Chapter 21: Survive
Mariana February 15, 2013 Savannah, GA 10:00 am Today is my mom’s birthday. She woke up with a smile on her face, it seemed genuine. Mainly because my father wasn’t around as much. It was only her and I for her birthday and I decided to bake cupcakes. Father taught me how to make cupcakes. Vanilla was his favorite flavor. Why was I thinking about him? Why was I missing him? He caused nothing but trauma for this family. I can't miss him, not after everything that he has done. But I do. Maybe I miss the feeling of having the mother and fatherly love each child should receive. I always forget myself, you can't miss what you never had. I loathe the feeling of parental love. Mother tries her best to fill the gray areas in my heart but there will always be a colorless part that can't be fi
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