Silence is Golden

Chapter 27: March 2011

The next day, I walked up to Rain.

Can you help me? I was exhausted from the night before, when all I could hear was my mother crying.

"What do you want now?" she asked, a hint of annoyance in her voice.

I deserved it. I completely rejected her yesterday.

It's my mom. I need to get her to a doctor.

Her facial expression changed to show a sign of sympathy. "What happened? Where is she now?"

At home. She's been crying all night.

She grabbed the rest of her binders out of her locker, stuffing it in her backpack. "Meet me behind the school during lunch. You are going to tell me the whole story, no matter if I understand or not. Right now, I need to get to class before I get another written detention."

She walked off, leaving me with a smile on my face.

During lunch, I met her at the place. My place actually. There was still no one there. I spent my morning classes writing the whole thing out, knowing it was still easier for her to understand written words.

I handed the paper to her and she began reading. When she finished, she looked up at me.

"I didn't know."

I looked down at my hands, slightly embarrassed.

"Was that going on yesterday?"

I nodded, still not looking up at her. She doesn't say anything for a while. I became nervous on what she actually thought of the situation.

"I'll help. I'll find her a doctor."

Thank you. I wiped away a random tear from my eye. Another thing I need help with.

"What is it?"

I still need a date to prom. I looked at her, a slight smile on my face.

A huge smile formed on her face as she threw her arms around me. "Of course I will go with you. It's like I didn't even ask."