off
into a bowl ready to mix. I stir the rice and look in the fridge
for some wine. I find an unopened bottle of Pinot Grigio and pour
myself a glass. I settle down on my own and start eating.
It’s 6:45pm and I’m eating on my own. I think Jake is not due in
until 7:30pm and I assume Matthew is out with his friends. I
finish my glass of wine and pour another. I’m feeling full and
there is still a lot of chicken and rice left so I put some aside for
Jake to eat just in case he wants it when he returns. I take my
glass and head for the sofa. I remember I have to check the mail
so I wander outside to the mailbox and see a few items hidden in
there. I head back flicking through all the letters, most of them
are for Jake of course, but I spot one with familiar handwriting on and
stop in my tracks. It’s my mother’s writing, I would recognise it
from anywhere. It’s very bold and big and she curves her A’s in a
certain way. I put the rest of the mail on the side and sit on
the sofa to open the letter.
Dear Ana,
I’m
sorry I left without a goodbye but I needed to get away. You’re
old enough to look after yourself and I’m sure you would have preferred
to stay where you are now. You’re settled with a good job and
have your whole life ahead of you. I, as always get itchy feet
and need to keep moving. Please tell Jake that I am sorry for
everything and that I didn’t mean to hurt him. I think it was for
the best anyway.
Take care sweet Ana and I’ll be in touch soon.
Love Mum. xx
I’m snapped from the letter with the sound of Jake coming through the door.
“Hey Ana.”
I don’t look round. “Hi Jake, I left some rice and chicken
on the side for you to eat.” I hear him walk past.
“Thanks, I’m really hungry.”
He disappears into the kitchen for a while and I sit on the sofa
with my head buried in my hands and the letter in my clutches. I
can’t believe my mother has done it, again. She’s just taken off
without a goodbye, without anything and then three weeks later she
decides to send me this crap. How could she do this to Jake and
Matthew, how could she do this to her own daughter? After a few
minutes I feel a dip in the sofa realising Jake is now sitting next to
me.
“Are you ok Ana?”
I look up, tears in my eyes. This man is so
beautiful. He oozes sex from every pore of his body. I
can’t believe he asked me this and I can’t believe how mum could have
possibly left him. He spies the letter in my hand. I look
at him and then the letter. I pass it to him to read, he has to
know. He reads expression quickly turning into a frown and
sighs. “I’m sorry Jake; I expected this from my mum. I
didn’t think she would do it this time but she has. I thought she
really loved you and that she would stay. I’m so
sorry.”
He looks confused, “Ana, what do you mean?”
I can’t bear to keep it in any longer. “She has been doing
this my whole life Jake, she moves from one man to the next and has
been dragging me along for the ride. I’m so sorry, you probably
hate me now. I’ll find a place to stay and move out as quickly as
I can. I know you can’t possibly want me around any longer,
especially now you know she’s not coming back.”
He looks at me in shock and shakes his head, “I don’t want to
hear another word about you moving out Ana. This is your home and
I could never punish you for what your mother has done. She has
left the family, your family and we must move on. I just hate the
fact that she has left you without at least saying goodbye.”
He looks pained like he wants to say more but bites his
lip. A tear falls from my eye and Jake tenderly removes it with
his thumb. The electricity from that one tiny touch sends my
blood rushing through my whole entire body. I’ve
into a bowl ready to mix. I stir the rice and look in the fridge
for some wine. I find an unopened bottle of Pinot Grigio and pour
myself a glass. I settle down on my own and start eating.
It’s 6:45pm and I’m eating on my own. I think Jake is not due in
until 7:30pm and I assume Matthew is out with his friends. I
finish my glass of wine and pour another. I’m feeling full and
there is still a lot of chicken and rice left so I put some aside for
Jake to eat just in case he wants it when he returns. I take my
glass and head for the sofa. I remember I have to check the mail
so I wander outside to the mailbox and see a few items hidden in
there. I head back flicking through all the letters, most of them
are for Jake of course, but I spot one with familiar handwriting on and
stop in my tracks. It’s my mother’s writing, I would recognise it
from anywhere. It’s very bold and big and she curves her A’s in a
certain way. I put the rest of the mail on the side and sit on
the sofa to open the letter.
Dear Ana,
I’m
sorry I left without a goodbye but I needed to get away. You’re
old enough to look after yourself and I’m sure you would have preferred
to stay where you are now. You’re settled with a good job and
have your whole life ahead of you. I, as always get itchy feet
and need to keep moving. Please tell Jake that I am sorry for
everything and that I didn’t mean to hurt him. I think it was for
the best anyway.
Take care sweet Ana and I’ll be in touch soon.
Love Mum. xx
I’m snapped from the letter with the sound of Jake coming through the door.
“Hey Ana.”
I don’t look round. “Hi Jake, I left some rice and chicken
on the side for you to eat.” I hear him walk past.
“Thanks, I’m really hungry.”
He disappears into the kitchen for a while and I sit on the sofa
with my head buried in my hands and the letter in my clutches. I
can’t believe my mother has done it, again. She’s just taken off
without a goodbye, without anything and then three weeks later she
decides to send me this crap. How could she do this to Jake and
Matthew, how could she do this to her own daughter? After a few
minutes I feel a dip in the sofa realising Jake is now sitting next to
me.
“Are you ok Ana?”
I look up, tears in my eyes. This man is so
beautiful. He oozes sex from every pore of his body. I
can’t believe he asked me this and I can’t believe how mum could have
possibly left him. He spies the letter in my hand. I look
at him and then the letter. I pass it to him to read, he has to
know. He reads expression quickly turning into a frown and
sighs. “I’m sorry Jake; I expected this from my mum. I
didn’t think she would do it this time but she has. I thought she
really loved you and that she would stay. I’m so
sorry.”
He looks confused, “Ana, what do you mean?”
I can’t bear to keep it in any longer. “She has been doing
this my whole life Jake, she moves from one man to the next and has
been dragging me along for the ride. I’m so sorry, you probably
hate me now. I’ll find a place to stay and move out as quickly as
I can. I know you can’t possibly want me around any longer,
especially now you know she’s not coming back.”
He looks at me in shock and shakes his head, “I don’t want to
hear another word about you moving out Ana. This is your home and
I could never punish you for what your mother has done. She has
left the family, your family and we must move on. I just hate the
fact that she has left you without at least saying goodbye.”
He looks pained like he wants to say more but bites his
lip. A tear falls from my eye and Jake tenderly removes it with
his thumb. The electricity from that one tiny touch sends my
blood rushing through my whole entire body. I’ve
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