Prologue
Lisa woke with her head on a soft pillow and her head trying to beat its way out of her skull.
"Ugh…" she muttered as the sun hit her face. Suddenly, memories of last night hit her and she shot up faster than a bat out of hell.
Ignoring the stabbing pain in her head, Lisa looked around furiously. She was in her room. At her house.
Lisa shot out of bed and ran out the door towards the kitchen.
"MOM?" She screamed.
"Stop yelling! Jesus, you'll wake the neighborhood!" Her voice was coming from the kitchen.
Lisa rounded the corner to see her mother…
"You're cooking!" Lisa thought she might have a heart attack.
"Yes I'm cooking! Is it a crime now!" She replied with her back to Lisa, facing the stove.
Lisa crept up to her mother from behind. Not only was she cooking, but she wasn't even dressed for work. Her mother was wearing a light pink robe with matching slippers. Lisa peeked over mother's shoulder to look into the pan.
"Pancakes?"
"Yes. Don't you like them?" Her mother faced her. Her mother looked like herself yet completely different. She had no makeup but didn't really look like she needed it now. Her face looked fuller… healthier.
"Mom… you look great!"
Her mother laughed. "Quit flattering me and sit down to breakfast."
She sat at the table, which was set for only two people.
"Mom, where is dad?"
"At work Lisa." She answered and she shoveled a stack of steaming pancakes onto her plate. "He always leaves early to beat traffic."
Lisa felt tears come to her eyes. Her mother dropped the pan back on onto the stove and rushed to her daughter.
"Lisa! What's wrong!"
Lisa jumped out of he chair and embraced her mother. "I love you mom! I love you"
For the first time in her life, Lisa felt content in her home.
And knew now that her life would be moving forward…
THE END