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When he found out that she didn’t, he called her to come and get me, and left me on the porch. Right after that, Mom sold our house and moved us to Bloomfield Hills.
In only four months, everything had fallen apart, and I couldn’t understand why. I know that people’s parents get divorced all the time, but I was raised Catholic, and told that marriage was forever. Besides, it wasn’t like they were arguing a lot. They had just been planning to go away together, so I knew something had to have happened on Valentine’s Day, and whatever it was, it changed Mom.
When they first separated, Mom would cry a lot, and it hurt to see, because she was always so strong. I figured I would make things easier on her by being good, but no matter what I did, it was never enough. She said that my dad was too relaxed, and had not properly prepared me for the real world, so she was going to pick up the slack. She wanted me to get straight As, have the perfect diet, sleep only certain hours, ditch my friends and change my music. I tried to become who she wanted, but it made me feel like I was dying. I mean if a person changes everything that they are, are they even the same person? After asking myself that, I knew I could never become who she wanted, so I became depressed, and she sent me to see Dr. Cruson. I didn’t think it would work, but I did actually start to feel better for a little while.
Then one day, Mom’s phone started ringing, she looked at the caller ID, and her facial expression changed. I had never seen her look like that, so I took a step back. Without saying anything, she stalked off to her office and slammed the door. I figured something had gone wrong with a case, but then Sandy pushed the door back open, and I heard…”
“Kelly, you can’t keep him from me. He’s my son, too!” Robert could be heard crying and yelling through the phone.
“Then you should have fucking thought about that before you decided to ram Paul’s dick down your throat. You know, your technique was flawless. You should have given me pointers; it might have saved our marriage.”
“God damn it, Kelly! This isn’t about us. I know I fucked you over, and I’m sorry. I–”
“You’re sorry! You son of a bitch! You brought that bastard to my house, he sat at my dining table in me and my child’s presence, ate our food and drank our wine, yet all you have to say is you’re sorry!”
“Kelly, what do you want me to do! I’m sorry that all of that happened, but I can’t change it. Please, don’t punish me through Cody. It’s already been over a year. Please, I’m begging you, I need to see my boy.”
“Not happening, and if you keep harassing us, I will follow through. You should know I don’t make idle threats, Robert.”
“Cody, what did you hear?” Sister Mary Ava asked. She really was not interested in prying, but she had to do something to remove the haunted look from Cody’s face.
“I…” Cody muttered unintelligibly, and then closed his eyes. He then took a few deep breaths, before visibly gathering himself once more.
“I heard Mom and Dad arguing. Apparently, on the night she was supposed to surprise him, she walked into his classroom and saw him with the principal, Paul Redman… they were…”
“Cody, continue on, I can guess what Kelly saw,” Sister Mary Ava said with sadness in her voice.
“Yeah… she saw them, and then decided to get a divorce. She also decided to keep me away from him,” Cody said quietly, before anger and confusion showed in his eyes. “Nana, why would he do that? He had to know what would happen if someone found out. Did we mean so little to him? Were we really worth less to him than that !”
“Cody–”
“It doesn’t make sense, Nana. When I heard what happened, I was so mad. I wanted to yell at him, hit him, and mostly just tell him how I felt. Then, I realized I was never even given the option. Mom made the decision for me, and just rewrote Dad out of my life.
In only four months, everything had fallen apart, and I couldn’t understand why. I know that people’s parents get divorced all the time, but I was raised Catholic, and told that marriage was forever. Besides, it wasn’t like they were arguing a lot. They had just been planning to go away together, so I knew something had to have happened on Valentine’s Day, and whatever it was, it changed Mom.
When they first separated, Mom would cry a lot, and it hurt to see, because she was always so strong. I figured I would make things easier on her by being good, but no matter what I did, it was never enough. She said that my dad was too relaxed, and had not properly prepared me for the real world, so she was going to pick up the slack. She wanted me to get straight As, have the perfect diet, sleep only certain hours, ditch my friends and change my music. I tried to become who she wanted, but it made me feel like I was dying. I mean if a person changes everything that they are, are they even the same person? After asking myself that, I knew I could never become who she wanted, so I became depressed, and she sent me to see Dr. Cruson. I didn’t think it would work, but I did actually start to feel better for a little while.
Then one day, Mom’s phone started ringing, she looked at the caller ID, and her facial expression changed. I had never seen her look like that, so I took a step back. Without saying anything, she stalked off to her office and slammed the door. I figured something had gone wrong with a case, but then Sandy pushed the door back open, and I heard…”
“Kelly, you can’t keep him from me. He’s my son, too!” Robert could be heard crying and yelling through the phone.
“Then you should have fucking thought about that before you decided to ram Paul’s dick down your throat. You know, your technique was flawless. You should have given me pointers; it might have saved our marriage.”
“God damn it, Kelly! This isn’t about us. I know I fucked you over, and I’m sorry. I–”
“You’re sorry! You son of a bitch! You brought that bastard to my house, he sat at my dining table in me and my child’s presence, ate our food and drank our wine, yet all you have to say is you’re sorry!”
“Kelly, what do you want me to do! I’m sorry that all of that happened, but I can’t change it. Please, don’t punish me through Cody. It’s already been over a year. Please, I’m begging you, I need to see my boy.”
“Not happening, and if you keep harassing us, I will follow through. You should know I don’t make idle threats, Robert.”
“Cody, what did you hear?” Sister Mary Ava asked. She really was not interested in prying, but she had to do something to remove the haunted look from Cody’s face.
“I…” Cody muttered unintelligibly, and then closed his eyes. He then took a few deep breaths, before visibly gathering himself once more.
“I heard Mom and Dad arguing. Apparently, on the night she was supposed to surprise him, she walked into his classroom and saw him with the principal, Paul Redman… they were…”
“Cody, continue on, I can guess what Kelly saw,” Sister Mary Ava said with sadness in her voice.
“Yeah… she saw them, and then decided to get a divorce. She also decided to keep me away from him,” Cody said quietly, before anger and confusion showed in his eyes. “Nana, why would he do that? He had to know what would happen if someone found out. Did we mean so little to him? Were we really worth less to him than that !”
“Cody–”
“It doesn’t make sense, Nana. When I heard what happened, I was so mad. I wanted to yell at him, hit him, and mostly just tell him how I felt. Then, I realized I was never even given the option. Mom made the decision for me, and just rewrote Dad out of my life.
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