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lways tells me to eat so I can grow to be big and strong. Growing big
m cleaning up the dishes she used to cook our food. A smile
ind the vinyl player she had and the lack of technology in our household. It was quite ir
slight sway to her hips to
eating," she
t my full plate. "I no l
sn't really disappointed in me. There was a smile on her face along with a pe
ters with two syllables. It's a word so common used in
n recital tomorrow? I got t
My face broke out into a smile as I wrapped my arms around my mother
e you,
even more when she embraced me in a hug. Her hand ru
om demanded. She brought her finger up to the tip of my nose, where sh
lled out. I looked out at the crowd of peopl
he teacher. "We have to wait for my mom. She always
ok on her face as she ge
ule, honey," Mrs. Tensley frowned. I could only nod my head
y attention. The chatter amongst the large gathering of people made me frown. There were a fe
answer. I'm so sorry, sweetie," Mrs. Tensley spo
the hairs on my neck as it trailed down my back. I wiped my sweaty palms on the edges o
skip out on t
rs. Tensley held a droop to the corner of her lips.
ted you are!" She tried her best to cheer me up. It didn't work. I delivered
s a chair waiting for me on center stage. My sheet music was displayed on a stand t
he chair, everything felt off. My sight would typically be c
ten so many times to slow my thoughts. I looked around for
I eased the tension in my brow before attempting to search for my mom once more
e had that big smile on her face with a proud look in her eye. Mom was sitting right in front
trings. Steadily, the music began to fill the silence in the room like water coats a dry mo
vements of my fingers. My body swayed with the soothing sound a
nd immediately halted as I stared at the space my mom would've sat. Everyone began
an backstage. Mrs. Tensley embraced me
but I couldn't. Mom has never missed a single performance of mine. If she had to, she would w
Mrs. Tensley. I just
ers later replaced the security guards. The policemen didn't tell me much. I tried my best to hear what was happening when they talked to M
tside, and I was still stuck at school wi
ind her, can
R
ant to know is where my mommy is and why she missed my violin solo," I crie
o track down your mom, okay? You have to be pat
N
ere to be found. Later should never be promised. It's a myth. The
n her eyes-mom was gone. Mom was gone, and I plan on
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