Chapter 16: The Plan
1 WEEK LATER…
Desi and Bri arrived home from school one day and were immediately shocked to find that Rez and their mother, Eva Marie had returned home from their trip to New Orleans. As soon as they walked in, they heard Eva Marie’s loud cackle from laughing. Desi and Bri dropped their bags at the door and ran directly to the living room. There, they found Eva Marie, their father, Jackie and their sisters, Toni and Rez, sitting on their circular, black sectional. Mama Red was also there, sitting off to the side, in her rocking chair, smiling. They were all in the middle of catching up, as Eva Marie and Rez were telling everybody about their trip.
“Mom!”, exclaimed Desi and Bri as they ran up to Eva Marie and hugged her. Eva Marie laughed and hugged her girls back.
“We missed you,” muffled Desi, as she laid her head down in her mother’s lap. Rez interjected sarcastically by clearing her throat and asking, “And what about me?”