"Jennifer!" My mom called my name when I walked through the door. She seemed to be in good spirits. Beth ran into the kitchen for her afternoon snake, and I went to find out what my mother wanted from me.
"Hey mom. How was your day?"
"Great. I got a job and I met this guy. You girls will love him. Do you like the red one r the black one?" She was holing her only two cocktail dresses up for me to choose from.
"What about movie night?" Since before I could remember, after a move the first weeknights were spent as a family. It was the only time we ever really got to see our mother.
"Postponed." She was shaking the dresses trying to make me choose.
"Till when? We don't fell safe here yet, and you're already running out on us?"
"Look, Jenny. This date is important, movie night can wait. Your 15 anyways, wouldn't you rather go out with friends?"
"Momma, that's why we have movie night, because we don't have friends yet. Plus with you out, what would I do with Beth?"
"I forgot about Beth. Good thing you don't have friends, but I've found one. Don't make me feel bad." I got up and left the room, she never felt guilty for leaving us alone, but I would have to explain it to Beth and her heart would be broken.
"Jenny…" She called after me.
"The Black one," I called back.
"Thank you!" She left to meet the guy. That was one thing that mom was smart about. She never brought a guy home to see us unless they were in it for the long haul. It was a code between us, we knew it was serious if he came home. More often she slept at the guy's house, and when she was caught up with married men it was hotels.
"Jenny, what do we watch tonight?" Beth asked after the pizza was delivered.
"There's a basketball game on."
"I hate basketball." She whined.
"Too bad. I don't want to watch a Disney movie."
"I'm gonna tell mom," She warned.
"I don't care," I said in the same tone she used on me. She grabbed her pizza and left the room whining the whole time. Beth was a girly girl, which I guess she got from mom. I must have had a lot of my father in me, because I loved sports. Don't get me wrong, I love make up, and clothes, but I couldn't do without sports.
I watched in awe as Nathan and Lucas Scott stomped the other team, with the help from the only other Tree Hill player that made it to the NBA. Jake, he intrigued me more than either Scott boy. I felt the desire to really get to know him, but that would never happen. I flipped off the TV and went to sleep in my room.