“oh my god.” the words that fell out of her mouth replayed in her head over and over again. oh my god, oh my god, oh my god. she had not actually expect the impulsive path to lead her to her daughter. but there joanna was, standing before her, a fully grown woman. sydney was in shock just by staring at her but she would not dare look away. in her mind, there was nothing else in the world more important than looking at. the world around her had fallen silent- she couldn’t even hear the party anymore. there she was.. her joanna. her little, beloved joanna. the very first person that taught sydney just how unconditional love could be. the word mommy was uttered so quietly but she heard it in surround sound. “joanna!” syd repeated, both hands flying to her face as her emotions took over. she was in awe, she just needed a moment to stand and stare. as tears started to trickle down her face, sydney nodded. “it’s me, it’s me.” she promised, moving her hands just so she could. “i’m right here.”
slowly sydney walked towards the younger girl. her eyes took in as many details as she could- she wanted to memorize what daisy looked like. she never wanted to forget this moment. because for the first time in months, it felt like she was finally breathing. both of her children were okay. she had found both of them. with her own two eyes she saw that they were both okay. sydney placed her hands on daisy’s shoulders, taking another moment just to look her completely over. “look at you.” she whispered, almost in disbelief. seeing her so grown up was an indescribable feeling. “just.. just look at you!!” sydney said, quickly pulling daisy in for as big of a hug as she could possibly swing. she held her tightly, not giving a damn at how strange either of them might look to the people the other had arrived with. all she could do was tighten her hold on her eldest daughter and press a kiss to the crown of her head before looking up to whisper a thank you to God. “jo.. oh, honey.. i’ve been so worried about you.”
she should have been concerned that the woman was saying her real name so loudly, but she couldn’t bring herself to hush her --- mostly because she was breaking down in front of her and causing an equal amount of a scene. daisy was always so strong, so collected, and rarely showed emotion, but she knew she could do it in front of the woman who loved her at her best and her worst. a nervous laugh left her lips as she was clearly being inspected, amused at how she was taking her in. though it was totally understandable considering the fact that she hadn’t seen her in so long and certainly hadn’t seen her at this age. sixteen year old joanna was a lot different to the twenty four year old, but thankfully she didn’t look all that different and had simply matured over the years. “i’m so glad to see you.” she smiled against her shoulder, giving her a tight squeeze just as she was getting in return. it had been a hard adjustment at first, but now she was just glad to be able to have the parent who cared for her most back --- she was truly praying that lonnie was no where to be seen.
“i’ve been worried about you too -- and will. is she around? please say she’s here.” she didn’t think she could deal with her sister not being around again, it would certainly break daisy down even more now that she knew joyce was around. it did make her question who else was walking around port vista and she had absolutely no idea. was nancy around? steve? and were will’s friends walking around too without her even realising? so many questions she was dying to know, but all she cared about was the woman in front of her. forget the party, now all she wanted to do was catch up with the other. the girl’s head lifted from sydney’s shoulder once she heard the frantic splashing behind her, turning once she heard ‘daisy’ being called out and the two women were met with a much taller man, being addressed with questions about why she was crying and if she was okay, evident that the man was worried. “hey.. no, i’m fine, i promise.” her smile remained, just as genuine with the man as she had been with her mother. “i’m just going to go catch up with... an old friend, alright? just text me when you’re thinking about leaving and i’ll let you know what i’m doing or where i am.” she leaned up to place a kiss against his cheek, mumbling something about going to enjoy himself before she spun back towards sydney.
“there’s... a lot to catch you up on, i guess.” daisy’s eyes narrowed down at the sand, trying her best not to get upset about the years they missed out on. as soon as it was out of her mind though, she met her mother’s eyes again. “i wanna hear about you though and if you’ve seen anyone else --- because i haven’t.”
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