Chapter two: The life-changing decision.

At 7 pm, Grace was packing her clothes and the other necessary things, while Mary stood beside her mother trying to figure out what's happening.

“Mom, what’s the relationship between my dad’s death and moving to Miami? I don’t want to leave the place that I was born in as well as most of my relatives and friends are here” Mary said in a sad tone of voice.

Grace stopped packing, looked at the Picture of George that was hanged on the wall, and said “darling Mary, George has a brother who lives in Miami and your father used to tell me for millions of times that if something bad has occurred to him, we have to go to your uncle Gerry”. Grace has continued her talk saying “I know it's hard for you to change your whole life so quickly, but you're my baby and I'm gonna protect you, and doing what your dad wants is considered a protection for you”.

“I’ve got what you mean mom, I can’t believe how he thought about our lives more than his all this time, I love you father enormously, and please rest in peace”. Mary said and looked at her mom saying “I’ll go packing my stuff and sleep, we have a long day tomorrow”.

“That’s my girl” Grace shouted.

While Mary was packing her clothes, she was remembering the memory of when she was a little girl and crying because one of the students had bullied her at school, and then at home George noticed Mary’s tears and shouted “My Mary doesn't cry cuz she's the most freaking brave human existed on this earth and no one is allowed to hurt my soul or she will kick his *** to death, and I'll make sure of that, come here” George opened his arms widely to hug his daughter. Also, Mary has remembered how she was trained as a soldier by her dad to protect herself. Before she got to sleep, she held her dad's photo which was in her necklace, and said: “don’t worry about us dad, your brave girl will protect herself and her mother, love you”.

The night was hard and long on both Grace and Mary, and they were thinking curiously of what the next days are hiding for them.

At 8 am on Sunday, Grace and Mary got on the train that was going to Miami, and when they arrived there they noticed Mary’s uncle who was standing beside the train station’s main gate waving his hand towards them. Mary wasn’t sure at first if that person who’s waving and smiling was her uncle Gerry because she hasn’t seen him except one time when she was four. “It’s your uncle out there let’s go” Grace said excitedly.

Gerry is 55 years who's tall and has gray hair, he's the CEO of the famous company of cars industry “shori”, the company’s name is a Japanese word that means “victory”.

“ I’m so happy to see my brother’s wife and my beautiful niece here, I wish I had met you guys before on good occasions, but let George sleep peacefully and let us go home cuz my wife and son are dying to meet you” George started the conversation.

“It’s glad to see your face Garry after all these years, I have messed being here and I can’t wait to see Sara and little Sebastian” Grace continued her words saying “ I think Mary can’t remember you because she hasn’t come here for years, but she will get to know everyone gradually with days, say hi Mimi to your uncle”.

“Hi uncle Gerry, I’m thankful to you for letting me and my mother live in your house, and I’ll pay for everything when I get a job, I promise you” Mary said farmly.

Gerry laughed out loud and said “ Mary, you're a true copy of your father, dear I'm not a stranger who collects money from people, I'm your uncle who loves you and consider you as his own daughter”.

“Thank you, it means a lot to me being your daughter” Mary replied.

Gerry drove Grace and Mary to his huge villa, which is located in the center of Maimi.

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