She sits in the principal’s office. Waiting for her mother to come and pick her up…again. The door opens and the girl stands up and avoids her mother’s eyes. Her arms burn through her shirt as her mother stares at them. Neither says a word as they walk out of the building and towards the car.
“What were you thinking? How could you do that again? Don’t you know how much that hurts me? I’m your mother, I’m here for you, and you can always talk to me…”The daughter snaps
“You really wanna fucking know what’s wrong mom?!” Silence for a moment, the mother takes a deep breath and says;
“That’s why I asked. I just want to be here for you…”
“My girlfriend just broke up with me.” The mother stops, mid-step, and turns slowly to face her daughter.
“You don’t have a girlfriend.”
“DUH! I just told you she broke up with me!”
“Ashley, you’ve never had a girlfriend.”
“Whatever mom. You want me to go inside and find her so you can talk to her? Ask anybody. The whole school knows, and she’s not even my first girlfriend!” She starts walking away from her mother, back towards the car, her mind racing at what she had just spat out after hiding for almost three years.
“You stop right there young lady.”
“Shut up mom.” She whispers under her breath and climbs into the car. The mother slowly follows.
“I…don’t ever want to hear about this again. You are never, to tell the rest of the family.”
“Wake up mom. The rest of the family already knows.” She digs her nails into her leg as the slap stings her cheek.
“YOU LITTLE BITCH! HOW COULD YOU TELL THEM AND NOT EVER TELL ME!?” The girl says nothing but thinks to herself; ‘That’s why.’