Chapter 2: My Choice
So as I have said today I half to tell a judge and my parents who I want to live with I mean this decision would be a lot easier on me if both my parents lived here in the states but like I said my dad lives in Germany.
But I don't think I ever said where mom and I live we live in Florida its nice here the weather during the summer sucks but that's cool I mean when you grow up with it your used to it.
So back to the fact that we just got to the court house mom and I are waiting for my dad and his lawyer not to mention moms lawyer to show up unless there here and were late which wouldn't surprise me if we are late and that's because my mom took her time driving us here because she doesn't know who I've chosen to live with like I said its a secret until well I tell the nice judge.
Now mom and I are in the elevator to go to our floor and I'm going to tell you my mom is nervous and I can tell because she keeps tapping her nails on the bar they have on one side making this clicking noise so I'm listening to that while trying to find a way to tell her that everything will be fine either way but I know if I said that she would just start trying to get me to tell her my choice.
Truthfully at this point I want to tell her but I'm not going to because we just got to our floor and now that the doors are open I see my dad his lawyer and my moms lawyer all waiting for us so I know were late and I know its never good to be late but as we step off the elevator my mom smiles at my dad and shakes her lawyers and his lawyers hands apologizing for being late saying that there was a lot of traffic when there was none but I'm not going to tell them if mom doesn't want them to know the truth then that's up to her.
Now as we sit outside a room waiting to be called to get this over with my parents are talking and from what I can tell there talking about what they plan on doing this weekend and from the sounds of it no matter who I chose I'll be spending a whole extra week with the parent I'm not going to live with which is really cool and it sounds like both my mom and dad might make it so we can spend family time together.
As I look up somebody comes out of the room and tells us its time we go into a room with a table which isn't what I was expecting I thought we were going into a court room I guess that's my bad all I saw besides the table were some paintings and somebody sitting at the table who figured was the judge we all sat down and that's when the judge said let's just get down to why were here so that we can get this done because I know no one in this room is looking forward to what is about to be said.
That's when the judge looks right at me and goes Johnathan do you know who you want to live with till your 18? At that I looked at both of my parents and said yes I do I've given it a lot of thought and I've decided I want to live with my dad and at that my mom burst into tears I could tell my dad wanted to smile but surpresed it because of my moms reaction.
During this the judge asked me why I chose the way I did? and I told him its because even though I do love my mom I want to spend some extra time with my dad before I go to college and with him over seas that's not possible while living with my mom.
I also let it be known that it didn't change how I feel about her and it had nothing to do with her it all has to do with I want to spend more time with my dad and that I would call her every day and that I would stay with her at the house till it was time for me to go to the airport and leave and that the whole extra week dad was there we could all spend the time together.
I also reminded her that I needed to let my friends know as well what I had decided now they had already been informed that if I did decide to go live with my dad we would still text and talk on the phone and even video chat they seemed cool with it.
The only bad thing about my decision I'm discovering is that mom may never stop crying and even though I hate that I'm the reason she's crying I don't regret my choice or anything I just wish she understood but then again maybe she does.
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