I think he felt the same way at the time. Like you said, it was better that you kept it quiet.” I just can’t believe you knew all this time.” I kept telling myself that you were eighteen, and if you wanted me to know, you would have told me.” I wanted to be there for you but didn’t want to embarrass you or get anyone in trouble with Randy. The week after he left, you were so depressed. I found a condom wrapper in your room, and there was a little blood on your sheets. Then, later that afternoon, after I came home from running errands, I went to check on you, but you had gone to the store. Elec didn’t know I saw him leaving your room to go back to his. I put the picture I’d been holding down on the bed to prevent it from accidentally smashing to the ground in the midst of my shock. “I know what happened between you and him the night before he left for California.” “Well, neither of them made it easy to figure out how to help,” I said. I felt ashamed for never getting involved in the situation with Elec. “I’d been prying lately, and it caused a lot of tension. It was a bit selfish of me.” She started to cry. After the pain of losing your father, I just wanted something easy. She continued, “I didn’t really want to know everything, I guess.
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