Love cafe

18

Ivy's POV

Recap

Aunt Stacy had prepared her home made pizza for dinner which was heavenly both in aroma and taste, and believe me when I say aunt Stacy rarely does pizza,

"Ivy dear," she called out to me breaking me out from my line of thoughts, I replied with a 'mmh' which she understood since my mouth was busy devouring the doughy mass in front of me.

"Your mother called today while you were at work" she said merely above a whisper,

Reason why, my mom was a touchy subject, I looked at her trying to see if she was pranking me but I could see the sincerity in her eyes, and that was something aunt Stacy couldn't muster up anytime

"What does she want?" I asked as I dropped the piece of pizza I was eating, it was then it occurred to me that there were three plates set on the table with an extra pizza laying in the kitchen, she did this because my mom was coming over,

"She said she wanted to see you, y'know it's been a while" aunt Stacy said trying to place her hand on mine,

"Ivy, just give her a chance to explain things to you" aunt Stacy pleaded, her eyes now glossy due to the fact she also missed her sister,

"Fine, I'll see her," I said as I left the table and ran into my room, I literally threw myself on my bed, and then I released all the tears I had in my eyes, I didn't even know they were that much, once they broke the wall I had put up there was no stopping them.

I didn't even notice when aunt Stacy walked in and hugged me,

"Shush," she said as she patted my head and rubbed circles around my back, surprisingly it was soothing and calming

This was what I needed, I've always craved this, this attention from a mother figure, I could feel my tears drying up on their own accord when I finally looked up and saw who had been comforting while I cried my eyes out,

"Mom?" I said as I looked through my tearful eyes,

The woman who I felt destroyed my life and took away my happy family, the woman who I always said I hated every single night as I went to bed, the woman I never wanted to see, was before me in the flesh, I didn't know how to react, all these years I had always said I'd tell her how much I hated her and let her know how much she hurt me but it turns out I really needed her.

"Ivy, shush, we'll talk tomorrow, you need to rest," she said as she patted my head and attempted to leave my side,

"Mom, please don't leave... I need you" I said as I held her hand, she looked at me with tears in her eyes, I guess she never thought I'd ever want to see her and saying those words gave her hope that I could love her once more.

She came back to the bed and I laid my head back on her lap, she played with my hair and I felt myself relax for the first time in years I wasn't anxious I didn't feel the need to be, I had my mom here, the only person who I had looked up to, she was here and that was all that mattered.

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I woke up the next morning to see that my mom wasn't here anymore, I felt my heart breaking again, why would she come here if she wasn't going to at least have a decent conversation with me, I got myself out of bed and I went to the bathroom to get ready for work.

After my shower, I came out in my bath robe and noticed a pair of overalls was set on my already made bed with a black long sleeved shirt and a matching pair of shoes.

I smiled knowing fully well, it wasn't aunt Stacy who did any of this, it was obviously my mom, this was what I missed out on for close to nine years of my life.

I got dressed in the outfit she had laid out for me and I headed to the kitchen when my nose caught whiff of freshly made pancakes, this brought me down memory lane, she still remembered I loved pancakes.

As I stepped into the kitchen, I saw my mom setting the table while aunt Stacy was already seated having breakfast.

"Good morning Ivy dear...I see you wore the outfit I selected for you, I knew you would" my mom said with a small smile playing on my lips, I smiled back and she motioned for me to come take a seat at the table.

"Good morning aunt Stacy, good morning mum," I said as my mom dropped my own plate of pancakes in front of me, I couldn't help but salivate, even if I wasn't totally happy with her that didn't mean I shouldn't eat what she cooks, so I started eating.

A brief silence ensued, due to the various questions and things everyone had to say, I didn't mind the silence it helped me think about a lot, and I thought about the questions I would ask my mom as soon as I got the chance to and well that chance came as soon as aunt Stacy left for work.

As I placed the last piece of pancake into my mom, I looked up at my mom who sat across me,

"Why did you leave?"

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Hey everyone, here's an update for all you special people,

Another Liam-less chapter, I know, don't miss him too much he'll be back soon,

Question of the day

Why do you think Ivy's mom left?

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