The Summer When Everything
Changed
Two
“Mom,” I took a deep breath, “We really need to talk.”
I saw her smile waver a little, “What is it? Honey… If you’re asking for a car again, I can’t afford it.”
“No mom, it’s about… Dad.” I swallowed hard as I saw the look of obvious disapproval cross her face. “I can’t stay here anymore, and it won’t be like you’ll be staying alone either. Mellissa will still be here. I know you don’t like Dad, but he can take care of me.”
“How long darling?” She looked down at the bills at the table and I could see her grimace.
“Uh… Mom, I was sort of going to stay” She didn’t look up. “Mom, I was going to move in completely.”
***
This is a good idea, I told myself. But that was hard with my mother’s disapproval of dad. They’ve been divorced for fourteen years and had kids. All the same, they acted like broken up seventh graders. A moving truck was taking all of my things down from Rochester to Miami while I would take a plane down. When I had told dad I was coming down, he was terrified, “Wow, that’s a change. When are you coming? Do you need to be enrolled in school? Do you need a car?”
I had told I could handle everything and that he didn’t need to worry about anything, just that there was too much drama up by me.
My mother was waiting in the lounge tapping her foot. With her huge brown sun glasses and dark brown hair pulled up, she looked a lot younger. “Mom, I really didn’t want to do this either, I just really need this. Maybe I will come home soon.”
She ignored me by turning around and blowing some hair out of her face. “Attention all scheduled passengers from flight 42A, the plane is scheduled to arrive in ten minutes. We are sorry for the delay.” The speaker’s voice boomed all over the airport.
“Mom,” I said taking her shoulders and turning her around, “I love you. I need to hear that in person before I leave.”
She hesitated, “Susan, I will always love you…” She embraced me in a hug and we waited for the plane to arrive.
I felt something vibrate in my pocket; my phone. I pulled it out
One new message
From Jack:
Susan, plz forgive me, can we talk somewhere private, come to my house? Plz?
I hadn’t told him I was leaving yet.
I hit the reply button
Jack, I cant leaving for florida right now, not coming bak
One new message
Jack
I love you, don’t go
“Mom,” I took a deep breath, “We really need to talk.”
I saw her smile waver a little, “What is it? Honey… If you’re asking for a car again, I can’t afford it.”
“No mom, it’s about… Dad.” I swallowed hard as I saw the look of obvious disapproval cross her face. “I can’t stay here anymore, and it won’t be like you’ll be staying alone either. Mellissa will still be here. I know you don’t like Dad, but he can take care of me.”
“How long darling?” She looked down at the bills at the table and I could see her grimace.
“Uh… Mom, I was sort of going to stay” She didn’t look up. “Mom, I was going to move in completely.”
***
This is a good idea, I told myself. But that was hard with my mother’s disapproval of dad. They’ve been divorced for fourteen years and had kids. All the same, they acted like broken up seventh graders. A moving truck was taking all of my things down from Rochester to Miami while I would take a plane down. When I had told dad I was coming down, he was terrified, “Wow, that’s a change. When are you coming? Do you need to be enrolled in school? Do you need a car?”
I had told I could handle everything and that he didn’t need to worry about anything, just that there was too much drama up by me.
My mother was waiting in the lounge tapping her foot. With her huge brown sun glasses and dark brown hair pulled up, she looked a lot younger. “Mom, I really didn’t want to do this either, I just really need this. Maybe I will come home soon.”
She ignored me by turning around and blowing some hair out of her face. “Attention all scheduled passengers from flight 42A, the plane is scheduled to arrive in ten minutes. We are sorry for the delay.” The speaker’s voice boomed all over the airport.
“Mom,” I said taking her shoulders and turning her around, “I love you. I need to hear that in person before I leave.”
She hesitated, “Susan, I will always love you…” She embraced me in a hug and we waited for the plane to arrive.
I felt something vibrate in my pocket; my phone. I pulled it out
One new message
From Jack:
Susan, plz forgive me, can we talk somewhere private, come to my house? Plz?
I hadn’t told him I was leaving yet.
I hit the reply button
Jack, I cant leaving for florida right now, not coming bak
One new message
Jack
I love you, don’t go
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