It All Started With A One Night Stand

Moving Back Home

It's hard finding out that your mom is sick. It's heartbreaking and life shattering. It's always been my mom and me, the two Mouseketeers. My mom has been my only family for a long time and I never minded that.

I grew up knowing that most families had more people. Families usually consisted of a dad, a mom, 2 kids and a dog. It consisted of aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents. Mine didn't. It only trully consisted of me, my mom and my brother when he was alive. But it was more than enough for me. Who needed a big family when you can have 1 true person who knew you and you could go to for everything?

After my brother died, me and my mom got really close. When he was alive he was another person we could count on. Another person I can go to with my problems and another person my mom could rely on, so that person never had to be each other. But when my brother died we realized that we were all we had and we had to act like that.

My mom started coming home earlier so that we could spend our nights together. I started going to her whenever I had any problems, rather it be boys, periods or all of the other annoying things in between. We were not only family but we were best friends.

It's extremely hard thinking about that one person who makes up your family and for the most part your friend group is dying. When she dies I will be alone. I mean I would have Jasmine and Victoria for the most part but it was no way the same. My mom is the person I could count on always and now I was losing her.

The good thing of my mom being sick though was that it changed my perspective on life. It made all my problems seem smaller and it changed the way the relationship worked. It was no longer my mom putting me first, but me putting my mom first. And as scary as that was it was also great.

I knew my mom was dying so I could spend all my time with her before she dies.

"Hey baby! How are you feeling?" My mom asked me as she passed me a cup of rolo hot chocolate, my favourite hot drink and came to sit beside me.

"I am feeling better." I said as I drew my feet closer to my bum and put my arms around my legs.

"Really?" My mom asked looking at me deep in the eyes to try and find some incongruity.

"Yes really." I said as I scooted to sit closer to my mom. " I mean it's hard thinking about you dying." I said as I hugged her and kissed her cheek. "But knowing it helps give me to spend with you."

"So you are sure about deciding to take next semester of and spend time with me." My mom asked me as she pulled me deeper into her arms.

"Yea I'm sure. As long as you are alive I want to spend all the time I can with you." I said as we looked into the fireplace across from us.

"So are you definitely sure about taking next semester off?" My mom asked me again for the thousandth time. Though it may be annoying to others, to hear your mom ask you the same question, for the millionth time, but for me it's something I loved. My mom was asking me this question to make sure that I thought it true before I made a decision that can have a big impact, rather it be on the present or on the future.

"Yes I am definitely sure." I said as I hang up the phone on my mom and walked into my academic advisors office. I was planning to spend an entire week with my mom before coming back here, but after finding out about my moms state I decided that it was best to come back on Monday and get everything sorted out so that I can get this finished and done with.

"Hey Alyssa what can I do for you?" My academic advisor, Janice, asked me from her seat.

"I am thinking of taking this semester off." I said as I sat down on the couch across from the desk.