Don't Tell Mother
“His family life was a lot worse than mine, so why didn’t he complain?“Anyway,” he smirked, “maybe you should tell your mom and grandma to back off.”“Ha. Yeah, right. Maybe you should dye your hair back and take off the tape.” My hand flew to my mouth. I couldn’t believe I had said that. What an idiot.Bob jerked back, the prickly spikes on his head clanging together almost sounded like they were hissing at me. “What?”My loose tongue had gotten me in trouble again, and there was no taking it back.... “Look, I’m sorry, but Mother went on and on all weekend about your hair.”“This is who I am.” Bob threw his arms out, his slacked jaw and widened eyes made him look like he was being crucified.“Hey.” I reached for his hand, only to feel him pull away. “I know that. I love your greenness. It’s not me, it’s Mother.”“No.” His eyes narrowed. “I think it is you. You’re too afraid to stand up to her.”Bob had laid a verbal smack-down—big time. Afraid of Mother?MoreLess
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