Tomorrow is my birthday. I'm so excited because my mom is actually coming to see me for it. After the divorce she basically ran away from all of her responsibilities. In the 3 since she has been gone I've talked to her exactly two times. The first being the day after she left.
---flashback---
"Mom, when are you coming home? " A twelve year old me asks into the reciever.
She sighs, thinking to herself for a second. "Max I'm never coming home and I would appreciate it if you would give me some time to think. Don't call me. I'll call you if and when, I'm ready. "
"But, Mom, when will that be? Will you be back for my birthday? 13 is a big year."
"I don't know, and no, I won't be," she says quickly before hanging up the phone. I didn't even get to say goodbye
---End Flashback---
My dad isn't all that bad at being a single parent. He does the best he can. Between the rent, bills, and me he doesn't have a dime left to his name. Working 2 jobs with crazy hours means I don't really get a chance to see him all that often.
The few things I do hear from him, I wish I didn't. Sometimes I wonder if he loves me or if he just puts up with me because he has to. Best case scenario I can come up with is it's a little bit of both.
Maybe Mom coming home for my birthday means that she is going to stay and everything will go back to the way it used to be. I would like that. We used to be a normal, loving family, that did stuff together.
The least we can do is eat one dinner tomorrow night without any problems. Right?
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Teen FictionMax is about to turn 16. How does his emotionally distant father react when Max comes out? And where is his practically non - existent mother? Will a job and his best friends be enough to get him through life?
