The new family

Judith POV

Upon waking up that morning, I was overwhelmed with emotions, unsure of how to respond to the reality that I would finally be meeting my father and being accepted into a family I had never met before. The thought of being the daughter of my biological father is both terrifying and magnificent.

The previous day, my father had called to tell me that his driver would arrive at the house by eight in the morning to take me. He had turned down every offer from me to commute alone, stating that it would ease his anxieties to know that his driver was taking me home in a grande style.

I was so anxious about the whole event and how it would go that I was unable to get enough sleep. Until four this morning, I was able to get a longer stretch of sleep. The gentle sun ray that escaped the curtain to my face reminded me that it was day already and I had things to do. It was fifteen minutes before seven when I checked my phone and lay down, reluctant to get out of bed. I let out a big ex