Episode 8
āWhoās Anna?ā My motherās words
replay in my head. What am I supposed
to tell her? That sheās a ghost who
happens to live in my attic? Hell, no. I
canāt tell her that!
āHarry, are you listening to me?ā No,
Mother, Iām not. She must have said
something that I didnāt hear. āI asked
you who Anna is. Does my big boy have
a girlfriend heās not telling me about?ā
Why would she think I have a girlfriend?
Iāve just moved in here. āWell, do you?ā
she has one eyebrow cocked up, now;
her hands on her hips.
āIā¦something must have fell. Iāll check
up on it later.ā There is no way Iām going
back up there right now. The last time I
saw her she made it pretty clear that she
didnāt like me.
āWell, if you did, I wouldnāt be
upsetā¦although I really donāt like the
thought of another woman in your life,ā
she tries to tell me, her voice cracking
like sheās about to cry or something.
God, I hope not, Iām really not in the
mood for dealing with my sap of a
mother. She can literally make any
situation sad or cry-able. āIām just afraid
youāre going to find somebody and forget
about me. Harry, youāre my only child,
itās hard for me seeing you grow up. You
moving here to broke my
heart.ā
She is practically sobbing by the time her
little confession is done, and being the
good son I am I embrace her, telling her
Iāll never forget her. āI love you, Harry,
now give me a kiss.ā She turns her face
so her cheek faces my lips.
I love my mother dearly, but thereās no
way Iām going to kiss her. Iām twenty-
one years old, sheās lucky I even hugged
her. āI think Iām good, thank though.ā I
pull back from her.
āFine: I get it. You think youāre too old to
give your mom a kiss itās, I understand.
Itās not like I gave birth to you or
anything. That ten hours of labour didnāt
really feel good, but I get it!ā Thatās
another thing: my mother is good at
making you feel guilty till you give into
whatever she asked; or apologize for the
rest of your life.
I groan, giving in and placing a quick
peck to her cheek, wiping my mouth off
right afterwards. āYouāre still a Mommaās
boy.ā She smiles and pinches my cheeks.
I swear if she doesnāt start treating me
like an adult Iām going to have to go find
a condom and throw it at her, reminding
her Iām not five anymore.
āMy boy is so handsome. I think I did
pretty good.ā She smiles, examining her
work.
āMother, thatās a bit weird,ā I call her out
on her weird way of complimenting
meā¦Or maybe sheās complimenting
herself. Iām not really for sure.
āHush or Iāll put you in timeout,ā she
warns, pointing a finger at me and
chuckling to herself. She knows this
drives me insane, thatās why she does it.
She asks to watch a movie.
The next morning, I wake up and take a
shower before heading towards the
kitchen. I need to work today, so Iām
hoping my mother wonāt be to upset.
When I enter the kitchen sheās sitting at
the counter with a cup of coffee in her
hands. āDid you sleep well?ā Sheās the
first one to speak.
āYeah,ā I lie. I slept horribly. He filled
my dreams, causing me to wake up in
the middle of the night; sweat gathering
at my forehead.
āThatās good.ā
I pour myself some coffee and grab an
apple off the counter before biting into
it. I should probably tell my mother I
have to work today, I already know she
wonāt be pleased, but she can get over it.
āI have to go to work today, so you can
hang out here or go into town,ā I tell her.
āYouāll probably want to go to town, itās
pretty boring here.ā Actually, Mom, itās
not boring here at all, I just donāt want
you and Ghosty seeing each other.
āI guess Iāll check out the stores, maybe
they will have some cute little antique
shop.ā She folds her hands in front of
her.
āMaybe,ā I whisper back, sipping on my
coffee. Suddenly thereās a knock on the
door.
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