Unexpected, Cliché [TREEBROS]

The Heidi Chapter

Heidi's POV.

Evan has always been the best son I could ever, ever ask for. He was always so cheerful, so bright, and so happy. He did anything I asked him to do, and he was always looking to the positive side of things. Even when his own father left, he just said "a real live truck in our front yard?" I missed his bright smile. He was such a happy kid. But then out of nowhere last year, something changed. Something snapped inside of him. He stopped talking to me as often. He was constantly worried or anxious. But worst of all, he completely shut me out. I wanted to help him as much as I could, but I didn't know what I was supposed to do. I took him to the therapist on multiple occasions, I worked as much as I possibly could, even more than I already did to try to pay for his pills and for his appointments. That also upset him. I thought I was a good parent up until that point. But after that? I just felt like - I was making things up as I go. What was I supposed to do? What decision was I supposed to make? What should I say? I tried to understand him as much as I possibly could. But he blocked me out of his life. He didn't have any friends at school except for Jared. Last year, he would come home every Friday night and stare at his computer, crying, saying he has no friends. 

What could a mom do?

But today, something was different. Evan came home with a boy who I didn't know and I've never heard of. Connor Murphy. I'll admit it, at first he seemed kind of sketchy. But that was only from his appearance, and I couldn't judge somebody for that. They were both soaking wet from the rain, and looked exhausted. Evan was home about two hours late, and I was worried out of my mind. He told me everything - that poor kid Connor. But now, they both sound so happy upstairs in Evan's room. I couldn't hear what exactly they were talking about. But I was overjoyed to find out that Evan had a friend now. 

Maybe I was able to find things out myself after all. Even though I still felt lost.