Hi everyone! This is Summer. Ever since I found out that I have a twin sister, I've been e-mailing Marigold and talking to her on the phone. Today, we were chatting online and she suddenly asked me, "Would it be okay if I come to visit?"
I was a little bit surprised, because we'd already talked about meeting and it was something we both really wanted to do. It seemed odd that she was asking me again. "Of course," I replied. "Like I said."
She typed back, "No, I mean, can I come visit right away?"
This startled me, but I replied, "Yeah, I'd like that."
"Great, I'll see you soon!" she told me.
Then there was a pause. Um... I was excited to see her. But I need a bit more information than that!
"Are you coming with your parents?" I typed.
"Nope, just me," Marigold replied immediately.
That seemed... unusual. We're only twelve! I know kids our age fly alone all the time, but not usually halfway across the country to stay with people they've never met! Yeah, she's my twin, but her parents have never even talked to our guardians.
"Your parents are going to let you?" I asked doubtfully.
"Sure, they don't mind," Marigold replied, again really fast.
I don't mean to judge, but that seems kind of irresponsible of them. Marigold hasn't ever told me much detail about the parents who adopted her, but what little she did say seemed positive. Would they really not care?
"I think Inna and Maia will want to talk to them," I told her, trying to be diplomatic.
"Okay," Marigold typed. "I'll have them phone."
Maybe it's just me, but that doesn't seem like she was exactly rushing to get everyone talking. I didn't see any point pushing it, though, so I just asked, "When do you think you'll be coming?"
"I don't know. Soon. Oops, got to go! Love you, Summer!"
I barely had time to type back "I love you too" before she went offline.
Now, please don't get me wrong - I'm really, really excited to meet Marigold. Something about this visit seems really weird, though. I hope everything is going to be okay. I hope she really comes... but that nothing bad is going on, too!
Love,
Summer
Hi Summer!
ReplyDeleteI'm excited for you that you'll be able to meet Marigold, sooner than expected. However, something seems odd. It's odd that she asked so soon, and that her parents are not coming with her.
Do you know where Marigold lives and who her guardians are? I wish you the best Summer, but something seems weird.
Love,
Reese <3
Summer says:
DeleteHi, Reese! I'm excited too, but I'm a little bit worried that everything seems to be so vague and hurried.
Marigold lives in Toronto. Her parents adopted her when she was a toddler. She has no brothers or sisters. I don't really know much about her mom and dad besides that, but she says they're nice and take good care of her. That's why I was kind of surprised that they're just put her on an airplane and send her off.
Hopefully when they phone, we can figure it all out!
Love,
Summer
I agree, it's a little fishy. Yo should make sure her parents talk call and settle everything.
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Summer says:
DeleteHi Nellie! Definitely fishy. I hope Maia or Inna can sort things out with her parents.
They haven't phoned yet, but it was getting kind of late last night when Marigold said she had to go. Maia tried to call this afternoon, but no one answered. We'll try again tonight.
Love,
Summer
Salut, Summer! C'est Sabine!
ReplyDeleteI'm very excited that you'll be able to meet her in person, but it seems rushed. Maybe she is hiding something- a secret- that she wants only you to know about. Something seems secretive about this situation...
Bisous,
Sabine
Summer says:
DeleteHi Sabine! Yeah, I wondered if she's hiding something, too. But what would be so bad that she'd have to tell me in person? I hope she's not in any danger - but given how our life usually goes, I wouldn't be too surprised.
I hope it's just a misunderstanding and nothing is wrong. I am excited to meet her... whenever that happens!
Love,
Summer
Like Sabine, I think, too, that she is hiding something. (What if she's hiding that she can turn into a cat?)
ReplyDeleteAlso, that's really strange how she said, "Hey, I'm coming over right now." Isn't it?
Take care!
Love,
Elizabeth Jane
Summer says:
DeleteHi Elizabeth! Yeah, I feel like she's hiding something too. Maybe it's the cat thing. I... um... haven't quite worked up the nerve to tell her about my shapeshifting yet. So maybe she hasn't worked up the nerve to say anything, either.
Maybe it'll be easier to talk about this stuff in person.
I'm not sure exactly when she's coming. I know she can't come immediately because Ontario is pretty far from Newfoundland, so she'd need to make travel arrangements. It did sound like she would be here soon, though...
I wonder how soon?
Love,
Summer
Hi Summer,
ReplyDeleteBest of luck with Marigold! She may be hiding something, but I always like to assume the best from people. When my mama was little, her parents (my grandparents) used to send her off alone to relatives in Europe- all by herself! In fact, that's how she ended up visiting Newfoundland- the plane to Frankfurt made a refueling stop in Gander.
I hope everything is well with Marigold and that she's just caught up in the excitement and not in trouble. Besides, I don't think an airplane would let a child board without parents or a guardian dropping her off at the security checkpoint.
Love,
Inky
Summer says:
DeleteHi Inky!
I definitely think it's very normal for kids to go visit family members or friends on their own. Some of the girls in our family go visit their biological relatives flying unaccompanied a few times a year.
The reason it seems weird in this case is that Marigold's parents have never even spoken to Inna, Maia, Gia, or Blakeney. It seems like a pretty bad decision to just assume we're trustworthy and ship her off to us. I mean, we could be anybody!
Does that make sense? The weird part isn't that she's flying alone, but rather that she's flying alone to meet people her parents don't know at all.
You're right that she'd need to be dropped off by someone who has custody of her, though. So maybe it's not as worrisome as it seems.
Love,
Summer
P.S. It's very cool that your mama got to stop over in Newfoundland!
Hi Summer!
ReplyDeleteI bet you thought my sisters and I forgot about you all! We didn't and we missed hearing about all your adventures! Our mom was sick for several weeks with shingles and we helped a lot with our human brothers and sister, keeping them company. We then went on vacation with our family and when we got back our human sister broke her upper arm. We have been keeping her spirits up since she is kinda immobilized. But we just got caught up with your posts.
We are so glad Senara is safe and that she is going to be living with you, I hope Sakura can come real soon. We are also glad there will be some order restored within the vampire world. But most of all we are excited about Marigold. How exciting to be a twin! My human brothers are identical and their bond is so strong. It makes me jealous (I can understand where Kiwi is coming from) that I am not a twin. Keep us updated, I have a funny feeling not all is well at Marigold's house. Take care!
Love,
Samantha, Rylan, Ava- Grace, Ainsley
Summer says:
DeleteHi girls! It's good to see you again! I'm glad your mom is feeling better, and I hope that your human sister is doing better now too. I hope you had a fun vacation!
We haven't heard anything more about Sakura, and we don't know where the fair folk are keeping her. We're worried about her, but fortunately they probably won't harm her - she's more useful alive.
Things are going well the the vampire council! Of course, we haven't had any real challenges with it yet, but it's good to have things at a better point at least.
Kiwi and I are fine again, too. We haven't fought anymore, and she's been really understanding about Marigold.
I'm worried about Marigold, too. I hope everything is okay! She's said good things about her parents, so I don't think they'd hurt her... but she's only said vague things, and we don't really know them. I hope she isn't in danger!
Love,
Summer
Rather odd. I hope you figure this out! Just so you know, I nominated you for the I Love Your Blog Award.
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Summer says:
DeleteHi! And yeah, it's very odd indeed.
Thanks for the award nomination. We'll check it out!
Love,
Summer