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performance, he made his way back stage and gathered his things together. His violin and bow went back in their protective case, and he waited for Joey, Eli, and Geoff. Then his phone rang.
“Hi, Mama.” His excitement extended to her call. “The performance was great.”
“I’m glad.” She sounded off, upset.
“Why didn’t you tell me you were staying on a farm? I found out from Arie that you fell and hurt yourself.” Now Arie was acting as his mother’s spy. “Mama, it was nothing. I just lost my balance, I’m fine.”
“Not a farm with all those animals and huge, sharp pieces of equipment.” Her voice was just dripping with worry.
“Mama, I’m just fine,” he reiterated, as he thought of killing Arie. “You don’t need to worry.”
“I know. I worked it out with the lovely people Arie’s staying with. They’re going to take you as well.” 53
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“What?” Robbie felt like someone had punched him in the stomach.
“Arie will be able to help you and watch over you to make sure you’re okay.”
“I don’t need a babysitter.” He knew he was talking loudly and that others could hear him, but he was too upset to care.
“Well, you need someone. When Arie told me you’d fallen in a barn and were bleeding, I almost got on a plane myself.” Her voice was becoming more frantic. “So you go back to that farm, and Arie will help you pack your things. Tell them thank you and all, but it’s just not safe.”
Robbie’s first reaction was to go along with her—she knew best, she always had. Whether it was his Southern upbringing or the fact that she’d taken special care of him for the last ten years, he almost went along. He felt almost helpless to do anything else. But he liked the farm and his new friends. He liked the fact that they encouraged him to do things on his own. He’d done things on the farm his mother would never have allowed. And most of all, he’d miss his chances with Joey.
“Mother, would you listen to yourself? I’m not helpless.” Why did he seem to be saying this so often lately? He didn’t want to leave the farm, but he wasn’t ready to tell her the real reason why. He couldn’t tell her that he liked Joey and was finally figuring out what it meant to be gay. He’d never talked about any of this with either of his parents, and he knew he didn’t want to tell her over the phone.
Joey… if he were honest with himself, the real reason he didn’t want to leave was him. He wanted to know what it would be like to kiss him again, maybe do more than kiss, but he wasn’t going to get that chance if he had to leave. “I like it on the farm. They make me feel useful.” He could hear that she was gearing up to say something else. “Yes, Mama, useful. I helped plant a garden and got to ride a horse. They don’t treat me like I’m broken.” 54
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“Honey, you’re not broken.”
“I know, Mama, but everyone treats me like I am, including you.” He heard a sharp intake of breath come through the phone. “No I don’t.”
“You just did.” The line went quiet. “You decided what was best for your adult son without even asking me.” Robbie lowered his voice as more people entered the room. “You didn’t ask or discuss it with me, you just decided.”
“I was worried about you.”
“I know you were, but I can’t have you doing things like that.”
“I’m your mother, and I worry.”
“I know, but I’m fine, and I like it here. I even have a dog that sleeps on my bed at night.” He didn’t say who else he hoped he’d have in his bed—he didn’t want her to have a stroke.
He waited for his mother and the line was silent for a while.
“You’ll tell Arie?”
Robbie knew he’d won, at least this round, and decided to go for broke. “No, you will. My ride is waiting for me, and I have to go.” After saying goodbye, he breathed a sigh of relief and hung up the phone.
“Did you talk to your mom?” Arie asked as his
“Hi, Mama.” His excitement extended to her call. “The performance was great.”
“I’m glad.” She sounded off, upset.
“Why didn’t you tell me you were staying on a farm? I found out from Arie that you fell and hurt yourself.” Now Arie was acting as his mother’s spy. “Mama, it was nothing. I just lost my balance, I’m fine.”
“Not a farm with all those animals and huge, sharp pieces of equipment.” Her voice was just dripping with worry.
“Mama, I’m just fine,” he reiterated, as he thought of killing Arie. “You don’t need to worry.”
“I know. I worked it out with the lovely people Arie’s staying with. They’re going to take you as well.” 53
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“What?” Robbie felt like someone had punched him in the stomach.
“Arie will be able to help you and watch over you to make sure you’re okay.”
“I don’t need a babysitter.” He knew he was talking loudly and that others could hear him, but he was too upset to care.
“Well, you need someone. When Arie told me you’d fallen in a barn and were bleeding, I almost got on a plane myself.” Her voice was becoming more frantic. “So you go back to that farm, and Arie will help you pack your things. Tell them thank you and all, but it’s just not safe.”
Robbie’s first reaction was to go along with her—she knew best, she always had. Whether it was his Southern upbringing or the fact that she’d taken special care of him for the last ten years, he almost went along. He felt almost helpless to do anything else. But he liked the farm and his new friends. He liked the fact that they encouraged him to do things on his own. He’d done things on the farm his mother would never have allowed. And most of all, he’d miss his chances with Joey.
“Mother, would you listen to yourself? I’m not helpless.” Why did he seem to be saying this so often lately? He didn’t want to leave the farm, but he wasn’t ready to tell her the real reason why. He couldn’t tell her that he liked Joey and was finally figuring out what it meant to be gay. He’d never talked about any of this with either of his parents, and he knew he didn’t want to tell her over the phone.
Joey… if he were honest with himself, the real reason he didn’t want to leave was him. He wanted to know what it would be like to kiss him again, maybe do more than kiss, but he wasn’t going to get that chance if he had to leave. “I like it on the farm. They make me feel useful.” He could hear that she was gearing up to say something else. “Yes, Mama, useful. I helped plant a garden and got to ride a horse. They don’t treat me like I’m broken.” 54
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“Honey, you’re not broken.”
“I know, Mama, but everyone treats me like I am, including you.” He heard a sharp intake of breath come through the phone. “No I don’t.”
“You just did.” The line went quiet. “You decided what was best for your adult son without even asking me.” Robbie lowered his voice as more people entered the room. “You didn’t ask or discuss it with me, you just decided.”
“I was worried about you.”
“I know you were, but I can’t have you doing things like that.”
“I’m your mother, and I worry.”
“I know, but I’m fine, and I like it here. I even have a dog that sleeps on my bed at night.” He didn’t say who else he hoped he’d have in his bed—he didn’t want her to have a stroke.
He waited for his mother and the line was silent for a while.
“You’ll tell Arie?”
Robbie knew he’d won, at least this round, and decided to go for broke. “No, you will. My ride is waiting for me, and I have to go.” After saying goodbye, he breathed a sigh of relief and hung up the phone.
“Did you talk to your mom?” Arie asked as his
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