How We Got Here
by Grifflekin
Chapter Two
Cody's POV
Our parents were divorced when we were 12 and we lived with our mother in an old apartment in South Boston. After the divorce, Mom worked as a waitress in a coffee shop to help make ends meet, but she was a singer. She would pick up a gig here and there, and this also helped, but was unable to accept a full time position as a singer beacause it would require travel. With me and my fellow albatross around her neck, she could not do it.
On one of her singing gigs, she heard that the Tipton hotel was looking for a cabaret singer for one of its rooms. She made an appointment with the hotel manager to audition for the position and was told to come in on monday morning at 10 am and he would interview her.
That night, she told us about the job interview. We were overjoyed to hear about it, but she didn't seem to be excited over it.
"Way to be happy about it, Mom," Zack said, sarcastically.
"Boys," Mom said. "Your mother is not as young and pretty as she used to be and I can't get my hopes up."
I could not understand this attitude as a 13 year old. Mom was tall and slender with beautiful blonde hair and a clear complexion which, unlike the mothers of our friends, required little makeup. And she had the voice of an angel and I told her this.
"You got it going on, Mom," quipped my greasy brother.
Mom burst into tears and hugged us, then hit Zack in the back of his head.
"I got what going where?" she asked, and the three of us almost fell down laughing.
After two long, very jittery days, it was Monday, and Zack and I went off to school. At the door, we kissed Mom and wished her good luck.
A/N: Sorry this is so short, but the next one will be a lot longer. Meanwhile, it is now feeding time for authors, so please press the button and feed me.