Mazie Baby
““Go brush your teeth. I’ll pack you an overnight bag. Grandma is going to be surprised how tall you’ve grown.”
Ariel yawned and padded to the bathroom.
Mazie tossed a shirt, jeans, and fresh underwear into a small tote bag, and placed Darryl, Ariel’s favourite floppy-eared rabbit with the purple corduroy overalls, on top. Since the first time she’d seen him that Easter morning ten years ago, she’d never slept without him.
The toilet flushed and Ariel exited the bathroom, peered into the tote. “...Mom, it’s all messy. You didn’t fold them right.”
Mazie hesitated at the scorn in her daughter’s voice. “I’m sorry.”
Ariel froze and stared at her mother, her eyes glistened with pending tears. “It doesn’t matter. Things can be sloppy once in a while.” She swallowed. “Right?”
Mazie nodded. “Right.”
Ariel stuffed her toothbrush into the side pocket of the bag, made her bed and ran her hands over the bedspread to flatten out the wrinkles.
Mazie turned away, pinched her arm to fend off tears.MoreLess
Ariel yawned and padded to the bathroom.
Mazie tossed a shirt, jeans, and fresh underwear into a small tote bag, and placed Darryl, Ariel’s favourite floppy-eared rabbit with the purple corduroy overalls, on top. Since the first time she’d seen him that Easter morning ten years ago, she’d never slept without him.
The toilet flushed and Ariel exited the bathroom, peered into the tote. “...Mom, it’s all messy. You didn’t fold them right.”
Mazie hesitated at the scorn in her daughter’s voice. “I’m sorry.”
Ariel froze and stared at her mother, her eyes glistened with pending tears. “It doesn’t matter. Things can be sloppy once in a while.” She swallowed. “Right?”
Mazie nodded. “Right.”
Ariel stuffed her toothbrush into the side pocket of the bag, made her bed and ran her hands over the bedspread to flatten out the wrinkles.
Mazie turned away, pinched her arm to fend off tears.MoreLess
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