She stopped as she picked her favorite dress. This was the dress her Momma T bought for her 15th birthday. Her tears started flowing down her cheek as she was remembering the times when she was with her family. She missed them so much that sometimes it just doesn’t feel right being with Janice. She couldn’t believe how she reacted the way she did two days ago when she told her mom about the trip. She thought that maybe she was just so overwhelmed with the freedom she’s experiencing now that she forgot to consider her moms’ feelings. She looked at her desk and saw her phone. Bette and Tina had been calling her since that day but she rejected the calls and ignored the messages. She just doesn’t know how to respond or what to tell them but it’s more of her pride. She doesn’t want them thinking that she’ll always be the same person she was before.

    After the operation, all she wanted to do is go to places she’d dreamed about and do things she wasn’t able to do before. She was disappointed with the restrictions her parents were giving her up until now. She took she phone and thought of calling her parents. She looked around the room and disregarded the phone thinking that she doesn’t want to ruin her vacation, "besides, I’ll only be away for two weeks. They’ll see me by then," she whispered to herself.

    She finished packing and lied down on top of her bed. This had been her room for the past weeks and so far she had liked it. Janice had also been somehow good to her and she never failed to give Tyler the things the she needs. Just as her thoughts were celebrating, her phone rang. She looked at the caller ID that showed her Aunt Alice’s name.

    "Hey, Aunt Alice! How have you been?" Tyler asked, excited to finally hear from one of her moms’ best friend.

    "Aunt, yourself! I told you don’t ever call me that!" Alice said as she was teasing her niece.

    "I’m sorry you just sound so old just now," they both let out a chuckle. "Seriously, though, how are you?"