The New God Series Shorts and One Shots.

The Call

Amber's point of view

My mother and I haven't really gotten along for a while now, but after I found out I was pregnant I knew that I would have to tell her. whether we got along or not, she deserved to know that she was going to be a grandmother. It had been a while since I called her, so she didn't even know that I was dating someone.

Even though she had never been very religious she still frowned on the idea of having  children before you were married. Due to that I would probably get an earful when I tell her, especially since the last time I had talked to her I wasn't dating anyone and was still a virgin, but I had willingly given that up after I met Percy. 

I also figured that as soon as I admitted that Percy had left me she would probably also be even more annoyed and tell me to get over him and that he's not worth crying over. but like my friends she wouldn't know the real reason Percy had left so she would immediately assume that he was just a jerk.  For all these reasons I delayed contacting her for as long as I could

Once I convinced myself that I couldn't put it off any longer I made myself pick up the phone, I know you're probably thinking, why are you phoning her? why aren't you telling her in person? Well, the truth is that she lives in an entirely different state and after what had happened between us I wasn't eager to see her. that and the fact that I can't exactly spare the time and the money to travel all the way to Georgia. Especially now that I will eventually have a baby to look after. So I picked up the phone and dialed the number that I'd memorized years ago. I waited and the phone rang three times before she finally picked it up and said, "Hello."

Replying I said, "Hi Mom,"

She replied, "Amber I haven't heard from you in months, do you have something important to tell me?"

As an afterthought, she added, "You seem nervous,"

I started explaining that for the last several months I had been dating someone. She asked questions about Percy and I told her what I could about him without giving away what he really was. It hurt me to talk about him, and it was a hard battle to keep myself from crying. I must not have been doing a very good job of keeping my tears at bay because she obviously heard it over the phone.

Before she could question me about why I was trying not to cry I told her my reason for calling. As I expected she started lecturing me about getting pregnant before I was married, but she did seem kind of pleased with the idea of having a grandchild. After that, she asked me why I had been crying, that's when I finally admitted that Percy had to leave.

Just like I had expected she basically told me to get over it, and that he wasn't worth it, but I knew I couldn't do that I loved him too much. Shortly after that, I ended the call, but I knew that no matter what my mom had said I wouldn't be able to get over Percy.

I was sure that he was the only man for me, but it just my luck that my first love was an immortal unattainable god. The only thing that kept me from breaking down completely was the thought of our child within my womb and the fact that I knew that Percy loved me just as much as I love him. part of me also hoped that maybe someday he would come back to me, and somehow we could be together again.