“Soo yeah, Mom,” I said, immediately regretting at sounding casual. I rolled my eyes and tried again. “Um… Mom?” My brows furrowed as I acknowledged my red-face, blonde mom being quiet.
The thing was my mother was never quiet. I would have expected her to at least slap my face (ouch!) and slam the door close in Shadow’s face. Actually, I expected a lot of things, but they never went as planned.
Life you know. Bitch. That was its motto.
I looked at Shadow, who just looked clueless as me. I cleared my throat and reached out for my mother’s blouse sleeve—anticipating for her to pounce.
She did, but not as I expected. She grabbed my arm and started sobbing in my shoulder. I froze, not really expecting this at all, and just stroked her shoulder till she calmed down.
She kept mumbling stuff—well, crying them--, but they didn’t make sense at all. Especially, since I was really jumpy and scared. Scared for what would happen after she was done with her crying.
I glanced at Shadow, but he just had his elbows on his knees, and was watching my mom like a hawk. Calculating, I guess. He didn’t even glance at me when I nudged him with my foot. Just stared at my mom like an animal ready to jump out of the way if a trap lounged at him. Same here.
After awhile, my mom calmed down. I tensed up and got ready to jump at the door at any second. My adrenaline was pumping through my body—
“Okay, then,” she said. My mother said that.
I gaped, my adrenaline gone, and was momentarily replaced with shock. “What?!” I shrieked, not knowing at all how to respond.
She—that cruel monster—wipe the snot off her nose and ruffled her shirt. My jaw hit the floor. Oh. My. God.
Man, you had no idea how much I wanted to grab her skinny shoulders and rattle her to death. I’m not mad or anything; more than relieved actually, but I mean… I guess you could say I was disappointed, but I mean… C’mon on!
“I… Um, “I fidgeted, playing with my nails and looking down.
My mom gave us a small laugh. “I know, I know, I should act more serious, but I mean I am…. Just shocked and kind of unsure for the moment. I wasn’t the one keeping this big secret you know. Yours is more unacceptable than mine.”
I flinched. I guess I did deserve that, but I mean… I didn’t expect it as well. I didn’t expect this relationship or secret at all. I didn’t ask for it, but things happen for a reason. And now I’m okay with this. I just hope that she’s okay with this since I’m not trusting her with her mood right now. Odd.
My mom took a look at my face and then sighed, crumpling the tissue in her fingers as she went.
“Fine. I wasn’t going to get you off the hook anyways. I’m not that good. Or bad,” she said, getting up.
I frowned, ready to argue, but she brushed past me, and headed straight to Shadow. My Shadow. Oh Shadow! I flinched and looked at him with guilt; knowing that he didn’t deserve this.
My mom straightened her back and stood in front of Shadow; ready to pounce on him I would say. I frowned, my frown getting deeper, and looked around my mom for Shadow.
“Okay, Shadow. Listen closely; you will be questioned under my supervision and if you fail to give me what I want then consequences will be made,” she said cooly.
I groaned and slapped a hand to my face. “Mom, seriously. He’s not a criminal!” I cried, noting how she imitated her voice as one of those blank-face, cool detectives in one of her favorite criminal shows. She was that bad.
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Very Unexpected Relationship at the Wrong Time...
RomanceWhen you live in small, typical town like Portland, Oregon, you don't expect much. Arielle Martinez had her best friends, an annoying sister, and a single mother. Life was just a sweet time. She got through middle school and was now living her thir...
