I am doing the one thing that I never imagined doing. Now that I am old enough to support myself I am running away. The reason for my flight is simple. It turns out my parents don't love the person that I am. It is not fair. Right now I am making sure that I have everything. Hopefully, I don't get interrupted. Especially by my brother. I am pulled out of my thoughts by a knock on my door. Before I have the chance to say anything my mum enters.

"Hija we need to talk," She remarks.

"It's too late Mama. You should have said something before Dad kicked me out," I snapped.

"You're right but I just want to remind you that you are always welcome to come back if you want," She counters. After what happened last night I may never come back. I know deep down my mum loves me and she wants the best for me but being in this house is not the right thing.

"Thank you Mama but something tells me I will be gone for a long time," I say as I put the last of my shirts into my backpacker's rucksack. With that done I pull the rucksack over my shoulders. My mum reluctantly pulls me into a hug. It doesn't last too long as Carlos joins us.

"Hermanita, I have something for you. It's to remind you that you are always loved," Carlos says as he offers me a little box. I take it and open it to find an emerald and silver crucifix cross pendant. The gesture makes me smile.

I have decided to rip the bandaid off. I am going to meet my mum at a cafe. I tried to contact my dad as well however he is working on a massive case so he couldn't make the time to see me. In a weird kind of way, it is a relief. I don't think I am ready to reconnect with him. Not without Carlos anyway. I am trying my best not to chicken out. In an attempt to soothe my anxiety, I am fiddling with the cross pendant that my brother gave me before I left. I need to relax. I am just accepting an offer. The catch? I am accepting it nine years from when it was made. I take a deep breath.

"Lola?" A familiar voice pulls me out of my thoughts. Well here goes.

"Mama, It's good to see you again," I catch myself telling a white lie. The truth is I really wanted Carlos here in case anything went wrong however like my dad he couldn't be here. He wanted to do some things with TK. Don't get me wrong, I am glad that he found someone. It's just I want backup in case anything goes wrong.

"Yes. There is something you should know. I regretted not being able to back you up on the day that you and Gabriel fought," She breaks the awkward silence that has formed between us.

"Mama it's in the past. Remember how you said I'd always be welcomed back?" I ask. I know she said she would welcome me back but I want to make sure, as I will need as much backup as I can get.

"Yes. Before you can ask, it still stands and there is something that you should know. Your Papa regretted his actions but before he could say anything you left," she replies. To be honest I am not surprised however I want to hear it from my dad's mouth before I do anything.

"That's why I'm back. I want to make amends for what happened," I say as I look through the menu.

"It wasn't your fault. Gabriel was blind to the girl you were meant to be. Unfortunately, he was too late to see that," My mum gets to work on reassuring me. At least she understands what happened. I just wish she stood up for me back then. There is nothing that I can do about it. After all, it is called the past for a reason.

"Thank you, Mum," I responded. With the hard stuff out of the way, we fall into idle chit-chat. It turns out that I might not have anything to worry about until I get the chance to meet with my dad. My head wants me to put it off however my heart is telling me that nine years is long enough. After an hour of catching up over lunch, I have decided that I am going to ask her to help me with looking for a car. I have imposed on Carlos and TK enough.

"Hey Mama I need to look for a car and I was thinking you could help me," I suggested as I sent Carlos a text saying that he shouldn't bother coming to collect me.

"Sure. What do you have in mind?" She asks. Well, the thing is I know I want to go electric since I won't be driving rural again unless someone drags me out there. The last time I went out rural my team and I got caught out by a snow storm. Other than that I have no idea.

"Well I only have the vaguest of ideas but I know where to start. Before you can ask, I want to go electric," I responded. My mum nods as she shows me to her car. It is at that moment I start to fiddle with the cross again. Nine years is a long time to be gone however my mum and I seemed to have picked up where we left off. I feel like there should be more repercussions for my actions.

"I know what you are thinking but I'm not the one who pushed you away," My mum remarks.

"Yes but I should have fought for myself instead of running away," I countered. After what feels like an eternity and a half we have made it to the dealer. After a few minutes of looking my eyes are drawn to a good-looking car. Well, one that I think looks good. With that, I flag down my mum and the dealer. Something tells me that my mum is eager to see if she can get me a good deal. After a long thirty minutes of haggling both my mum and I have gotten to a point of feeling comfortable to buy the car. The only snag is I will have to wait a couple of days for the delivery.

"Thank you so much," I responded to the dealer a little too enthusiastically.

"No worries Miss Reyes," he replies. Well, that is one thing down. We soon left the dealership.

"So where do you want me to drop you off Hija?" My mum asks.

"Carlos and TK's please," I say as we get comfortable. I just want the rest of the day to relax as something is telling me that tomorrow's shift is going to be long. At least I got a few things done and I am finally on my way to making amends.