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{Eula... Eula} Kris called out to her, she had been quiet since they left home for the airport, her cousins had begged him not to let her leave as they would miss her dearly, but he had no right to do so as Eula was old enough to make her own decisions and his sister had told him to help Eula reach her father if ever she wanted to
feeling the light Pat on her shoulder Eula took of her head phone and turned to her uncle
{you haven't spoken a word since we left home, are you having second thoughts} he said with a face filled with worry, he knew how much that man hurt his sister and he was strongly against his niece going back to him but he couldn't say or do anything contrary to what he had promised his sister
{I know you are worried about me but for me to grow up I have to leave my comfort zone and besides I always wanted to know my father so...} she smiled as she spoke, hopefully everything will work out fine
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after a 3 hours flight she had finally arrived in New Orleans, Eula dressed in a white crop top with long sleeves and a baggie pants paid with a white snickers, she had a jacket placed on her navy blue suitcase and a backpack of the same color was hung on her shoulder, walking out of the Lake Front Airport she took a deep breath
{this is it the start of something new} Eula said to herself as she reached the exit of the airport
{Grayson...} the voice of a girl in her early 20's was heard from behind Eula following the hurried footsteps of the girl, her suitcase hitting the back of Eula's legs cursing her to trip
{jezz! are you alright} with a hand around her shoulder a deep masculine voice asked as he stabled the almost falling Eula
{yeah I'm alright... thank you } she said still trying to process what just happened
{ OMG I am so sorry I was in a hast that my suitcase almost tripped you over} with an apologetic smile the girl said to Eula
{uummm no problem it's all thanks to him that I didn't fall over... thank you, uummm I will get going now} without waiting for either of them to reply, Eula pushed her suitcase and walked out to the airport, spoting her father waving to her she walked to him and borded the vehicle and he drove off
{Juliana Ava Grayson... when would you stop being childish you are twenty already, you almost caused someone to get injured... } Skyler was irritated by his overly energetic cousin, she was always creating problems for him to solve, the thought of him being in the same place with year for the next three years was given him severe headache
{I am sorry... I didn't mean to cause trouble... I was only in a hast to catch up with you as I thought you would leave me behind.... I...} Juliana was so anxious to explain, she knows he would get irritated at her, disaster always followed her when ever he was around
{hand the suitcase over and go to the car...} without looking at her again he collected the suitcase and walked to the car and when she got in he drove off
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{So how was the journey from Arizona} Eula's dad spoke as they hit the road
{it was alright } up untill this moment she had not closed her eyes to rest but now she felt very tired, maybe it was just an excuse to not engage in a conversation with her dad
he noticed she was not interested in talking {you can close your eyes for a while I will wake you up when we arrive}
{thanks Dad }
{uummmm} he replied with a smile
as Eula shut her eyes and the car became quiet, both of them lost in their own thought.
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The father and daughter pair arrived home after 30 minutes
Rhonda Clifton Jr., Eula's father was married to Elizerbeth Oli Peterson and they had two children together, Roosevelt Anne Clifton and Ricky Dan Clifton which were seventeen and fifteen respectively