When I Met You

Chapter Four

    It was finally the weekend! May be I could make it up to my parents for what I did the other night. All the trouble of stressing and pain I put them through. I got out of bed and brushed my teeth with my Colgate toothbrush and toothpaste. I went into the living room and sat next to my mom. My dad wasn't present, so it kind of made it easier to talk to her, " Mom, I'm sorry. You know I talked to dad yesterday and he told me that he used to be like me. Go out and party all the time, have his parents wondering all the time."

" I know. You know, Renee', I love you so much. You're the only kid we have and if you do something stupid, such as drinking and driving, you're gone just like that," she snapped her fingers, to show how fast I could be deleted from her life, " Then I won't have my little girl no more."

" Mom, you're not going to lose me."

" You don't know that, until it actually happens."

" Stop talking like that."

"It could happen. It happens all the time."

"I know mom, but I'm not going to drink and drive, so don't worry."

"Okay. I guess I won't," I reached for her and gave her a reassuring hug, " Mom, could we do something today? You know may be go hiking, something? Anything?"

"How about we have a cookout? Invite the family, do some catching up with everyone?"

"I believe that would be better."

" Yeah, may be you could go to the store and get some groceries with me?"

" I think I should."

" Okay, go get some shoes on, honey," she patted my leg.

"Alright." I went up to my room and got ready to go.

"Mom, are you scared for me?" I asked her.

"What do you mean?"

" I mean like are you scared that I'm going to mess up my life?"

" Well, when you do certain things. Especially that stunt that you pulled the other night. I thought someone kidnapped you or worse."

" Mom, did you do the same things that dad did?" I was curious of course. I wanted to know both of their stories of their teenage lives. If it was the same as mine or worse. May be they could be stories I can learn from.

"Actually yes. I did a lot of terrible things. And I've paid too. That's the worse part."

" Like what?"

"I'm not really ready to give you the details on that, Renee'. I mean you may look at me in a different way," she said.

" Okay fine, I guess that's a good deal."

"So tell me," I begged.

" I sold my body on the streets a lot. My parents didn't even know about it. Not one time did I get caught doing it, either. Then of course, when you get into sex, it's kind of like drugs follow right behind you."

" All the time? Like did you did you do this all the time?"

"Yes. So, now you have to tell me what you did," she said. This was definitely going to be hard. I don't how to bring it about. So, I just spit it out, sooner or later she had to know, " I went to the biggest sluts house. She's know as a big slut at school. Well, I lost my virginity there that night," Thank the good Lord we were stopped at a stoplight and that I was buckled up tight in my seat belt. She pressed on the brake so hard and I was glad I fastened in the seat. "You lost your virginity?" she yelled. May be this was a bad idea to share with her, "Yeah I slept with this guy."