Can I Be Your Superman

Fighting and Confusion

Rose and I ended up going back inside and I started cooking dinner. She stayed around until her dad came and dropped Madison off to me. Rose’s dad, Mark, normally picks Madison up from daycare since they won’t release her to me and my mom stays out until late because she works two jobs.

After I fed Madison I took her to her room and played with her so I can wear her out so she will sleep easier. I sat on the floor, grabbed Madison’s favorite stuffed rabbit, and sat it in my lap. I looked at Maddy who took to staring at me with her big brown eyes. Her hair had fallen lopsided from her activities for the day one pigtail now rested on her shoulder and the other hadn’t moved too much.

“So Maddi what did you do today?” I leaned forward resting my one elbow on my knee and smiling softly at her. Her eyes twinkled in excitement as she began to reenact her day to me. I watch Maddi play with her toys, singing to me, and climbing me like a jungle gym before she started to get sleepy and I put her to bed and reading her Cinderella from where I left off last time I read to her.

Going back to my room I went back to doing the homework I didn’t get to finish before the whole ordeal with Rose and the phone.

A little before I finished my work I hear my mom come walking into the house with eagerness and excitement. I get up and walk with a slight bounce in my step to get to my mom. Seeing her makes me smile especially when her dark black inky hair, like mine, bounces as she set about heating up the food I made. No one really knew, except maybe my dad, that I was the biggest mama’s girl ever. I always loved curling up with her as she read me stories when I was little and now I like making her food, making sure she is comfortable, and talking to her.

I lean on the arch way to the kitchen before speaking.

“Hey Mom.” She turns around and grins at me before opening her arms up which I gladly walk into cuddling closer to her with my arms wrapped around her waist “Welcome home.” I sigh softly.

“I’m home sweetie! I thought you would be asleep so I was trying to be quite but I guess I wasn’t as quite as I thought I was.” She laughs at herself. She squishes my face in between both of her hands and kisses both of my cheeks before grabbing her plate of food out of the microwave and making her way to the dining table. I sit across from her.

I look my mom over. I’m almost a complete spitting image of my mother except I have grey eyes while she has these hazel-brown eyes. I got my grey eyes from my grandma from my dad’s side. My mom is probably the most energetic woman you will ever find she can talk a mile a minute, make you smile when you don’t want to, and gives off these waves of happiness no matter what she is doing or where she is going. Never get her mad though she a whole different person when she is angry I saw it when she yelled at a lady for knocking me over when I was maybe 8 years old.

“So Hun how was school? Talk to any cute boys?” she asks me in anticipation. I quickly think of something to tell her.

“So was normal like usual just hung around Rose and Jenny. You know how I am Mom. I’m not good with people.” I told her uneasily. “Oh but something interesting did happen.” I began to tell her about Ethan. She listened carefully smiling the whole way through and laughing at some of the things that happen to me. We continued talking and I tried to steer clear of things about school.

My mom doesn’t know that I’m bullied at school and I never plan on telling her because I don’t want her more stressed than she already is taking care of both Madison and me. If she knew she would probably try to get me to change school or maybe even go down there and try and fix things on her own. No I’m not embarrassed of my mother but I am scared that whatever she does will affect me negatively. I switch schools I have to make friends all over again and If she tries to fix things on her own I bet they will just pick on me more.