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I waited, watchingwhere I was going, I could tell I was going to have to co if there was any way you would consider reviewing her scholarship packet for your foundation award?" I pulled the packet froht I’d spent three nights working on it, pulling everything Nolan had saved on my computer over the last two years when she filed for scholarship after scholarship, and e My mom took the packet fro a laugh Finally, she broke out in a giggle, and held her hand over her lips a little to feign hiding it
"Whaaaat’s funny?" I asked, hed a little harder now, sliding the packet to the side of her and covering her face with her hands while she bent forward and then sat up, blotting the laughter tears from the corners of her eyes "Oh, Reed honey…, you really hadherself now, trying to recover fro fit
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"Well…when you started this conversation, I was so certain you were going to tellat the thought of that I irl?" She was laughing again at her words Her eyes were closed with laughter, in fact A blessing, because never in ry, with the wo s she could say, of all possible reactions, this one was not soot tofor the door I had to leave before I said so my mother would make this easy
"Reed, sweetie? Oh, co I ht I was just so surprised" Myafteron every last one of my nerves I just turned and stared into her eyes, stone-faced, wanting her to see how I felt about the words she spoke
"Reed…you know I can’t give any special treatment for our scholarships, honey My hands are tied," esture, as if I didn’t get it
Pursing my lips, I just nodded and turned back to leave
"Reed, sweetheart? Stay, finish your coffee withht I’d --no matter hen it came to Nolan And deep down, I knew that I’d have to have thisfor coffee…" I started, her face falling flat "And Mo back to see you Frankly, I can’t stand the sight of your face right now"
My mother physically stu to her heart like she’d been wounded But I also knew she was playingthis about her But this was about Nolan, and how absolutely cruel and hateful Millie Johnson-Snyder could be
"Don’t do that," I de louder andabout, or where any of this is co froe her, disrespect her, and discount her as your equal, as so a woman in your fked-up society world And I’m sick of it And I’oddammit Mom? What son wants to admit that his mother is so heartless, cold and prejudiced? But you are!"
"You’ve always said you would do anything…anything, Mo to make me happy--well, Nolan makes me happy! Fuck Mom? She’s my entire damned world! And if there is ever a day in the future, where I’ so airl--well…you can bet your ass that hter won’t ever set foot in a household full of so et everything I asked for tonight I don’t need anything from you I’ll find a way to help the woht I could count on you," I spat out everything in aactual red as I turned and stormed from my mother’s house