Blessings in Disguise by ReShonda Tate Billingsley

Author:ReShonda Tate Billingsley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 2007-06-14T16:00:00+00:00

I had caught the bus straight from Auntie Teela’s to the meeting. I gathered Camille, Angel, and Alexis around so that I could fill them in on the details about my father.

“So if he’s just right down the road in La Marque or Galveston, then we just go there and find him. It’s not like he’s far away,” Camille said matter-of-factly.

I sighed. “Yeah, but what do you expect me to do? I can’t just show up at the next school board meeting and say, ‘I’d like to add an item to the agenda—Hey Mr. Superintendent, I’m your long-lost daughter. Where have you been all my life?’”

“I don’t know about that, but what’s the point in knowing exactly where he is if we’re not going to do anything about it?” Alexis questioned. “Even though he works my nerves, I can’t even think about life without my father. And if something prevented us from being together and I found out he was somewhere, girl, wild horses wouldn’t keep me away.”

I decided to say what was really on my mind. “I just can’t believe he’s been less than an hour away and he has never even tried to contact me. Maybe I should just leave well enough alone,” I said, defeated.

Angel, who had been quiet most of the time, finally spoke. “I think you should go meet him, hear what he has to say. Then decide after that if you need to ever be bothered with him again.”

“We’ll go with you,” Alexis said. She looked around at the other girls. “My cousin is a private investigator, so I’ll have him do a little digging first, check to see if he’s in Galveston or La Marque. Then we’ll see if it’s even possible for him to be your father.”

“Your cousin could find all of that out?” I asked.

“Girl, please. My cousin is the best in the business. If there’s dirt to be found, he’ll find it. Then we’ll see which night they have their school board meeting on. We’ll make sure we’re there early to catch him before he goes in. If not, we can stay late if we have to,” she said.

I stared at my friends. They were serious as a heart attack. It was amazing how close we’d grown over the last year, especially because we were all so different. I couldn’t help but smile.

“It’s great knowing y’all got my back,” I said.

“Always,” Camille said.

“That’s what friends are for,” Alexis sang.

We all playfully groaned. “Please, do not break out into the Dionne Warwick song,” Camille said.

“I’m mad that you even know who sings that song,” I told Camille.

We laughed until Rachel came in and started the meeting.

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