I was in the kitchen cooking, I moved the pan carefully on top of the stove before buttering the pan and placing bacon on it while it was sizzling, I buttered the bread and placed the lettuce on top along with tomatoes and mayo.
I was making lunch for my mum, she's really weak right now. She has cancer.
I finished making the sandwich, I placed it on a tray with a glass of water.
I carried the tray up to my mums room,
She had such a bright smile which somehow had no colour when she saw me holding her lunch.
"Aw Daniel, thank you sweets I don't deserve you." I leaned down and placed her tray on the bedside table.
"You won't go to hospital again right?" I didn't like being home alone. It gave me paranoia.
"Daniel, I don't know but you treat me so well. So I don't think so"
She gave me a soft smile before taking the first bite.
"Momma why did you smoke?"
My voice cracked a bit when I said that, when I was little my momma was in a abusive relationship, he was a horrible man. My worst fear is being him, she smoked a lot when she was going through that but just as he said one word to me, she lost it. She screamed and yelled and threatened him.
That was all I remembered.
She left after that,
She never looked back not once and lost all contact with him.
"Daniel, it's my biggest regret. It was the only thing I had at the time, but I slowly got out of that when I got out of a bad home situation." I nodded carefully before sitting next to her on the bed.
Silence filled the air, not awkward silence but comfortable silence until my momma started talking to me.
"So school tomorrow, how are you feeling about that. You moved schools last month but haven't been able to go because you've been taking care me"
She chuckles dryly, I knew she felt guilty. She felt as if she was dragging me down. My momma is wrong, I enjoy taking care of her.
"Um yeah I'm feeling okay, I don't care much about it. I'll just pass my classes and get on with my life I guess."
She smiled up at me "Don't you wanna meet anyone? Like a special someone?"
I almost choked on air, "Jesus no I'm alright" she laughed a bit, "anyway you should go outside somewhere and get coffee I don't know but don't spend all your time with me"
But she doesn't understand, the overwhelming fear of how much time I have with her and if I will have anymore time with her at all. She passed me a $20 note, "Momma this too much for coffee or any treat in that matter" she shrugged at me "Get something else then" she took a sip of her water and another bite of her sandwich.
I walked downstairs before telling my mum I'll go out, I got changed into black ripped jeans and a black shirt with a white patterned skull on it. I combed my hair but my curls still remained the same which made me sigh.
I placed my headphones in before walking out, I went to a café I was craving a chocolate mocha.
I walked inside and went up to the counter, there was a boy there.
He had straight black hair placed upwards, he was wearing blue jeans with a striped black and white shirt. He was pale and had the most blue eyes, his eyes looked like the ocean.
"It's rude too stare" he chucked lightly, his voice was so tender. My heart began to beat faster, "I um would like a chocolate m-mocha?" He smiles softly at me before placing in a order "Yeah sure also you look really good by the way" I went to pay but he brushed it aside, "It's on me pretty boy" he settled it with a wink "o-oh um thank you" I smiled at him before going away. he took a step back and began to whistle waiting for the next costumer.
I blushed a dark crimson before sitting down at a table waiting. I twirled my fingers together and smiled softly looking down, he's so cute, nice and oh so funny. I think? He placed my drink down on the cup wrote
"Dan ❤︎" along with a number.
I copied the number onto my phone hoping it was the boy i saw at the counter.
