Mother's Day
It is Mother's Day and Jeff does something special for his two moms. Jeffrey Randall, EJ Randall, Sue Randall.
Miss Baker stood in front of her class with an enthusiastic and bright smile towards her students. She tucked a wavy brown lock of hair behind her ear.
"Good Morning, Class," She said, delightfully. Murmurs of 'Good Morning, ' echoed through the classroom.
"Today is a very special day. It is Mother's Day," Mis. Baker beamed.
"Mother's Day is a day to show your mother how much you appreciate her. So, today we will be making cards for your mothers, saying how you love and appreciate them," explained.
She reached behind her desk, pulling out boxes of different types of art supplies. There was crazy scissors, glue sticks, and glitter. Clarence rose his chubby hand in the air.
" Miss Baker?" He asked, leaning out over his desk.
"Yes, Clarence?" She said as she set colored paper on the front table.
"Can I make my mom a card with a dinosaur on it?" Clarence asked, hyperly.
"Uh...Sure, Clarence," She said.
"Any other questions?" She asked the class and no one raised their hands.
"Alright then. Go ahead and get started," Miss Baker instructed, sitting behind her desk. She sipped at her lukewarm coffee, watching the students get up from their seats.
A line formed, leading to the supplies. People started to talk about what they were going to put on their cards. Jeff waited in line next to his best friends: Clarence and Sumo.
"What are you gonna draw on your card, Sumo?" Clarence asked, with a cheeky smile.
"I don't know," Sumo said, shrugging.
"What about a shark with sunglasses or a seal on a motorcycle?!" Clarence shouted, bouncing.
"Or a dog doing a backflip over a volcano," Sumo said in his gruff, scratchy voice.
"You have to take this seriously," Jeff snipped, picking up a few sheets of paper.
"Why? It's just some stupid card," Sumo groaned, rolling his eyes. He reached for the crayons and took a random handful. Jeff was more meticulous in his choices.
"Because Mother's Day is a very important day," Jeff said, promptly. He walked to his desk and Sumo made a face behind him.
Jeff wanted his cards to be perfect. He did have to make two afterall. He laid out his paper and used a ruler for his lines. On a scrap piece of paper, he wrote his letter to each of his moms.
Clarence and Sumo just ended up getting into a marker war. They connected the markers together and fought one another. Jeff ignored them and concentrated on his cards.
Jeff sighed in annoyance as he cautiously grabbed a black sharpie. He wrote Mom on a magenta card and Mother on a separate magenta card.
He had always called EJ, Mom and Sue, Mother. It was just what came naturally. He smirked, making careful lines.
Jeff was about four when Sue came into his life. Jeff vaguely remembered it but he did remember one thing clearly. He remembered the love that came from his parents.
Both his Mom and his Mother looked after him with great care and love. When he got a cut, his Mother would disinfect the cut and kiss the bandaged area. His Mom would stay up with him whenever he had a nightmare and read from his Scientology book until he fell asleep. This was only a couple things his parents did for him.
Jeff's smile grew wider as he wrote the letters to his moms. He loved them and they loved him back.