MATTHEW
My mother left.
I hate how much I relate to the pain of experiencing something like that.
“No warning. No note, she just walked out while we were all sleeping one night after the founder's day parade.” She nibbles her upper lip. “It was so hard on us, especially on myfather and brother.”
I can imagine.
“It got so bad that the only solution that seemed viable was leaving so we did—well they did.”
“I’m so—” I begin but get cut off by her eyes snapping shut. “Do you know why she left? Maybe she got kidnapped or something.” I suggest but she shakes her head.
“No she is fine. We are sure.” She sounds almost bitter, “my grandmother showed up the following day and told us that our mother is not coming back before serving my father with divorce papers.”
And I thought my family
