Chapter IX- A Talk with Mom

Kris was so upset with her mother and Pablo for never telling her. She felt bad, she made Junior come and then she just abandoned him like that. She knew that he would want to comfort her but she didn't want to be comforted. She wanted to forget about the whole thing. The thing is she knew she wouldn't be able to run away from this. Otherwise she would be no better than him. She just needed to get the truth. Her mother would have the truth, she owed Kris that much.

Kris knocked at the new apartment door, she hadn't seen it yet. When her mom came to the door and saw Kris' expression she knew what had happened. Pablo had talked to her earlier and told her he wanted to tell Kris the truth. "Come on in sweetie," she said, "we can talk about this."

"I don't want to talk about it. I don't want to let my feelings out mom. I just want you to answer some of my questions. Okay. I can't deal with you too. Not now."

"Okay Krissy. I understand. Come, sit down and I will answer whatever I can."

"Why didn't you tell me? I introduced you to Pablo when you came to visit me."

"He wasn't ready. And I wasn't so sure that you were. I knew you might want to talk me after you heard and I want clean yet. I wouldn't be able to comprehend it."

"Did you keep in touch with him while I was growing up, or in jail, or at Raintree?"

"No, I never spoke to your father…"

"Don't label him like that! He is Pablo, not my father! He wasn't my father before today and he isn't going to start now!" Kris looked down to avoid eye contact and crossed her arms across her chest.

"Well, I didn't speak to him. Not until I came to visit you and saw him there. Then I began to speak with him to make sure he was taking care of you. Then he came here and told me he was ready to tell you and he wanted to take care of you financially. I want sure how you would react and he felt strongly about it so I told him to go along with it."

"Okay."

"Are you okay Krissy?"

"Yeah, I will be. How are you doing, with the drugs I mean?"

"Clean. I have attended 2 programs and I flushed everything that was left. You can check if you want. I am very proud. You?"

"Yea, mom I am proud of you. And I don't know what it is but I really really believe you this time."

"Well, that's because I am telling the truth Krissy. I really mean it."

"Good mom…"

Just then the doorbell rang and they both looked at each other. They were expecting Pablo. Kris ran straight for her room; her girly room. The room that wasn'ther at all. Only ceratin people were allowed to see who she was inside.Barb (Kris' mom incase you forgot her name) went to answer the door. She opened it and to her surprise it was…