"Mom? Can I talk to you about something?"
"Hazel, can't it wait? I've got all these papers to grade and -"
"It's really important."
...
"Oh."
...
"I have to tell you something."
"What is it?"
"I... I've applied to Indianapolis."
"You did?"
"Yeah...."
"Why?"
"I... You know how you said my dad lived there?"
"Yeah? I mean - oh. Oh."
"Yeah."
"Hazel, sit down."
..
"I know you've been missing your dad and you haven't seen him since you were this big, but there's a reason for that. He's moved on. Gotten married. He has step kids now."
"Oh. Okay."
"I'm sorry dear."
"It's fine. I just thought it'd be nice to see him and stuff."
"I understand what you're feeling right now, but-"
"You have his number, right?"
"... I do."
"Can I have it? To call him, and say hi, or something?"
...
"I'm not sure that's a good idea, Hazel."
"We won't know that until we try, right?"
"I..."
"Please mom?"
...
"Fine."
"Yes! Thank you so much! Can I get it now?"
"Now?"
"Yeah, that'd be cool, right?"
"... Okay, I guess?"
...
"Thanks mom."
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Gravity
Roman pour AdolescentsIt's funny how life works. You make decisions based on who you trust and how much you trust them. You fall in love with the most unlikeliest of people. And as soon as everything is going so very well, the wheel stops turning forward and goes backwar...
