"You've had enough vacation at your grandmother's. It's time to come home," Brick's step-father Gordy was firm. "She needs a vacation from you."
Brick sighed. He liked being in his old room. This would always be home to him even if he didn't live but a couple of houses away. He had liked being away from his mother. Of course, he couldn't explain it. Maybe it was the look in her eye when she looked at him.
It was as if he was every bad thing she'd been through. He thought she might be happy if he wasn't around and she could have a new life with her new family without a reminder of her past. He'd felt it for so long now and maybe the brake up with Lily was just an excuse, but it made him sad to have to be around his mother.
She might have said good things to other people about him when he wasn't around, but he never heard them. She looked down on him as if he might be a cigarette butt she couldn't quite extinguish.
"It's not you," Brick told Gordy. He didn't have a problem with him. "It's just I don't understand how you can love her."
Brick could only think of how she brought him down. No matter what good might come she was ready to kick him in the gut, full of raw emotion that she could not get rid of.
"Well, she can't seem to live without you," Gordy told him. "You are all she's talked about since the holidays."
"But you guys came here," Brick looked at him blankly. Granted, it was a short visit and everyone wore masks.
"It's just not the same. She cries every night," Gordy wanted him to pack his things.
Brick rolled his eyes at that. He found that hard to believe. It was as if she already thought of him as a criminal of some kind and he hadn't even done anything wrong.
If only Lily were here, he'd have someone to talk to. It just hadn't been the same since she left. It was easy to see how he'd kept this part of his emotional turmoil hidden, but now it was back and it felt as if the war would never stop with his mother.
"We'll get through this somehow," Gordy put his hand on Brick's shoulder.
Brick only nodded as if Gordy understood this more than he knew.
UNa historia muy bonita
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Nice :-D
ReplyDeleteMen have a talent for hiding emotions
ReplyDeleteIt would be much simpler if he said everything he feels openly
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It is complicate. His mom does have issues and usually it makes things worse if he does talk, unfortunately. Some people only hear what they want to hear.
DeleteLove it.
ReplyDeleteHope Brick goes home.
ReplyDeleteYour stories are so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBrick needs to talk with his mother about the issues they have.
ReplyDeleteRelações difíceis na familia é barra pesada!
ReplyDeletePrincipalmente com nossa mãe...
Pobre Birick esperó que hable de sus problemas. Buen capítulo te mando un beso
ReplyDeleteI thought that Brick's mother was too possessive and often misunderstood :(
ReplyDeleteI hope Brick comes back at home!
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It's sad to feel unwanted by your own mother the way Brick feels.
ReplyDeleteGordy, the stepfather, seems to soften things , trying to persuade Brick to come back home.
I am sure he and his mom needed a break from each other. None of us grow up in perfect homes. There are conflicts and sometimes we don't even notice the real feelings in the family. There are so many factors. And even families evolve over the years.
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ReplyDeletesaldremos de esto de alguna manera!! me encanta! así es como hay q pensar
ReplyDeletethey need to take advise from others...
ReplyDeleteOlá, Ellie!
ReplyDeleteA mãe de Brick não me parece compreensiva com o filho, mas por vezes são fases.
O padrasto é mais conciliador.
Há sempre problemas familiares, que dependem de diversos fatores.
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