BE AWARE, this is the sad one. Make sure you get tissues to prepare yourself!
It was the night before Mother's Day and the guys sat at Frosty's complaining about what they're doing on that holiday.
"I hate Mother's Day!" Doody shouted over the music from the jukebox.
"Oh yeah! Well get a load of Father's Day!" Rizzo smokes her cigarette.
Sandy said, "I made beautiful flowers and a card for my mom! She will love it!"
The whole gang looks at her and she asks, "what?"
Jan and Putzie were sitting at the booth next to them eating tons of ice cream eavesdropping on the conversation. Sandy got up noticing them and asks Jan, "Hey Jan! What are you doing on Mother's Day?"
She replies, "I'm gonna make her a wonderful breakfast!"
Sandy nodded liking that idea and then asks Putzie, "Hey Putzie! What are you doing on Mother's Day?"
Putzie stopped eating and slowly looked up for a moment which caused small silence at the gang looking at him. He stared at her for a few seconds and then got up and Kenickie asked, "Hey? Where are you going?"
"I don't wanna talk about it!" Putzie replied and was about to walk away.
Sonny shouts, "C'mon ya Putz! Sandy wants to know what your-"
Then Putzie exploded, "I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT! OK? IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT MOM THIS! MOTHER THAT! ALWAYS ABOUT MOTHERS! WHO EVEN CARES?" He knocked the milkshake down to the floor as if splat. He furiously ran out the door. Jan who was shocked gave an apologetic look and then ran out the door after him. "Putzie!" Jan shouted getting really worried, "Putzie!"
Putzie paid no attention to Jan as he ran off down the road. He collapsed on the sidewalk in fury and sadness. He just laid there with silent tears hoping to die. Jan finally found him a few feet away. "Putzie! There you are!" She kneeled down to him and asked, "Why did you run off like that? What happened?"
Putzie just laid there crying. Jan suddenly got worried. She had never seen him crying before. "Putzie? Why are you crying? Something wrong? Did I do anything to upset you?" "
No..." He finally said. "You're good..." He sat up facing her with tears falling down starting to shake.
Jan immediately hugs him getting him to calm down. His face is buried in her shirt taking deep breaths.
She asked, "So why were you mad at everyone? What's wrong?"
Putzie took a deep breath and then says slowly, "I never told anyone about this. And my dad doesn't even really care at all. When I was very young... My..." He can't spit it out. "I can't say it. I wish I can."
"You wanna come over to my place Putzie? Then we can talk about it?" Jan asked. And then he nodded his tears still falling.
Then Jan stood up her arm reaching to him. He grabbed it and stood up.
Jan wraps an arm around him as they walk over to Jan's house. Putzie sat on the couch still in tears.
Jan asked, "Do you need anything? Some tea? Hot chocolate? Water?"
He shook his head. "I'm ok."
"Is there something you need to tell me. Just tell me anything. I'm here for you... Always..."
Those words made Putzie's mind function. He remembers this moment from when he was around seven.
Flashback...
He walked in the hospital room to see his mom. She couldn't stop coughing. She has only a few moments left because the doctors tried to help with anything.
"Mama?" He walked in asking if she's alright.
A beautiful blonde woman lays in bed looking very weak. She looks at him and smiles saying softly, "Come here baby..." She pats the side of the bed as he climbs on the bed next to her.
"Mama? Will be alright again? Will you play with me?"
She smiles sadly and says, "I'm afraid I won't honey. But I promise I will see you again soon... I promise." And then she coughed.
"Where are you going to go?" He asked tears filling his eyes. "I'm going to go to heaven," she replied weakly.
He knows what heaven is at that age. He started crying and begging for her to not go. "I know baby. I know." She soothes wiping her son's face. "It's hard. But someday you have to face it. But always remember, I'll be here in your heart." She points to his chest her tears falling too. "I love you Roger... My beautiful little boy..." He hiccuped more tears flowing down, "I love you too mama..."
"I'm here for you... Always..."
Then she closed her eyes and exhaled slowly for the last time. "Mama?" He tried to wake her just to tell her more. Then he grew worried. "Mama? Mama! MAMA!" He screamed that the hospital hears what happened. Then the line on the monitor forms a straight line.
Present...
"Putzie... Putzie!" He shook out of the flashback as his girlfriend asked, "Are you ok?"
He looked at her with tears continuing to form. He says slowly, "That was what my mom said..."
"Your mom said what?" Jan asked.
"She said... 'I'm here for you... Always...' Those were her final words..."
Jan suddenly asked, "You mean she..." Her heart pounds feeling really bad.
"Yeah Jan... She died when I was seven... From influenza..."
She felt her heart shatter when she heard this. That's why he hardly celebrates Mother's Day.
"Oh Putzie... I'm so sorry." Jan said her tears coming down as well. She hugs him tightly as they both cry longer than they care to remember.
Putzie then stops crying for a moment and then finishes, "Every Mother's Day or her birthday, I went to the cemetery alone to visit. I used to visit everyday since she was buried. I cut school to stay there for a while. Until the security found me. Then I only visited twice a year."
Jan sniffled wiping away her tears. "I'm really sorry Putzie. I didn't know."
"It's alright." He whispers taking a couple deep breaths.
"What about your dad?" She asked. Putzie said, "He missed her very much. But he hardly cares much about me. Not like he abuses or anything, just doesn't really care much."
"Awwwww..." She hugs him and he returns the embrace.
He calmed down and asked, "Do you mind if we can stay like this? I'm really happy your here with me. I don't want you to go too."
Jan with tears flowing down nodded.
So the pair spent the rest of the night like that, though Jan's parents found them at one point in their embrace. They told them what had happened. Her mom officially welcomed him in anytime since he's all alone now.
The next day on Mother's Day, Putzie and Jan both went to the cemetery to see his mom. He kneeled down and started to talk to the grave believing that she's here next to him. He told her his life is going good. His friends are good. He's got a wonderful girlfriend. And then he starts laughing and crying at the same time. Jan kneeled down behind him and then wraps arms around him.
They don't know how long they sat there for but soon Jan asked, "You want me to leave you alone?" Putzie replied shaking his head, "It's fine."
She snuggles into him as he says goodbye.