Black And Grey

13... Tired!

When I open her door, she's trying to get something off her hand. Her room is a mess. I walk in.

"Mom. What happened? Why was the front door open,and why is your room...." I trail off when I notice it's blood she's cleaning off her hand.

She looks like she has been crying for hours.

"Mom, what's wrong. You're scaring me" I whisper

"We were robbed.. they took my purse,some money,some of our kitchen utensils,shoes and so on. One slit my wrist with a razor but it's not deep. I've called the nurse" she says and breaks into sobs

"Mom.. calm down," I whisper caressing her hair "I'll try to replace the stuff. Let's just clean up this mess for now" I whisper trying to stay strong.

"They took it also. My wristwatch" she says and my heart cracks.

There can only be one wristwatch that she's talking about like that. Dad gave her that three years ago,and it's more expensive than my tutor fees for some months. She says it connects her to dad somehow.. mom loved that wristwatch. It's just so beautiful,and the gold hasn't faded.. Now,I feel so bad for her..
She would wear that wristwatch to anywhere she had to go,.. even after dad's death,she still cherished it. It has her initials engraved under it ; E.A(Elizabeth Anderson).

"I'm so sorry" I say hugging her one more time

"My baby is all grown up. You're so mature now... Look at how you're handling the situation like an adult,while I'm here crying like a baby"

Little did she know...

I'm just trying to stay strong for mom. I also need a shoulder to cry on... I can't break down in front of her. She has nobody!.
At the hospital,when dad died and I broke down,I promised myself mom didn't need to see that anymore.. she deserves more. At least,I'm not letting her work so the least I can do is give her portion to her.
I'm really trying my best to make sure she's happy,and then this happens.. it's honestly not easy doing all this.

I know I'm not the best child,I have anger issues and so on.. but when it comes to mom,I don't joke with her.

"Put these frames back in that box" mom says and I nod.

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It's 3am,and I can't sleep. Mom and I finished clearing up everything by 11:30pm. I'm currently in her room watching her sleep. She looks so beautiful and innocent.

Can this woman ever dream of even harming someone???

I sit on the chair as I think about so many things dancing in my head.

I wanna do all I can to make her happy. I know if dad was here,things would be easier.. yeah,we wouldn't be eating three balanced meals a day or more,but we'd be eating something.

About Nathan, I'll try again tomorrow.. I hope I see him.

My eyes slowly close and I turn off the lamp...

Then next day,mom and I write a list of the things we need,and I'll start with the important ones first..
She has been receiving alerts of money being withdrawn from her account, because her bank card was also in her stolen purse..

She left for the bank a few minutes ago so she can block the account.
Amanda comes over,and I tell her everything. She says she'll surely help any way she can..

Mom is back,and she looks exhausted.

"How'd it go?" I ask as Amanda goes to get her water.

"It's just a little left, honey. They wiped out all I saved. I was able to recover a little,but compared to the debts I'm owing and everything, it's just a peanut amount" she says

I sigh, totally fed up of this situation.
Amanda comes in with a glass of water

"Thank you honey" mom says as Amanda smiles

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I need air,I need to get out of this house.
At least Amanda is staying over. She's with mom.
I've told them I'm going to get some air.

I step out of the house,and I begin to walk, playing some music on my phone..

I know I'll get through this. I'm so positive about that. The process is strenuous but I'm sure the outcome will benefit mom and I.

I begin to plan out everything,. I'm going to work tomorrow,so I'm going to ask Mrs Lambert if I can work more so I can get paid more.
There's a hotel a few buildings away from the cafe,and her husband owns it. I can work as a receptionist there when I'm done with my shift at the cafe. The days when I don't have a night shift,I'll go the hotel and work the night shift there..

About half an hour later,I head home.
Mom and Amanda are laughing while they both have mouthfuls of ice cream.

"Oh,hey honey" mom says gesturing for me to sit next to her.

"Thank you" I whisper to Amanda. She doesn't know how happy I am to see mom this happy.. I've been trying to maintain this mood for mom,but it's a lot of work. After getting that amount of money withdrawn from her account, she's here having multiple brain freezes with my best friend.

"What did I miss?" I ask taking off my shoes.

"Nothing much actually" Amanda says

We talk and talk,and I can't help but feel so happy that mom is smiling..

Thank y'all for reading again!.. I hope you loved this chapter. I know, it's short,and I'm sorry. Lol. Please comment and voteee.

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