you next week on Tuesday then.”
“Okay, I will be here Tuesday. Have a great day Mrs. Smith.”
“You too Katie,” Mrs. Smith said as she turned and walked off towards the room that held all of the craft supplies in the library. It was the room where all the classes were held throughout the year as well.
Katie watched as Mrs. Smith walked away, thinking about the times that she and Jackson would go and spend hours in the craft room, making things. They had made so many things that they gave to their mom that Katie was sure mom had to have thrown them all out since she would have ran out of room if she hadn’t.
Katie let out a defeated sigh certain that her mother had heard the whole conversation. As she walked to where her mother was she glanced around the library. Everywhere she looked she thought of Jackson, but instead of feeling the pain that she was used to, she felt contentment. The library was the one place that Jackson seemed happiest. He would spend hours reading about anything and everything. It seemed to be his outlet to not think about what was going on with him.
Katie was still thinking about Jackson when she heard her mom ask, “When do you need to be here?”
“Not until Tuesday at noon,” Katie replied knowing that she wasn’t really going to go.
“Well at least I will not have to worry about you becoming a recluse then,” her mom said in a joking way. She never seemed to be able to talk to Katie about what was happening because Katie was mad at the world. She just hoped her being around all the other kids again would change it all.
“No mom, you don’t have to worry about me becoming a recluse,” Katie said as she rolled her eyes. I just do not need to be around someone all the time. Sometimes it is nice to just have time alone,” Katie continued.
“Honey, sometimes being around other people makes things easier to deal with. There will be people in your life that you will feel like you can talk to about anything. You will end up always wanting them around. Those are going to be the ones that are your true friends. I know that some of your friends let you down when everything happened with Jackson, but some people do not know how to deal with things like that,” her mom said trying her hardest to get Katie to open up to her. She needed to talk about it so bad, yet she just refused to. Katie had always been stubborn, but she had taken this refusing to talk about Jackson deal way too far.
“Mom, I really don’t want to do this right now, especially not here,” Katie said getting a little aggravated because her mom just wouldn’t let this whole conversation go.
“That is the problem with this whole situation, Katie. You are not letting all your grief out and if you continue to let it build up inside of you, it is eventually going to take its toll on all of your relationships, including your friends and family.” Her mom continued as she took a step closer to her hoping she would be able to hug her without Katie taking a step away from her.
Katie was very much over this conversation and just wanted it to be over already. She knew that her mom would continue this conversation for longer if she didn’t put a stop to it now. “I know mom. I just don’t feel like I need anyone to talk to now. I promise if I start to feel like I do, I will either come talk to you or dad.” Katie said this as she turned towards the door hoping to be able to leave the library soon.
“Okay,” her mom said not really ready to end their conversation yet, but she knew that Katie was already clamming back up. She decided to just drop it for now and she would find another way to bring out the feelings again. “Let me just check out this book and we can leave.
“Okay, I will be here Tuesday. Have a great day Mrs. Smith.”
“You too Katie,” Mrs. Smith said as she turned and walked off towards the room that held all of the craft supplies in the library. It was the room where all the classes were held throughout the year as well.
Katie watched as Mrs. Smith walked away, thinking about the times that she and Jackson would go and spend hours in the craft room, making things. They had made so many things that they gave to their mom that Katie was sure mom had to have thrown them all out since she would have ran out of room if she hadn’t.
Katie let out a defeated sigh certain that her mother had heard the whole conversation. As she walked to where her mother was she glanced around the library. Everywhere she looked she thought of Jackson, but instead of feeling the pain that she was used to, she felt contentment. The library was the one place that Jackson seemed happiest. He would spend hours reading about anything and everything. It seemed to be his outlet to not think about what was going on with him.
Katie was still thinking about Jackson when she heard her mom ask, “When do you need to be here?”
“Not until Tuesday at noon,” Katie replied knowing that she wasn’t really going to go.
“Well at least I will not have to worry about you becoming a recluse then,” her mom said in a joking way. She never seemed to be able to talk to Katie about what was happening because Katie was mad at the world. She just hoped her being around all the other kids again would change it all.
“No mom, you don’t have to worry about me becoming a recluse,” Katie said as she rolled her eyes. I just do not need to be around someone all the time. Sometimes it is nice to just have time alone,” Katie continued.
“Honey, sometimes being around other people makes things easier to deal with. There will be people in your life that you will feel like you can talk to about anything. You will end up always wanting them around. Those are going to be the ones that are your true friends. I know that some of your friends let you down when everything happened with Jackson, but some people do not know how to deal with things like that,” her mom said trying her hardest to get Katie to open up to her. She needed to talk about it so bad, yet she just refused to. Katie had always been stubborn, but she had taken this refusing to talk about Jackson deal way too far.
“Mom, I really don’t want to do this right now, especially not here,” Katie said getting a little aggravated because her mom just wouldn’t let this whole conversation go.
“That is the problem with this whole situation, Katie. You are not letting all your grief out and if you continue to let it build up inside of you, it is eventually going to take its toll on all of your relationships, including your friends and family.” Her mom continued as she took a step closer to her hoping she would be able to hug her without Katie taking a step away from her.
Katie was very much over this conversation and just wanted it to be over already. She knew that her mom would continue this conversation for longer if she didn’t put a stop to it now. “I know mom. I just don’t feel like I need anyone to talk to now. I promise if I start to feel like I do, I will either come talk to you or dad.” Katie said this as she turned towards the door hoping to be able to leave the library soon.
“Okay,” her mom said not really ready to end their conversation yet, but she knew that Katie was already clamming back up. She decided to just drop it for now and she would find another way to bring out the feelings again. “Let me just check out this book and we can leave.
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