u walk in the front door and before u can close it, she’s standing in front of you.
“Traffic on the way home pagina from school,” she says.
“Yeah, mom,” u say, rolling your eyes and walking past her into the kitchen. u weren’t in the mood for her games, u just wanted to toon up long enough for her to get off your case and let u go see Alex again.
“I know u weren’t at Summer’s last night,” she calls from the foyer as she comes to meet u in the kitchen.
“Oh really now,” u say, pulling out the oranje sap and taking a drink, not even bothering with a glass.
“Marissa, don’t play these games with me,” she tells you.
“Games, mom,” u say, looking at her incredulously. “You don’t want to play games with me? Did u ever think I didn’t want to play your games?”
She looks at u with her infamous scowl before continuing. “What is this all about? The truancy, not coming home, sleeping at that random punk chick’s house.”
“What,” u question, nearly spitting out your drink. u put your hand over your mouth as a precaution.
“I know where you’ve been, Marissa. I saw your car at her house this morning.”
“Oh, so u didn’t come barging in when u saw my car? How very thoughtful of you,” u say facetiously.
“Caleb zei this girl was a troublemaker, and now I can see he’s right. I’m not going to have any daughter of mine dating a purple haired punk. Let alone one that’s a girl,” she tells you, and you’re shocked at how calm she remains. On the inside, you’re freaking out, because if Julie Cooper knows, so will everyone else. u maintain your resolve, not letting her think that she’s scared you.
Crossing your arms, u shoot her a look and say, “Oh, what are u going to do this time, pay her off? Threaten her? How low could u possibly get, mother?”
She takes a step closer to u and lowers her voice. “Now u listen to me. u know how this affected Luke’s father. There’s enough drama in our lives right now, what with this illegitimate child and your father leaving, I am not going to have all of Newport thinking that Julie Cooper-Nichol’s daughter is a lesbian,” she tells you, spitting out the last word as if it would leave a dirty taste in her mouth if she left it in there any longer. “You will stop seeing her, even if I have to see to it myself.”
u realize that your mother mind is set and u know there’s no changing it, so there’s no use in trying. Giving her a flippant ‘whatever,’ u turn around and head out the door to your car. u refuse to let her see u cry.
“Traffic on the way home pagina from school,” she says.
“Yeah, mom,” u say, rolling your eyes and walking past her into the kitchen. u weren’t in the mood for her games, u just wanted to toon up long enough for her to get off your case and let u go see Alex again.
“I know u weren’t at Summer’s last night,” she calls from the foyer as she comes to meet u in the kitchen.
“Oh really now,” u say, pulling out the oranje sap and taking a drink, not even bothering with a glass.
“Marissa, don’t play these games with me,” she tells you.
“Games, mom,” u say, looking at her incredulously. “You don’t want to play games with me? Did u ever think I didn’t want to play your games?”
She looks at u with her infamous scowl before continuing. “What is this all about? The truancy, not coming home, sleeping at that random punk chick’s house.”
“What,” u question, nearly spitting out your drink. u put your hand over your mouth as a precaution.
“I know where you’ve been, Marissa. I saw your car at her house this morning.”
“Oh, so u didn’t come barging in when u saw my car? How very thoughtful of you,” u say facetiously.
“Caleb zei this girl was a troublemaker, and now I can see he’s right. I’m not going to have any daughter of mine dating a purple haired punk. Let alone one that’s a girl,” she tells you, and you’re shocked at how calm she remains. On the inside, you’re freaking out, because if Julie Cooper knows, so will everyone else. u maintain your resolve, not letting her think that she’s scared you.
Crossing your arms, u shoot her a look and say, “Oh, what are u going to do this time, pay her off? Threaten her? How low could u possibly get, mother?”
She takes a step closer to u and lowers her voice. “Now u listen to me. u know how this affected Luke’s father. There’s enough drama in our lives right now, what with this illegitimate child and your father leaving, I am not going to have all of Newport thinking that Julie Cooper-Nichol’s daughter is a lesbian,” she tells you, spitting out the last word as if it would leave a dirty taste in her mouth if she left it in there any longer. “You will stop seeing her, even if I have to see to it myself.”
u realize that your mother mind is set and u know there’s no changing it, so there’s no use in trying. Giving her a flippant ‘whatever,’ u turn around and head out the door to your car. u refuse to let her see u cry.
