You're Different || Jimmy Darling

Chapter 25 "In Good Hands"

"Melanie you up there?" My grandma asked for the second time.

"Yeah I'm coming..." I said as I shoved the ripped picture into my pocket and wiped away my tears with my fingertip.

I turned the corner and I could hear my mothers sobs from the other side of the bathroom door. I frowned at the door in sadness at how this could have happened. How could she have hidden all of those horrible feelings with a little fake smile, acting like everything ok when it clearly wasn't? I turned away fast before I changed my mind. I skipped down the stairs grabbing my bags from my grandma that was waiting at the door.

Before I left I went back upstairs one last time and entered John's room. I slowly walked to his crib and his eyes were wide open. The minute he saw me he smiled kicking his little legs in the air. I smiled back and grabbed him into my arms. I cuddled him for one last time bouncing him in my arms. He laughed and played with my ear with his little itty bitty fingers.

"I love you John..." I said putting him back into the crib.

He smiled again but as soon as I turned away to leave his laughter died. I sang to him one last time, it almost made me cry leaving him. He had a whole life ahead of him, he didn't deserve any of this, he was the innocent one in this whole situation.

"White lips, pale face
Breathing in snowflakes
Burnt lungs, sour taste
Light's gone, day's end
Struggling to pay rent
Long nights, strange men

And they say
She's in the Class A Team
Stuck in her daydream
Been this way since 18
But lately her face seems
Slowly sinking, wasting
Crumbling like pastries
And they scream
The worst things in life come free to us
Cos we're just under the upperhand
And go mad for a couple of grams
And she don't want to go outside tonight
And in a pipe she flies to the Motherland
Or sells love to another man
It's too cold outside
For angels to fly
Angels to fly..." I finished as I ended softly, I could see his eyes getting heavy as they shut tight again.

I left closing the door softly and going back downstairs to where my grandma was trying to fix the mess while I was upstairs.

"Im so sorry Melanie, this is just so terrible, you shouldn't have to live like this and I completely understand why your leaving. If I were you I would leave too...anyway enough of that. So when do I get to meet this boyfriend of yours? I don't want my granddaughter in the wrong hands." She said handing me my bags.

"Well he is outside if you wanna meet him but..." I said unsure because I wasn't sure how she was gonna react to Jimmy, not everyone was accepting to his hands.

"Oh he's outside? We come on girl let me meet the boy!" She said putting on her shoes and opening the door for me.

"Ok then, but grandma you just have to know Jimmy is special, he's a little different than most boys." I said walking to the car, I could see his face light up as he saw me.

"Oh please how different can he be?" She asked as we arrived to the car.

"Well, not everyone is understanding about it..." I said but I got cut off by Jimmy.

"Hello, Mrs! You must be the lovely grandmother I always hear about." He said waving to her with a huge smile on his face.

When she saw his hands her eyes widened as she gasped and nearly fainted at the sight. Jimmy grabbed my bags and rushed to help as I held her from almost falling over.

"Grandma! Are you ok?" I asked checking to see if her heart was still beating.

"Oh! Oh my! I think I'm ok, Oh man I could have sworn your boyfriend had weird crab claws as hands." She said gaining her balance but when she glanced again she was lost for words.

"Lobster hands to be exact." Jimmy said putting his arm around me, clearly showing off his hands.

"Melanie when you said different I didn't think you meant this type of different this boy has lobster hands for god sake! He's a..."

"Grandma! Don't you dare say it! Grandma I love you but I also love Jimmy, lobster hands or not and you have nothing to worry about. Jimmy takes good care of me, he will always keeps me safe." I said defending him, she was my grandma but she had no right freaking out like that, the least she could have done was be a little accepting about Jimmy.

"Ok ok. If you say so, I just want my granddaughter safe and sound." She said coming to hug me and kiss my forehead.

"I love you Melanie, I'm going to miss you...and it was nice meeting you too." She said nodding to Jimmy and I.

"Don't worry she is in good hands." He said as he opened the car door for me to enter now that all my bags were packed and ready to go.

"Goodbye you two!" She said shouting as we started to drive away.

"Let's go, I'm dying to get back home." I said turning on the radio and reaching for Jimmy's free hand holding it in mine as he drove us home.

Hey guys! Hope y'all like the song I picked. I tried picking a song that related to what Melanie's mother was going through and the things she did and I thought it would be emotional if Melanie sang a song like this that was about her mother and related to the whole situation. Thank you and love y'all!