And like I said before, she wants you to go. She hasn’t had her strength back for that long.”Īunt Mae issues me a look indicating that she’s not letting me back out of this. “I just don’t know if this is the best time. “Promise me you won’t let all your worrying prevent you from having an amazing summer with Tessa.” “If anything happens, even the slightest change in her condition, I’ll call you.” Her hand cups my face, her thumb stroking the skin of my cheek. I don’t need a break, let alone an entire summer off from taking care of my own mother. I know how to get her to eat when she refuses. I know the look she gets when she’s really feeling bad, but won’t admit it. I’m the one that’s been doing everything for her since she fell ill. She loves my aunt, but I’m the one that’s been here. “What if she gets really sick and I’m not here? What if she needs me?” The thought of my mother calling out for me while I’m four hours away is enough to cancel this whole trip. Sighing, I shake my head, not fully committed to the idea of leaving. Go enjoy your summer and leave all of this to me.” Everyone needs to take some time for themselves.” She tilts her head, her expression softening with a smile. You’ve been taking care of her twenty-four hours a day for the past nine months. “You need a break from all of this, sweetie. My aunt places her hand on my shoulder, squeezing it gently. Just because she’s doing okay right now doesn’t mean it’s a good idea for me to leave the state.” It really isn’t a big deal, Aunt Mae.” Closing the door to my mother’s bedroom, I walk down the hallway into the kitchen behind my aunt. If this is too much on you, I can stay here. And if I never saw him again, that would be fine with me. He was the spawn of Satan, the biggest jerk on the planet, and I’d hate him for the rest of my life.īenjamin Kelly was the worst thing to come out of Alabama. I grew some thick skin and became used to the torment, but my insecurities were always there. I was his sister’s nerdy, awkward best friend who became his favorite punching bag for five grueling years. Her comebacks would shut him up temporarily, but when he found his voice again, it was frequently used to take a shot at me. He has to hold it with a pair of tweezers when he pees.” “Ben Kelly has the smallest penis in the world. If you make it out of eighth grade, it’ll be a miracle.” “At least Mia isn’t stupid like you, Ben. “What’s that on your face, Ben? God, it’s hideous. Why don’t you go get that giant gap fixed before someone kicks a field goal through it?” ![]() “You’re just jealous that Mia’s teeth are going to be straighter than yours, loser. So I’d just sit back and let her handle it. My bank of comebacks were pathetic compared to Tessa’s. And I was grateful for that, because I didn’t have it in me to give him what he deserved. Tessa was always standing up for me, throwing every insult she could think of at him. I just stood there and took it, saving my tears for when I was alone. And he succeeded on more than one occasion. I was convinced that his sole purpose in life was to break me down to nothing. I didn’t see you sitting right next to me.” ![]() “Mia Corelli is the ugliest girl I’ve ever seen. “God, can you even see anything out of those glasses, nerd? How many times are you going to run into things?” What is that on your face? It looks like a second head.” Maybe you should just stop eating since you’re so fat anyway.” And because I was best friends with his sister Tessa, I was around him all the time. His teasing was relentless, always making sure to point out each and every one of my insecurities whenever I was around him. Benjamin Kelly was the bane of my existence.
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