Can He Be Tamed?

Chapter 15- unedited

A cold feeling settled in me, I could still laugh and talk and joke around but I knew he was gone. And he took all of it with him. Everything. The warmth that I had gotten so used to from just being around him, was gone.

Collin drove a challenger, no surprise there. The drive there was full of both of us talking and joking around, Collin was actually pretty cool. He kept making lame jokes, I knew he kept talking to me to keep my mind of Tyse. But I could feel his absence.

We got there early in the morning, they each embraced me in five minute long hugs. And Slade was still hanging off my arm.

“Are you hungry mija?” my mom asked me, she had permanent smile lit up on her beautiful face.

“Yeah” I answered. I knew she was happy I was home, she actually cried when I got home.

“So I was thinking we could have some time together” she told me looking up from the frying pan.

“Don’t you have work?” I asked sipping the chocolate milk I just made.

“I called in sick” she told me sinking and grinning at me.

“What did you want to do?” I asked her.

“We could go to the mall” she suggested, my mom loved shopping and she was thrilled to have a little girl, until I turned out to be the biggest tomboy out there who hated shopping and doing whatever else girls did. I would rather play  football or baseball or build a car or box. Not get my nails done and buy clothes that I don’t need and cost way too much.

“For what?” I asked.

“to go shopping” she told me her eyes lighting up with excitement, I haven’t seen her this excited since I was like 7.

“Whatever” I said shrugging as she set breakfast in front of me.

“Go get dressed” she told me almost squealing from excitement. I mentally groaned. What have I gotten myself into? I kept a smile on my face even though I was banging my head against the wall in my head. I went upstairs and put on my baggy boxing champion t-shirt and some black tights with different sized and colored weed leaves on them.

The shirt fell over my shoulder and covered my ass at least. I added my combat boots and my leather jacket and a beanie with Kush in black letters and weed leaves in green with a black and green puff ball on top.

I went back downstairs and my mom looked me over, she didn't say a word. She knew if I was going to the mall I was doing it on my own terms.

“I'm driving” I told her, she handed me to the keys to her BMW and we got in, I drove to the mall, and began my 5 hour trip to hell.

“Come on mija lets go in here” my mom said pulling me in another store, I groaned and followed.

“Try this on” she told me.

“No” I replied, I was ready to just carve my heart out with a hanger.

“Please” she said.

“No” I said again. We had already bought tons of shit, I didn't need, but my mom thought I needed new clothes because of Tyse. She thinks I need dresses and nice clothes.

“So do you and him sleep together?” she asked me casually pulling a sweater off the rack, just as I took a sip of my smoothie, I almost and quickly swallowed.

“What?” I asked my eyes were probably huge.

“It's okay mija I won't tell your dad” she told me winking at me.

“Mom!”

“So that’s a yes?” she asked me looking at me, I felt my cheeks flush.

“No” I lied.