Someone Else's Fairytale
“said Mom.
I shook my head and kept my arms clasped over the magazine. I knew I was scrunching Jason's picture, but I reminded myself that I shouldn't care.
“Are you scared?” Mom asked. She started to giggle.
“What? What's so funny?”
“Honey, I've never seen you scared of anything. You've faced down being murdered, and you're afraid of boys?”
I turned away from her. Why couldn't she be a wise, caring, mother? Why did she have to act like one of my high school classmates? She was full on laughing ...at me now.
“Well,” she said, “that got you through high school without incident, but you've gotta let it go someday, honey. It's okay to get your heart broken. It doesn't hurt worse than multiple gunshot wounds.”
“How do you know?”
“Well, it doesn't hurt worse than seeing your daughter with multiple gunshot wounds. Not even close. I can tell you that.”
I shook my head.
Mom held out her hand for the magazine. “Come on,” she said. “I can read it and tell you if it's good or bad.”MoreLess
I shook my head and kept my arms clasped over the magazine. I knew I was scrunching Jason's picture, but I reminded myself that I shouldn't care.
“Are you scared?” Mom asked. She started to giggle.
“What? What's so funny?”
“Honey, I've never seen you scared of anything. You've faced down being murdered, and you're afraid of boys?”
I turned away from her. Why couldn't she be a wise, caring, mother? Why did she have to act like one of my high school classmates? She was full on laughing ...at me now.
“Well,” she said, “that got you through high school without incident, but you've gotta let it go someday, honey. It's okay to get your heart broken. It doesn't hurt worse than multiple gunshot wounds.”
“How do you know?”
“Well, it doesn't hurt worse than seeing your daughter with multiple gunshot wounds. Not even close. I can tell you that.”
I shook my head.
Mom held out her hand for the magazine. “Come on,” she said. “I can read it and tell you if it's good or bad.”MoreLess
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