I was once Daddy's little girl, his pride and joy, his princess! But then Mommy and Daddy split, and it was just Mommy, Sis, and me. It took a little adjusting, but we were still in our tiny hometown, just now on the other side in a smaller home. After some time Mommy picked up a night job, and Sis became like a second mom, and every other week I packed a bag and headed to Dad's. But then Mommy got laid off, and unemployment can only be stretched but so far, and so there we were packing up and moving to a new town, didn't feel too much like home. Not too many kids, so eleven year old me felt kind of alone. But oh well, next week I'll be with Dad. But bills kept coming, but the jobs didn't last, and it never really seemed like Dad even cared about his ex-wife or his children and their lives. But every other week I went to Mommy's where there was never any sign of worry, only her smile and her warm hugs that lasted a life-time. But the years past, and the short-term jobs came and went, and still there was money no one had that needed to be spent. But oh Mommy, never showed it a bit, she's my angel Heaven sent. But then came the letter that said it was time to go. We packed-up and shipped out. But not to Daddy's house this time. See Daddy was in Nevada, with his new wife, and her daughter. I stayed up nights angery at how could he leave, how he could just go, not let anyone know, I didn't even know he got married until later when someone came to me and congradulated me on my new mother, but as far I was conserned I had lost a Father. But there we were in yet another house, and bills are like Santa to a child, you don't know how, but they know where you are even if you are not HOME. See we left home long, long ago, and have yet to return. I guess for now the only choice to where I will go every other week is Mommy's arms. I know now that we'll never go home. But sometimes I close my eyes really tight and let myself dream, and I see HOME, I see what it is I long for more then anything in this world. I see Mommy, and Daddy, and Me, and Sis. But then I wake up and Daddy's not there, and Sis sits with a numbing blank stare, and Mommy...oh Mommy she smiles, and she rubs my hair, and she says, "Oh baby, it's gonna be okay. We are gonna find a new home one of these days." But I close  my eyes and can no long dream of going back HOME. Mommy is right we must find a new home, like the one that was on the other side of our hometown. But in a way I feel as though I have found my new home, in Mommy's arms. And I stay there, as long as I can whenever I can, and I dare not move an inch. She looks at me and she rubs my hair and she says, "I have you and your Sis, and that's all I need." But that's not all she deserves! So studying and testing, and applying, and job hunting is all I can do. But I'm going to get to college, and I'm going to graduate, and get a job that will last long-term, and I will buy a house with four rooms, one for Mommy, one for Sis, one for Me, and one for...Daddy. He might have left, but I could never leave him, I may have been mad at him, but I could neer hate him. We may have had no money, but we are the richest family there could be, Mommy, Sis, and Me. "I'll get us HOME, I promise I will, you'll never have to worry about another bill." That is my promise to my Mommy, I will keep it I swear, and I will look at her, and rub her hair, and say, "You are all I've ever needed in this world, and I'll always be Mommy's little girl."