'I have to do this it's not fair to mom she deserves to know I mean she is my mother and it's wrong to keep this from her I just don't want her to worry. I can't avoid it forever, sooner or later this is going to come out.' Thought Lucas as he reached for the handle on the door entering the café were he knew his mother would be. Slowly stepping into the room he saw his mother heading to the back in which he followed in that direction.
"Mom? Can I talk to you for a minute? I need to tell you something important." Lucas said nervously afraid of his mother's reaction.
"Lucas what could you possibly say to me right now? I can't look at you without my heart falling let alone talk to you now so if you would please just leave." Karen said with her back turned washing a dish in the sink, tears already starting to form in her eyes.
"It's about why I moved in with Dan. I want you to know the truth. Please turn around and look at me." Lucas said his heart hurting from what she just said.
"I'm listening." She said turning around to face him still wiping the dish in her hands.
"I moved in with Dan so that he could pay for my medical bills." Lucas started out staring his mother in the eyes.
"What are you talking about Lucas? What medical bills?" questioned Karen afraid that she may already know the answer.
"I have the condition mom. I didn't want you to worry and I knew you couldn't afford the bills so I figured this was the only way." Lucas explained watching as the dish fell from Karen's hand and shattered when it hit the floor as Karen broke down.
"No that's not possible. I read your letter it said you didn't have it. I read it I know what it said."
"I gave you Keith's letter. I'm sorry mom I thought this would protect you I." Lucas started to say only to be cut off by a slap to cheek by his mother.
"Protect me! In what possible way would not knowing that my son has a serious heart condition protecting me? How Lucas?" At this point Karen was yelling and crying trying to make sense of anything right now.
"Mom I'm sorry I needed to tell you because I'm moving out of Dan's and I wanted you to know the truth. I can't live there not even for this. I'm sorry." Lucas unable to look at the pain that he has caused his mother anymore headed for the back door.
"Luke come home. Please I need you to come home. We can handle this together, please." He stopped when he heard his mother's voice pleading for him to come home.
"What about the bills? You can't afford them you don't need this pressure."
"We'll find a way Luke. I just want you home please come back. We will be okay." Karen replied slowly regaining her composure.
"Are you sure? I want to come back but."
"No there are not buts you're coming home."
All Lucas could do was nod for a reply as he slowly turned around only to stop when he saw they were not alone.
"I heard something break and came to see what was wrong."
