Discaimer: Oreos with marshmellows taste really good. Please don't sue me,or i wont be able to afford either.
"You can always stay at our apartment anytime you want. Mama will understand."
" Thanks..."
I do want to go with Seaweed. I want to stay with my boyfriend, and forget that anything else exists in the world, not listen to my crazy mother tell me about how i m going to hell for ever.
But i can't. I have to go home.
There's even a tiny part of me that wants to go home because its impossible to be this happy and not want to spread it around to the people you love.
And i do love mother, despite everything, just because, i suppose.
I want her to understand, i want her to be happy for Seaweed and me.
I want her to realise how we re all the same really, that the colour of a persons skin doesn t reach their character.
Mrs Stubbs suddenly materialises in front of me, beaming, her long dress trailing like a queens robes.
"Hi, Mama"
"Hi, Mrs Stubbs"
"Call me Maybelle. Honey, have you got somewhere to stay tonight?"
It hadn t really occurred to me before that i might NOT have somewhere to stay tonight.
"Umm..." Seaweed cuts in. "I think she wants to check on her mama tonight..."
"Okay,honey..."
I can see scepticism in her eyes, and something else....concern?
"She'd worry if i didn't come home-"
"Of course, and i m glad you re thinking about her..." She pauses for a second. "Child...don t you feel too bad if your mama takes a while to come around to this. She just don t understand yet."
She turns to Seaweed.
"You're gonna walk Penny home?"
It's not a question.
"Of course, mama!" Seaweed looks a little indignant, and i smile at the look on his face.
"Tell Inez congratulations, please, Mrs Stubbs"
" I will....if i ever see her again, that is..." She looks over to where Inez is surrounded by a huge crowd of friends and admirers, and smiles proudly.
"Well, I ll leave you kids alone now. Seaweed, you try not to be home too late...and Penny..."
"Yes, Mrs Stubbs?"
"You remember what i said about your mama"
As soon as Maybelle is safely out of sight, Seaweed heaves an exaggerated sigh of relief.
"Damn,i been having to wait too long to do this..."
" Do what?"
And then his lips are against mine, his arms around me, his fingers brushing my cheek...and the world dissolves around us....
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