Chapter 7
The Big Day
I woke up to the sound of some one screaming, I quickly jump out of bed and run over to my door, I look out nothing, the screaming had stopped. I walked back into my room and started to pack the items that I had with me in a bag that I guess I had with me when I got in the center. I grabbed the amulet, on the table and put it around my neck, I put the bag over my shoulder and walked out of the room, I got to the door and looked back, and I took a deep breath and slowly closed the door. I walked up to the counter and started to talk to the nurse.
"Good Morning Nurse."
"Oh good morning Farseena, Dr. Goodwin has told me you are leaving today."
"That is correct."
"Before you leave he wanted to talk to you."
"Oh alright do you know where he is?"
"He is in his office dear."
"Thank you." I walked toward Dr. Goodwin's office and bumped into Erica. She had the same look of sadness on her face. I smiled at her and kept on walking. I reached Dr. Goodwin's office and gently knocked on the, and waited until he responded. "Come in" I heard, I stepped in the office.
"You wanted to see me before I left?"
"Yes Farseena, I looked over Erica's file and I don't see why there would be a problem with you adopting her. Come back in a couple of weeks and we will see what we can do." I nod and then walk out of the office. I start to walk toward the main doors to the center. As I was walking toward them I could feel my heart race, my breath seemed like it was getting shorter. As I walked closer, it felt like my heart was going to stop, but I slowly continued to make my way toward the door one-step at a time. As soon as I got to the door, my heart still racing, I put my hand on the door handle and pulled. Started to walk through the door, and turned and looked back at the center. I was free. I was free to roam the world once again. I stood at the entrance of the door just trying to catch my breath. I look around I saw a car pull up near the entrance, I see my sister Dasner, get out of the car.
"Ready?" She asked.
"Ready than I will ever be." I responded back. I hopped into the car in the passenger's side, she climbed into the driver's seat, and we drove out of the parking lot. It seemed like we were in the parking lot forever. When we got to the end, everything changed. Trees and other cars surrounded me, I was trying to remember where I was, but nothing was clicking. Driving down the road, trying to figure things out, it seemed like I have been here before, but I just did not know when and how I have been here before. I then remembered what Dr. Goodwin said about Erica.
"Dasner"
"Yes Farseena"
"I need to go back to the Mystical Creature Center in a couple of weeks."
"What for?"
"I was told to go back to talk to Dr. Goodwin."
"Alright, we can do that." I smiled and then we pulled into a driveway, connected to a house that was very large. "I live here?" I asked.
"No you don't live here, this is where I live. You will be moving into an apartment in a couple of days, most of your things are here, so for a couple of days you will be living with me." I nod and step out of the car I grabbed my bag from the car closed the door and just stared at the house. Then I thought I am around family, I am around friends I am finally free, but it still does not help I am still half-feline. Just play it cool Farseena, just play it cool and you will be able to get along with them. Danser steps out of the car, and starts to walk toward the door. I follow her and walk up the steps. She walks up to the door and unlocks it. She steps inside and I follow her.
"Follow me and I will show you to your room." She said as she started up the steps to the second floor. I follow her up the stairs, looking all around, I was led through a long hall and at the end of the hall was my room. She slowly opened the door and stepped inside.
"Here you are, this is where you will be staying for the next couple of days, or until your apartment is ready. I am going to go start dinner, my family should be home soon, and they have been waiting anxiously for your arrival. I will leave you alone so you can unpack; dinner will be ready at five." She walked out of the room. I looked around the room I threw my bag on the bed, and sat down next to it. I looked around the room some more there was a clock in the corner ticking away, it read four-o'clock pm. I started to dig through my bag, and pulled out my journal and started to write, about all of the things that had happened to me in the past few weeks. I sat there are wrote for what seemed like a while, when I heard a knock on the door. I look by the door and Danser was standing there.
“Dinner is ready.” I nodded at Danser, closed my journal, and followed Danser down the hall and down the stairs into the dinning room. I look around the room and I see Danser's family. She had a husband, two sons and two daughters I smile at them all and looked around for an empty chair.
"Are you Farseena?" The youngest little girl asked me
"Yes I am Farseena, what is your name?" I responded back.
"My name is Cornelia. They call me Delia for short. But you can call me Cornelia if you like."
"Ok Cornelia, how old are you?"
"I am 8 how old are you?"
"I am 18." Danser walked in.
"Farseena" Said Danser I look at Danser "How about you sit here next to my husband Peter." I took a seat next to peter, and smiled as I sat down.
"Hello Farseena, have not seen you for awhile, how have you been?" Asked peter.
"I have been good peter thank you." I wondered where I had seen Peter before; I looked over at the wall and waited for Danser to take her seat. She came over sat down and set a bowl of mashed potatoes on the table. She held out her hands Peter grabbed one and Cornelia grabbed the other. I put my hands out and Cornelia and the youngest son grabbed my other hand.
“Dear father” Danser began “We thank you for the food that is before us, and we thank you for letting Farseena sharing this meal with us, and may she find peace within our family and find the courage to step into the world and start a new life. Amen”
“Amen” The rest at the table repeated. We all let go of hands and food started to pass around the table. We all shared a very nice dinner together, and then I felt that I was among family.

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