I went to bed around 8 last night, and after I had fallen asleep, I kept getting these calls from an area code Ive never seen before. I was tired, so I just kept hitting the reject button- like 5 or 6 times! After awhile, my aunt called. I didnt answer. Then my Gma called. And I didnt answer. By then, I was awake enough to realize that if they were calling me that late at night, something must be wrong! So I checked my messages, so see if either my aunt or my Gma had told me what was going on. I got a message from a guy whos voice I didnt recognize, saying, "Hey, Autumn, this is Drew. Im not living at home anymore. Im in Alabama..." After that, Im not sure waht all he said, cuz I was trying to figure out who the hell I knew in Alabama! Then he said, "I cant believe I found you. I love you so much!" It hit me all of the sudden that it was MY BROTHER!!!!!!! I flew out of bed to turn on my light and write down his number. I was shaking and scared to know if he was ok! I didnt expect to hear from him for another 2 years or so! I called him back, but it was busy, so I called Gma and asked what was going on, and if he was ok. She said he was fine, and his phone was prolly busy cuz he was talking to Stacy (my uncle). I told her not to tell me anything cuz I wanted Drew to tell me, and since he was calling me again, I let her go...

I answered the phone, and he said, "hi, can I talk to Autumn?" I said, "Baby! Its me!!!" He started crying. (Im being stubborn, so I didnt cry.) I asked if he was ok, and when he said he was, we just sat there and talked for a good couple of hours. He kept telling me over and over how much he loved me, and that meant so much to me, because I wondered if he was mad at me all these years. When I was 18, and got kicked out, Dad and the Witch changed their numbers and forbade me to see Drew or Ashley (my stepsister). No matter how much I tried to stay in touch, they pushed me further and further away, and told the kids all kinds of lies about me. They told them that I was on drugs, that I was seeing my mom behind their backs, that I had an abortion, that I didnt love Drew, and a lot of other things that Ashley made up. Because Drew was so young, I wasnt sure if he knew that I loved him and that I DIDNT leave home by my own will. I didnt know if he understood what was going on and I was scared that if he ever DID find me, he would be mad at me for leaving him. I told him all that last night, and he said, "I knew exactly what was going on. And you were all I had! Once you left, I did everything I could to get out of there. I tried to get kicked out. I hated it there so much." He told me that he knew I always loved him. I was SO glad and SO relieved to hear him say that. Up until the day I moved out, I cant think of a single time in out lives when we were ever apart for longer than a day or 2. Ever since he was born, and ESPECIALLY ever since the divorce, all we ever had was each other. He told me how bad it got after I left home and how much Ashley got away with by blaming things on him. I believe it- taht girl could get away with murder jsut because she was the Witch's daughter and PERFECT in her eyes.... I was suprised how much he remembered from back when he was little, too. He told me he remembered the time we were at our moms house and her boyfriend did drugs in front of us. So when Dad picked us up at the end of the weekend, he made us tell him what happened, and we had to go to the police station to turn our mom in. Drew was prolly only 4 years old, but he remembered. I asked him if he remembered all our brothers and sisters, and he did. Hes met them all but Hunter- the youngest. I told Drew that Ive never met HUnter, but from pictures, they look just alike!

He asked me where mom was and how she was. I told him how I found mom right before I turned 18, and our relationship has been real rocky since then. I told him how mom has been in and out of prison for years and all our siblings have been taken away from her. Dustin is 19 now, and very lost. He used to get to see Hunter, Angela and Tiffany, but because he went to jail for drugs, he wasnt allowed to see them anymore. Tiffany is in a boarding school in another state. And Hunter and Angela are either being fostered or they were adopted by a family a couple hours from here. And of course, Im on my own, and Ashley is still with Dad and the Witch. HE asked me what mom was like and I told him that talkign to her is great and she and I can talk about old times, but if he ever wants to see her or talk to her he needs to keep in mind that she cant be his mom. She doesnt know how to be a mom. Shes the most irresponsible, selfish person I know, and hes not going to be able to just pick up a relationship with her. Hes not going to be able to depend on her for anything, and I made sure to emphasize that! ...She sure hasnt helped me any... I told him that she was back with Eddie (that father of all our other siblings) and that upset him. I know, I hated it too, at first. Eddie wasnt very nice to us when we were younger... He asked what she looked like, and even mentioning her at all made him emotional. We talked abt how I got with Adam (which he knew already) and how after we broke up I moved in with Kellie and Walter, then got a good job and got an apt, and how I met Jay-T and started managing/promoting bands. He got a kick out of my Jay-T story! Of course, I didnt tell him the whole thing, but I told him he was the drummer for Vine, which was our favorite band back then. He tried to talk all tough and say "that guy better treat you right!" HA! Ive never had a little brotehr say that to me before! Around that time, Drews roommate walked in, and asked if I had a bf. Drew was like, "hell yea and hes in the military... better not mess with em..." I was rolling! He talks like a little black boy... with a little bit of hick in him... I cant even imagine what he looks like! I bet he looks like Eminem. He raps, but hes white, with blonde hair. A young short Eminem. haha 

I was curious to know what happened since I left home... He got kicked out at 13, sent to 2 private institutions, and then a boarding school for 16 months. He said hes been looking for us ever since he got out which was in October. He couldnt fine Gma or me, but he found Stacy. Stacys phone # was wrong, and he jsut "happened" to remember Kellie and Walters last name, so he had someone look for them. When he got their # last night, he called them, Walter called my grandparents, EVERYONE was calling me, and we finally all talked last night and today. Moms the only one who doesnt know yet, and of course Dad WONT know. Its been a looong few years without Drew. The hardest part abt leaving home has always been leaving him. We talked last night til we realized we had to get up soon. But hes coming to town this weekend!!! I get to see my baby boy for the first time since he was 12 years old! Hes 16 now, and working with a guy who owns a business working on airplane runaways and such... Drew seems to be doing well, but theres a lot were going to have to talk abt. Its going to be really hard telling each other everything thats happened to us in the last few years- seems like weve both been to hell and back a few times. And Im sure hes just as hurt as I was with our whole family betraying us... except for our moms side. But were SO glad to have each other back! I felt like when I lef thome, I left a piece of my heart with him, and now, I feel like a part of me has come alive again!