I couldn’t quite figure out what decision I had to make. My mum was was the happiest she had ever been in quite a long time and I did not want to bring her back to the place she had been before. What I thinking in the first place!?
Tyron and I had been quite good friends he actually told me he liked me but we had decided to keep these feelings out until we were all able to fix this mess that we had all created. Nicole on the other had spent most of her time with me.
Mum always brought out the story about the perfect man and how she always wants to meet him and this gave me an idea. I went online and texted her yet again under the perfect man’s name telling her that I had flown to China to open up another restaurant, at least this would tone down her hopes right?
For a while everything was normal, mum spoke less about the guy and for once I was free to hang out with my friends having this out of mind.
Some weeks down and Tyron and I made things official but at the same time I was afraid of moving again and having to leave and forget all this. I was having such a wonderful time here in Brooklyn getting more friends and knowing the city more it was quite awesome.
It had been a while since I was on social media so I decided to check my inbox and I was hit with this,
Prettymom: Hey, How is China
Prettymom: I thought you’d be back last week, is everything okkay? What’s going on?
For the past few days at home mum had been questioning this online guy, Was it too good to be true? She kept asking
I felt so guilty for having to lie to my own mother and I decided to tell her the whole truth. Facts that I had made up this guy to give her more reason to stay here so and make us move everytime something went wrong or when she hooked up with a good for nothing guy.
Mum was silent didn’t even say a word and this hurt even more, I couldn’t believe what I had done to her making her sad all over again. I just couldn’t see the smile on her face like before it was rather hurting in all ways.
We had spent our lifetime moving from one place to another and it always sucked but this time I wanted us to move I wanted another place, new people, a new school, I just wanted to forget the bad memories of Brooklyn.
My mum spent time at her shop,she had actually supported my idea of moving. I spent time in my room crying and never went out.
This night my mum came up to me sat on my bed, I was just lying there thinking and angry at myself for putting my mum through this. Mum held my shoulder and said
” I have spent a lifetime running from the truth, heartbreaks , not knowing I was being unfair to you and your sister. I haven’t been a good role model and I’m sorry but that did not give you a reason to do what you did Carol. You say you want to move fine we shall move but know that new people, new discoveries and new places are only new for a day after that they just become people, places and discoveries. I don’t want you to be a runner like me. Make the right choice. I have seen your relationship with the people here and I don’t want you to lose that”
I lay there quiet as she left my room and whispered “I love you mum”
Her words hit deep and I actually knew what I wanted. I wanted to stay I wanted her to compete in the Brooklyn baking championships, I wanted my friends with me.
Some weeks after the incident everything was back to normal, I had my friends with me, Tyron whom I was now and my mom was getting ready for the competition, and we were all there to support her.
I actually don’t know alot about baking but she baked the most lavish looking wedding cake and she actually won getting a job at one of the biggest bakeries in Brooklyn.
I was happy with how Brooklyn had turned out for us. Finally we were not moving for quite a long time. Brooklyn was home.
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