Living with the trouble maker

Chapter 24 ( Kendall){Thanksgiving}

I put on my small Diamond earrings . I have a flash back to  the day my father bought them for me .
He has been so cold and distant . Even before I moved to Westfield.
I am very sad. Because I am not going to be with my family on thanksgiving.
It just horrible I mean the Pitts are lovely to me but they are not my family .
Shane had told me that he was gonna make sure we have a good thanksgiving .
But I am not even speaking to him. After our fight I don't understand how he went from so nice and listening to me to so mean and judging .

I walk out of my room and hope that Shane don't be in the hallway and thankfully he is not .
He may not even be in the house . He didn't come to breakfast or dinner for the past 2 days.

As I enter the kitchen I can hear the t.v. Blaring a football game .
It is the same thing in my family. Thanksgiving consist on a big meal football game and gossip at the table.

               Just as I am about to go around the corner I hear Shane voice yelling . I stop in my tracks

           " I don't see why I have to when I don't want to ."

        " Because we are a family and it is thanksgiving " his mother yells back

       " So I didn't last year and the only reason I did the year before was to embarrass Jessica 's date" he explains

          " I know things have not been , just please for me just come to dinner , you don't have to say a word or eat just be there " she begs her son

That is ridiculous she is begging her son and he don't seem to care .

           " Fine but I am not happy about it but I am eating you know I love turkey" he says

Maybe I was wrong but really that was the nicest thing I heard him say to his mother since I been here.

Everyone is gathered in the living room.
Shane is sitting on the arm of the chair and I can tell he don't want to be here .

       " Happy Thanksgiving " I hear

I know that voice but I must be going crazy. I look up from my phone and it is my mother

       " Mom " I shout and run to her

         " I was able to come but I have to leave 1 st thing in the morning " she tells me

I cry I can't help it .

           " I am just so glad to see you ." I say and hug her again

As we sit at the table my mother says
     ( It all looks good I missed a good southern style meal especially theses potatoes)

" So Greg I read your business stock is doing well " my mother says

"It is " he says

" Please no work talk tonight " Linda says

" yes juicy stuff is better " my mother says

"Like kids who is dating ". She asks

" mom " I say I am so embarrassed

Jesica laughs

Shane looks unaffected and is chowing down on some turkey.

" Kendall I know it is hard being new and just getting out of a long relationship with Austin " my mother announces

" I didn't realize that you and Austin was that serious " Linda says and gapes at me

" It was just us being young " I say
It was the only thing I could think of