When I walked into my house, I saw my mother fixing my plate. Collard greens, cornbread, and baked chicken. “Hi, Mom,” I said, attempting to smile. “Hi sweetheart, how was your day?” “Nothing much. Just the usual." When did lying become so regular for me? It may seem like I hate my mother, and that I don’t ever want to be around her, but that’s not true. I don’t hate her. I really don’t.
I internally shook my head and said,” How was work?” She smiled. Whether it was phony or real I couldn’t tell. She smiled as wide as she could, but her eyes just seemed dull and full of something I didn’t understand.
“The same,” My mom used to be a librarian for my elementary school, but when my dad got a new job opportunity as a banker, my mom had to quit her old job when we moved. She's been working as a cashier at a grocery store. It's kind of far from here though, and it really doesn’t pay all that well, but she makes enough money along with Dad to be able to pay the bills. But Dad’s job is kind of falling through, and he’s starting to work later, but I don’t know all the details since my parents won’t talk to me about it.
While we were getting ready to move, me and Danny heard them argue about it all the time. The yelling and shouting used to really get to me, but Danny always knew how to make me feel better. Even though it bothered him as much as it bothered me, he still took the time to make me feel better. And moving was hurting him more than it was me. But he always made sure that I was alright. Now I've only got myself. But I'm okay with it. As okay as I'll ever be anyway.
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Janice Lance Book 1: Monday Blues (Revised Edition)
General FictionThis is about a teenage girl who just moved to a new neighborhood with her parents after her brother's death. Janice struggles with her grief for her brother, and has a strained relationship with her mother. She has gained friends and a unwanted cru...
