Living With Regret
“My body is thinner than usual, leaving the top a little looser than I’d like, but after adjusting the strings a few times, it works. I pull on a pair of faded cutoff shorts and a white tank top before throwing my hair into a ponytail.
This is the second time in a week I’ve had something to look forward to, and I don’t see any reason why it would turn out like the first. Dad left a couple hours ago; I heard his car speeding down the gravel driveway. Mom’s home, but she’s been tolerable the last ...few days. I think she got tired of babysitting me and decided to give me time to work through the fog in my head. We’ve just never had the type of relationship where I’ve felt like I can be open and honest with her. I’ve convinced myself she prefers I only tell her what makes her proud or gives her something to brag about to her friends. Maybe it’s all in my head, but she hasn’t done anything to disprove it.
I grab my beach bag off the bed and head downstairs to find something to eat before Kate gets here.MoreLess
This is the second time in a week I’ve had something to look forward to, and I don’t see any reason why it would turn out like the first. Dad left a couple hours ago; I heard his car speeding down the gravel driveway. Mom’s home, but she’s been tolerable the last ...few days. I think she got tired of babysitting me and decided to give me time to work through the fog in my head. We’ve just never had the type of relationship where I’ve felt like I can be open and honest with her. I’ve convinced myself she prefers I only tell her what makes her proud or gives her something to brag about to her friends. Maybe it’s all in my head, but she hasn’t done anything to disprove it.
I grab my beach bag off the bed and head downstairs to find something to eat before Kate gets here.MoreLess
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