Mommy?

9

Luke

I had to go home eventually. As much as I didn't want to, I couldn't stay at Delilahs forever. In fact, my dad called me a couple days later and furiously ordered me to go home when he sobered up enough and realized I'd left without permission.

I threw a fit, of course. I had been living a dream for days, the perfect life with my mommy and now I have to go back to the nightmare of real life.

I received quite a beating when I got home. My dad left me alone in my room without dinner after that, and I called Delilah, now locked in my room in a onesie with my stuffy and binki, in an unhappy little space.

"What's wrong baby boy? Why are you crying?"

"Dad mean. Want mommy." I sob.

"Are you ok, my little boy?"

"H-hungry."

"You haven't had dinner?"

"Dad meanie butt."

"Should I come get you?" I'm so close to saying yes, but I remember how beat up I must look.

Maybe I can tell her. Maybe it won't matter. Maybe it'll be better.

Maybe she'll leave. "Don't know." I say, almost entirely out of headspace.

"Yes or no baby."

"No. I'm fine. I'll... I'll be fine."

"You sure? I'll come get you, baby boy."

"Just wanna talk."

"Ok babes. So, what'dya wanna do next time we hang out? I was thinking we could have a date night or something." I smile widely at the suggestion.

"Mmmh. I dunno. Maybeeeee...-"

"How about the zoo?"

"Ooooh ooh! Yeah! I've only been to the zoo once when I was younger! Please mommy please!"

"Alright, the zoo it is then. Let's see, you wanna do that on Friday?"

"I won't see you till Friday?"

"No, boo, we can hang out before that, but the zoo is closed till Wednesday this week and mommy works Thursday."

"No! I wanna come!" I whine. "Can I please come this time?!"

"I don't know baby boy. We'll see."

"mOoMmyyYyy!"

"Hush. Now, what other date ideas do you like."

"Dinner?"

"You wanna go out to dinner one night? We can do that."

"Mmhm." I smile.

"There's also a theme park an hour drive away."

"Yeah yeah yeah!!"

"What about movies, any you wanna see?"

"Ummm, I dunno. We can go to the movies, I haven't been in soooo long."

"Alright, well do that some day. Anything else you wanna do?"

"Mmm, ICECREAM!" I suddenly shrink back, hoping my dad didn't hear as I realized I'd yelled.

"Ok my little prince, we can do icecream."

"Ok mommy."

"So why are you unhappy with your dad, babe?"

"N-no dinner. But is ok. I eat TV dinner or something."