
03/01/2025
AT 15, I BECAME SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR MY YOUNGER SIBLINGS—12 YEARS LATER, OUR PARENTS SHOWED UP AT MY DOORSTEP
I was 15 when my parents suddenly and hurriedly packed their things right in front of me. “WE’LL CALL CHILD SERVICES, THEY’LL TAKE YOU AWAY,” my dad said while packing his suitcase. I didn’t fully grasp what was happening until I had MY LITTLE BROTHERS (5 and 6) TO TAKE CARE OF.
That day, my life turned upside down. Years of living in foster homes, being separated from my brothers, poverty, the streets… I went through all of that just to reunite with my parents 12 years later.
*Knock, knock, knock!* I opened the door and saw MY PARENTS standing there with two suitcases. I couldn’t believe it.
My mom SMILED and said, “HELLO, DARLING!”
I stood there, frozen in disbelief. They had the audacity to show up now after all these years?
"CAN WE COME IN?" my father asked, still smiling.⬇️ See less See less