Unveiling the Truth ~ Chapter 1

CHAPTER 1

One Night

My plane landed at Cleveland Hopkins Airport around one o’ clock in the morning. I was nervous all day because again I had to leave my home to fix the mistakes of others. I think that was when I washed my hands of all the experiences that led me to my biological family.

As soon as I landed I found my way to the nearest police officer terrified of them myself. Never once hearing good news about them, but I found an officer at the nearest post. My words were clear yet true.

“Sir, my name is Emily Aurelien, I am homeless. This is a new city for me and I don’t know what to do next.”

As soon as I said the words the cop was on his phone, immediately Officer Valentine, (protect identity I have changed the names), got off

the phone asking numerous questions.

After the officer made so many phone calls ended up getting an escort to Laura’s House, City Mission. At this time it’s one o’ clock in the morning, I have jet lag after my all day flight, and I'm exhausted in general.

I was scared of being in the back of a police cruiser but I still got in while nervously babbling to the two cops helping me. As I looked out at the Cleveland nightlife I was praying constantly to help me survive this while thinking of my husband.

God, if you're listening I have complete faith in your path for me. Just please I pray this will be a safe journey for me. I pray for my body to never be violated by anyone, defiled. I don't wish to experience this anymore. In Jesus name amen.

As I feel a wave of peace wash over me a linger of being homesick is there. I miss my husband, I miss my home. I adjusted so much to St. Lucia, felt like I lost my home without losing it if that makes sense.

The way the female cop drove it kind of scared me because Norman Bates would enjoy this driving so much. As my thoughts reel from all the terrible experiences that came with this moment.

My thoughts instantly have walls up, survive at all cost. Not let anyone talk you into anything you don’t feel comfortable with. Keep finding a roof over your head. Maybe this roof will be okay.

By the time we arrived it was around 1:30am and by this time I was so exhausted emotionally, physically from the jet lag. As my mind wanders while coming to this building I meet the one staff and security guard.

While the staff checks my belongings, as soon as she sees my medicine they take it to the front desk keeping it there for safe keeping from the pill poppers.

After the paperwork process, I got to sleep in the conference room in overflow if you call me being in one large room all alone. I was so tired, by this point I didn’t even think twice. I fell asleep instantly as soon as my head hit the pillow.

After falling asleep and a full stomach, the next morning was unforgettable for me. Because Laura’s House was too good to be true I was going to a place that would be so infamous that all of the east side of Cleveland knew of. And I mean the reputation definitely isn’t the best from what two girls told me to protect their identities I will say Alyssa and Maxine.

Telling my story constantly is becoming very tedious right now. I really can’t stand it at this point.

The first time I met Alyssa I was a skeptic of what she told me now I am not so much a skeptic. I have a warning for you, your family will try to come into contact by your doing or their own. Don’t listen to your self-sabotage behavior except you deserve what’s to come Emily. Never let anyone tell you, you don’t deserve anything. Two catastrophic events will happen to you, it will change the course of your life. Your husband will come to America. It will take time but he will be here with you. You will not take the bad news well when it takes longer for his arrival. After the two catastrophic events you are to deal with things will get better for you.

When she told me this, I wasn’t sure of what to believe. But she was right, two catastrophic events happened to me: I reached out to my life giver and she rejected me when I needed her. Housing is taking longer than expected to get, and getting a job isn't as easy as I thought it would be to get.

Maxine spoke next to me, a blessing will come to you in the unlikely of places. And this blessing will change the course of your life if you let it. Accept the good Emily, never accept the bad. With good comes bad there is always a balance. But you can handle this, just don’t give up and everything will come.

Everything these women are telling me in their car is right, all of the things they predicted were almost prophetic.

And it was, does it make me wonder though, were those women angels? Mommow used to say, you never know if there is an angel among you to show kindness. God works in mysterious ways.

Alyssa spoke to me again, Did you lose someone very close to you, a grandma?

I nod in shock.

She is proud of you for walking away from your mother. She always watches you, and she knows you will be okay.

Now, that was scary for me because the hair on my arms stood up.

As they drove me to Norma Herr themselves I remembered my medicine.

“I have to go back to Laura’s House, I forgot my medicine. I have bipolar and anxiety so I can’t forget that.”

As soon as this is said Alyssa turns the car around making the ride back so I could get my medicine and stuff. I couldn’t believe it, I almost forgot my medicine.

As we made our way back Alyssa left me and Max at the City Mission. She drove to work, which left me to do my thing. Figure out what’s to expect out of this place when they told me I would be going to Norma Herr Women’s Center. The warnings I got were out of this world.

As I gathered up my belongings the cops gave me another escort under an hour I arrived at Norma Herr Women’s Center and definitely not what I thought it would be.