the king and the pauper

my superhero

TRIGGER WARNING FOR ATTEMPTED ASSAULT

Monday had arrived far too soon. This is going to be my first 12-hour shift and I wasn't excited about it though I am excited about seeing Elvis. I hadn't seen Elvis since that day at the cafe where he offered to bring me home. I am 17 and I have had zero experience with boys. I mean I had silly crushes when I was young, especially with a boy called Troy when I was 6. I remember me and Troy in his front garden and me in a white dress that mama made from an old bedsheet and Troy in a shirt and tie and shorts. Well, I and Troy were pretending to get married and we both swore the second we turned 16 we were going to get married for real. Troy still lives here and we are still friends we often laugh at that memory and he still jokes with me about it. He has a lovely girlfriend and well our fake marriage is the closest I've ever gotten to a boy. Every time that I think about Elvis I am met with all these feelings that I am not sure what they are and I'm not even sure if it's proper for young girls to even have these types of thoughts like how his lips would feel against mine.

I got up and got washed and dressed and walked out into the kitchen where Mama was there cooking some eggs that my daddy's boss must have brought to the house for us. Mr. Turner was a good and a fair man and he is going to keep Daddy's job there for him to return to. He also brought us some eggs as he knows that we can't afford to buy them from the store. Daddy was very lucky to have such a kind and generous boss and we were very thankful for him.

" Hiya mama. You look extra pretty today" I say walking toward her and kissing her on the cheek.

"Good morning and why thank you. Would you like some eggs and toast?."

"Is there enough for you and daddy?."

"Child do not worry about that. You are going out to work and you need to eat"

" but so do you's"

" There is enough to go around us all so stop worrying and sit down while I fix you up a plate."

I went and sat down on the seat that I always sat in which was beside daddy and opposite mamma. The smell of the food filled my nostrils and made my stomach rumble revealing the fact that I was hungry.
Mamma sat down my plate of food in front of me and it looked yummy. Mamma has always been a brilliant cook and I'm afraid that I haven't got the same skill. I can cook but not to the standard that my mama does.

"Are you not joining me?."

" I'm waiting and going to have breakfast later with your father

I felt like mother had told me that there was enough food for us all just so I would eat and I have a feeling that mamma and daddy won't be having breakfast today and I began to get a huge pang of guilt.

"mama are you sure there is enough food for you and daddy as I can get food at the cafe as you know I get a discount."

" Please stop your worrying. If I cannot feed my child before she goes and does 2 shifts at work then what kind of mother would I be? Now please eat it before it gets cold and you waste it."

" yes ma'am"

I knew my mother well enough to know when to leave a topic well enough alone and I knew that this was one of those moments. My mother is a proud woman and can be as stubborn as a mule which is what my daddy loves most about her. My mother has spent her whole life not having very much and she grew up never asking for anything out of pride even if it made life more difficult for her.  My mother has learned how to make everything last hence why she is so good at mending because she will try everything before she throws anything away. My daddy would be a big spender if he had the money to be. When daddy was younger and he had just met mamma he would get his paycheck and within 2 days he would have no money again and it caused a lot of rifts between them because daddy was so careless and mama was so frugal. They got married and they then balanced each other out daddy taught mamma to spend some money when it is needed and mamma taught daddy to save money and it worked. When they say opposites attract well that is the truth with mamma and daddy but they say they love each other more with every day they spend together.
I have always wanted a love like there's a love that is strong and kind and sweet. I want a love that lasts and a love that helps me grow and a love that makes me feel complete and fills that lonely spot in my heart.