(AYA)
I SPENT the whole weekend with my mother. Unsurprisingly, my father didn’t go home at all. He just sent me a short text message Friday night to tell me he has an out of town for that weekend. I don’t know if it is true. I didn’t ask. Instead I replied by telling him my mother is home. He only answered, “I see.” That’s it. It hurts me, how nonchalant he was towards my mom. I also find it insulting that he might be thinking I am stupid enough not to know that he is cheating. Or maybe my father doesn’t care whether I know or not. The thought was too painful to bear so I force myself not to think about it.
Something good happened during the weekend, too. My mom was more clear-minded. She talked about what she has been doing in my grandparents’ house. I talked a
