New life

Aunt Lisa stops the car engine some time later in front of her house, the same house Marcy had visited every summer for most of her childhood. Marcy always enjoyed the summers at the beach with her aunt, she could recall all the good memories and yet felt no joy after the heart ache and loss she had just gone through. Marcy notices that her aunt is already outside of the car with the bags from the backseat just looking at her patiently giving her the time she needs to process. Marcy opens the door and steps out of the car looking at her aunt she says with a plaster smile "I'm fine" Lisa mimicks her smile and says "okay" as she turn twords the house. Marcy pulls the last box and duffle bag out of the back seat of the car and head inside behind her aunt.

The house is much smaller than she remembered but then again it had been years since she had been here since she was now 22 and had started collage she hadn't had time for summer vacations since she was no longer a child. But her aunt's home was basically as she remembered it with the pictures from her summer vacations hanging in the entry way. Aunt Lisa never had children of her own so Marcy was the closest thing she had to child of her own. She had been married and devorced twice since her aunt was devoted to her business aside from her summers here Marcy couldn't recall a time that her aunt had taken time off for holidays or vacations. Marcy fallowed her aunt into her old room with the box and bag still in hand. This room was different however aunt Lisa had clearly updated her room for her, knowing that she was going to be starting over here with her. The walls were now a fresh painted powder blue and the bed was new, no longer a small twin sized bed it was now a double with a blue and yellow quilt that looked hand made. Marcy ran her fingers across the bed as she took in the rest of the room. " I hope you like it, I had some help updating it for you" said her aunt. Marcy smiles at the fact that her aunt found the time to make sure she was comfortable with everything that was going on. "I also have the papers you need to transfer schools, they are over there on the desk whenever you are ready. I just wanted the change to be as easy as possible on you" said Lisa. Marcy put her box down and hugged her aunt, it was a silent thank you much like the ones they had shared over the last week. Lisa kissed Marcy on the forehead and placed her hands on Marcy's shoulders. " I'm sorry Marcy, for all of this but let's make the best of it let us get you unpacked and then we can get some food" said Lisa. Marcy again smiled at her aunt as they both sat on the bed and started to go through her things. Marcy decided in that moment even if she couldn't be happy she would put a brave face on for her aunt who was trying so hard, this was her life now.