Alexis's Cupcake Cupid
“On Sunday I just camped out in my room. I checked e-mail and texts a million times to see if he’d maybe had a change of heart or even if he wanted to get in touch to tell me to stay away. But there was nothing. And I was too distracted to do much else. It was boring and stressful all at the same time.
My mom came up to my room a couple of times that morning to try to chat or entice me downstairs. I kept saying I was working, but it was obvious I wasn’t doing much. Later, I ate my lunch and went... back up to clean my closet (already neat) and sulk.
The third time she came up, she asked, “Honey, what’s the matter? And please don’t say nothing is wrong. I know something is bothering you.”
I sighed. How could I begin to explain it all to her, and without making myself sound even worse?
She sat on my bed and folded her arms and legs. “I am not leaving until you tell me why you’re holed up in here all day. It’s unhealthy, and it’s not like you. Spill it!” She wiggled her foot and waited.MoreLess
My mom came up to my room a couple of times that morning to try to chat or entice me downstairs. I kept saying I was working, but it was obvious I wasn’t doing much. Later, I ate my lunch and went... back up to clean my closet (already neat) and sulk.
The third time she came up, she asked, “Honey, what’s the matter? And please don’t say nothing is wrong. I know something is bothering you.”
I sighed. How could I begin to explain it all to her, and without making myself sound even worse?
She sat on my bed and folded her arms and legs. “I am not leaving until you tell me why you’re holed up in here all day. It’s unhealthy, and it’s not like you. Spill it!” She wiggled her foot and waited.MoreLess
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