As Oliver drove down the lonesome stretch of highway, he squinted his eyes against the blazing sun to see past the smudges on the streaky glass windows. His surroundings were gradually developing into the landscaping that was familiar to his home. The leaves of trees bordering the expressway were bright oranges, crimson reds, and yellows. Oliver had almost forgotten how beautiful the area could be in the fall. He even began to get a whiff of the salt water in the air. The smell reawakened memories of his childhood. There was a sign indicating he had five miles to go before he reached Rockbridge Farms. His sweaty palms gripped the steering wheel intensely, causing the veins to protrude from his forearms. His was definitely anxious. If his parents hadn't died in a car crash, he wouldn't be going back home at all. Their continuous embarrassing behavior was enough to make Oliver sign up for the Navy and never look back.
During Oliver's childhood, there was always a weekly orgy that could last for even an entire weekend. His mother and father slept with the entire town, and their shenanigans were not a secret. Once Oliver's father surprised his wife on their anniversary with a huge black man from Portland, Maine. He held his wife's hand the entire night while his wife was screwed mercilessly by a black man with an enormous cock in front of a room full of people. The town wasn't surprised (and neither was Oliver's father) when his mother became pregnant and gave birth to a beautiful bi racial girl named, Holly.
Oliver was ecstatic to be a big brother, and was glad to have Holly's company. After she was born, his parents quickly lost interest in Holly just as they'd done with Oliver. He was 12 years old and very proud of himself for taking care of his baby sister. She would look up at him with her huge, hazel eyes and long, black lashes. He could tell that her world revolved around him, and finally he felt loved and needed. If only he could have taken her with him to the military when he left at 18. She was so sad, and obviously confused by him leaving. That seemed to be his only way out of Rockbridge and away from the reputation of his sex fiend parents.
For 10 years Oliver had not heard from his baby sister. At first he mailed post cards and she wrote back, sending crayon drawings of them reuniting and homemade cards of construction paper. Eventually, the letters stopped coming, and when Oliver called to inquire about it, his mother had informed him that she sent Holly to boarding school. "She's just turned twelve, and I don't want to be bothered with a teen girl." Said his mother. When Oliver asked for the address to his sister, his mother told him that she couldn't provide him with that information...and that was that. She'd hung up on him and refused to return any of his calls. Oliver knew he could have fought harder to find his sister, but he had given up on himself. He just wanted to forget everything that had to do with his life as a child in Rockbridge , he'd decided.
He wondered if he would see Holly now, if she was in college and dating, he wanted to know everything he could find out. Would she be there waiting for him at the old house? He received a letter informing him of his parents death, but it wasn't signed by anyone. After calling the sheriff's department in Rockbridge Farms, he confirmed the letter's truth. Instantly, he thought of Holly, and if this would be his chance to see her again. Oliver surprised himself with his familiarity of the neighborhood, after being gone for so long, he didn't think he'd be able to navigate smoothly. He turned into the driveway, and without any concern for his tires, sped like a madman over the gravel. The sound of it crunching beneath his car, seemed to add to his anxiety. After twisting and turning down the windy path, he parked the car directly in front of the porch of his old home. Before jumping out of the car, he checked his appearance in the rear view mirror and ran his fingers through his short curly brown hair. He climbed the steps to the porch two at a time, and banged the antique door knocker against the solid oak door. When the door opened, what he saw was enough to knock him off of his feet. Holly stood before him with her huge sad eyes, her heavy lashes wet with tears, and her caramel skin glistened as if she'd just taken a bath, her dark, wavy, hair tumbled down to her waist, and she wore a flimsy white, lace dress with thin straps that fell off of her shoulders. She looked hopeful as she asked pleadingly, "Oliver, is it really you?"