Diane’s mom left her with her aunt and uncle while she traveled through Europe, meeting several men. Diane waited for her mom to come back until she realized the truth when they reunited years later.
“Mom, I want to go with you,” 8-year-old Diane said while her mother, Erika, was grabbing her packed bags.
“I’m sorry, child. I’m going on a business trip.
You can’t come with me this time.
When I come back, we’ll go to Disneyland together,” Erika said to the little girl.
“But where will I stay?” Diane asked.
“You’re going to stay with your aunt Karina and uncle Roger. Isn’t that exciting?
My sister loves you so much,” Erika explained. She drove little Diane to Karina’s house and said goodbye to everyone.
“You’re going to have so much fun here that when your mom comes back, you won’t want to leave with her,” Uncle Roger told her. Diane had a lot of fun, but days turned into weeks, and her mother would barely call once every few days.
She promised to return soon with lots of gifts for Diane, but it never happened.
Years went by, and Diane got used to living with her uncle and aunt. However, she hoped every day to see her mother return until one phone call.
“I’m sorry, Diane. I’m staying here because I met a wonderful man, and we’re getting married.
Italy is beautiful,” her mother explained.
“Ok, but then I’ll go live with you in Milan, right?” Diane asked.
“That’s not possible right now. You have to finish school. Everything here is different.
I think it’s best to plan for you to come here for college. How does that sound?” Erika said. Diane agreed but was disappointed.
She also wanted to see her mother’s new home and meet her stepfather.
A few more years went by, and Diane realized that her mother didn’t want her to come at all. She blocked her mother’s phone calls and told Aunt Karina she was never speaking to that woman again.
Her aunt and Uncle Roger had become her parents in the most important sense of the word, and nothing would change her mind. But during her senior year in high school, Aunt Karina entered her room with the phone in her hand.
“Sweetheart, it’s your mother.
Please, take this call. She really wants to see you,” Aunt Karina explained. Diane agreed reluctantly.
“Hello?” she said after putting the phone to her ear.
“Darling!” her mother exclaimed.
“It’s been so long. I think it’s time for you to come to Milan! Your stepfather wants to meet you, and we’ll tour colleges.
It’s so exciting! Also, you’re going to love Italian boys. They are the cutest and flirtiest.”
Aunt Karina and Uncle Roger encouraged her to see her mother.
“You never know, Diane. This is your chance to see Europe, and maybe, you can patch things up with your mother,” her aunt said.
So, Diane packed her bags and left. She wasn’t sure about this trip, as her mother had become a stranger to her.
But hopefully, Aunt Karina was right. She couldn’t miss the opportunity to see a European city.
But she wasn’t expecting her mother to frown as soon as they saw each other. “What are you wearing?” Erika asked disdainfully.
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