Another Boy, Another Love, Another Heartbreak, chapter 8
Later that night at the dinner table my mom asked me where Billie Joe got those bruises. I didn't know wiether to tell her or not.
"He's a nice boy but, if he's getting into fights at school, I'm not sure if I want you to get mixed up in that." She said. I dropped my fork.
"What?" I asked. Was she saying I couldn't see him anymore?!?!
"Look, Kailee I want what's best for you and if he's getting into fights like that I don't see how that's the best." She said.
"Billie Joe's not like that." I said.
"Well, how'd he get those bruises?" She asked.
"He did get in a fight but, it wasn't his fault!" I said.
"Well, maybe he's hanging around with the wrong sorts of people then." She siad. "And I don't want you to get mixed up in that." She said. I began to tear up. This couldn't be happening!
"You can't do this!" I stood up.
"Kailee calm down!" She said.
"You can't tell me who I can and cannot love!" I said. I ran up to my room and slammed the door behind me. I flopped onto my bed and started to cry into my pillow.
"Kailee..." My mom opened the door.
"Go away!" I yelled. My mom sat down on my bed.
"Kailee I just want what's best for you." She put a hand on my shoulder and putting on a soothing voice.
"But mom." I looked up at her. "I... I love him." I said.
"Kailee, I don't want you hanging out with him if that's the kind of thing he's getting into." She said her voice sounding firm.
"I am not going to stop hanging out with him cause he got in one fight! That's stupid!" I said.
"Kailee. You are forbiden to see him and that's final!" My mom got up and shut the door behind her. I started to cry into my pillow again. She could do this! She couldn't tell me who I could love and who I can't! Could she?
In the morning I didn't say a word to her. I couldn't even look at her. I just grabbed my bookbag and headed out the door. I was to upset to eat. I was going to act like nothing happened around Billie Joe. I'd just lie to my mom. I'll say I broke up with him.
"Hey," Billie Joe greeted me with a smile.
"Hey." I said.
"Is something wrong?" He asked.
"No, nothing's wrong." I smiled.
"Are you sure?" He asked.
"Yeah." I said.
Durring class I thought about what my mom had said. He got in one fight so what? It's not like he killed some one. Or he broke his arm or something. He just got a couple of bruises. Nothing much. But those bruises were my fault. If we wern't dating then Tre' wouldn't have beat him up and he'd be fine. Maybe it'd be better for Billie Joe if I just ended things. No! What am I saying? I love him!
"He's a nice boy but, if he's getting into fights at school, I'm not sure if I want you to get mixed up in that." She said. I dropped my fork.
"What?" I asked. Was she saying I couldn't see him anymore?!?!
"Look, Kailee I want what's best for you and if he's getting into fights like that I don't see how that's the best." She said.
"Billie Joe's not like that." I said.
"Well, how'd he get those bruises?" She asked.
"He did get in a fight but, it wasn't his fault!" I said.
"Well, maybe he's hanging around with the wrong sorts of people then." She siad. "And I don't want you to get mixed up in that." She said. I began to tear up. This couldn't be happening!
"You can't do this!" I stood up.
"Kailee calm down!" She said.
"You can't tell me who I can and cannot love!" I said. I ran up to my room and slammed the door behind me. I flopped onto my bed and started to cry into my pillow.
"Kailee..." My mom opened the door.
"Go away!" I yelled. My mom sat down on my bed.
"Kailee I just want what's best for you." She put a hand on my shoulder and putting on a soothing voice.
"But mom." I looked up at her. "I... I love him." I said.
"Kailee, I don't want you hanging out with him if that's the kind of thing he's getting into." She said her voice sounding firm.
"I am not going to stop hanging out with him cause he got in one fight! That's stupid!" I said.
"Kailee. You are forbiden to see him and that's final!" My mom got up and shut the door behind her. I started to cry into my pillow again. She could do this! She couldn't tell me who I could love and who I can't! Could she?
In the morning I didn't say a word to her. I couldn't even look at her. I just grabbed my bookbag and headed out the door. I was to upset to eat. I was going to act like nothing happened around Billie Joe. I'd just lie to my mom. I'll say I broke up with him.
"Hey," Billie Joe greeted me with a smile.
"Hey." I said.
"Is something wrong?" He asked.
"No, nothing's wrong." I smiled.
"Are you sure?" He asked.
"Yeah." I said.
Durring class I thought about what my mom had said. He got in one fight so what? It's not like he killed some one. Or he broke his arm or something. He just got a couple of bruises. Nothing much. But those bruises were my fault. If we wern't dating then Tre' wouldn't have beat him up and he'd be fine. Maybe it'd be better for Billie Joe if I just ended things. No! What am I saying? I love him!
