Don't say it. I know how stupid this is.
But Mom gave me this journal and said I should write about my "adventures."
I'm a freshman in high school, fifteen years old. I'm a brown belt in karate. Forever alone. I live in New York with my Mom. I have a Parrot named Jeff. Nerd, well unpopular.
Mom is single. She's always been single. She supports me with every thing I do. I've never had a "Father Figure" in my life. My Mom's last name is Adler. While mine is Holmes.
She says that, "Mr. Holmes was a strong, brave, young man. He was an adventurer and loved science." Mom says I was named after "Mr. Holmes' best friend and partner." But from the stories I've heard they sound more like boyfriends.
Unlike most single parents, she never once bashed him. Mom never says anything bad about him. Ever.
I never felt like I was missing something. I just kinda got over myself and said, "I have a beautiful mother who loves and supports me."
I've never met this Holmes character. From the fake stories she told me, he sounds pretty cool I guess.
But I try not to think about him, because I'll get my hopes up for something that will never happen.
~Hamish Holmes
