I drove with my dad and step mom to the airport, it was freakishly cold. Ice spread all across the highways. Thank goodness my travel agent agreed to call my dad or I if there were any delays. My mom step dad and grammy were catching up to us at DIA. I had on my huge brown suede jacket lined with fur. I made sure to war comfy shoes and clothes because you never know how the seating was gonna be on a plane. Saying my good byes was easy than I thought. A tear or so but that was it and I was off. My set of parents kept showering me with praise telling me how they were sooo proud of me. But I just kept thinking, if your proud now wait till I get back with passing grades, new entries on my resume, oh and presents. Going into TSA of course there would be an issue but lets thank Jesus it was a small one basically co-workers taking their authority way too seriously.
So I got to my gate and waited and waited and waited. While sitting there I opened to envelopes my dad’s and my moms. Tears started streaming down my face. I’m sure others thought it was a love letter from some one I adored. But in a way these were letters from my loves my best friends, My moms letter was written in a present tense, she wrote it as she was making the 1.5 hour drive to the airport. She stated how proud she was of me and how she was going to miss me. She mentioned some of the struggles I had conquered and how this trip was going to be similar. She mentioned the achievements I had earned an how my adventure is one of those achievements. My dad’s letter expressed how in a way he was over joyous of the new sights, smells, tastes, and experiences I would have. He then began to express how he had some sadness because it had seemed our relationship was just renewed and now I was leaving. That’s when the tears began to drench my face.
Both letters ended in an identical way, cheerish “ I love you forever, I like you for always, as long as I’m living my baby you’ll be.”
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