AN: Sorry I haven't updated for a long time. Weekend was a very hectic for me. Anyway, here's another chapter for you guys!
Mother
Can you keep them in the dark for life
Can you hide them from the waiting world
Oh mother
- Mother, Danzig
It was a cold day. She looked outside her window to see her brothers playing outside. It's been awhile since she saw them like this. She could hear the clattering of the kitchen wares and the voice of her mother calling her father to help. Her fingers traced the side of her arm. It felt cold. Violet's eyes turned to the walls of her room. It was painted with pinkish color and the posters of her favorite bands were still up. Picture frames were placed on her study table. Nothing changed except for the stuffs she took with her to Lawton. Thin fingers touched the wooden table. It's not even dusty. Mom probably cleaned the room every day.she thought.
"Darling! Violet! Come on down here."
Her mother called her. Violet walked downstairs and smiled at the view. Her father was already putting up the Christmas tree. Jack-Jack was giggling as his father held him up to put the star atop the tree.
"Violet, get ready. Honey and Lucius would be here soon." Helen smiled as she mixed something in her bowl.
"I'm already ready, Mom." she replied. She was wearing her dark blue longsleeve and a pair of black jogging pants.
"Look, Vivi." Jack-Jack squealed, pointing at the christmas tree.
Dash was putting up the Christmas lights. Violet moved closer to her mother who was baking cupcakes. She smiled and remembered Buddy.
"Can I help, Mom?" she asked. She stood next to her mother. Violet was taller than Helen. Somehow, Helen never thought that she'd grow up like that.
"Sure, darling. Why don't you help me put this on these cake pans." Helen replied.
Violet started pouring the mixture as Helen watched her.
"How's your life on Lawton?" Helen knew that Violet was on her way to adulthood. It will be a hard way, but Helen is willing to be with Violet.
"Everything's fine. School was good." Violet replied with a smile. "Antonette's on Spain right now. With her grandparents."
"Antonette is Spanish?"
"No.. Just her grandparents... Her mother's half-Spanish, half American." she said, filling the whole pan already.
"Mom..." she looked at Helen. Helen knew what that look was for. The older Parr looked at the living room and noticed that the boys are busy watching television to even notice them.
"What is it, Vi? What's wrong?" she asked.
Violet puts down the bowl and kept her eyes on it. "I lied to you about the apartment."
Helen sighed and held her daughter's shoulder. "What's about it?"
"I.. I'm not living alone in the apartment." she blurted out. "I have a roommate."
"That's totally fine with me, honey. It's not a-"
"It's a boy."
Helen stopped and stared blankly at Violet. "A boy?"
"I had no other choice." she said.
Helen took a chair and sat beside her. "Violet.. It's fine... I know how responsible you are..."
Those words made Violet feel good. It made her assure that her mother truly understands her.
"But I want you to promise you wouldn't do anything... stupid." she said to her daughter. Violet nodded. "And Violet... Is this boy..."
Violet knew where her mother's words were going to. She let out a deep sigh. "He's my... boyfriend... now."
"Now?"
"We're just roommates before... But you know.. Somehow... Something clicked." she said, playing with the hem of her shirt. Helen stared at her daughter for a long time, stroking her hand gently.
"Violet." she said, trying to get her attention. "Did I told you the first time me and your dad met?"
Violet tried to remember if her mother did mention that story but she gently shook her head.
"We were both... trying to catch the same person. I get pissed off at him because he thinks he's all so special and everything. Then suddenly, I'm just falling for him." she said. "I don't know how... or I don't know why... But I love your father."
Violet smiled and looked down.
"I trust you, Violet." she said. "I know you'd do the right thing."
Violet nodded. "We better finish these cupcakes before Lucius and Honey comes here." Helen said.
Bob pulled out the turkey and settled it on the table. "That looks extremely delicious." Lucius said with a smile.
Honey and Helen was talking to each other while Dash and Jack-Jack was playing with their food.
Violet felt her phone vibrate on her pocket.
"I need to take this." she told her mother.
Violet went out of the house and answered the call.
"Hey, baby." It's Buddy.
"Missed me already?" Violet teased.
"Yeah. It's kinda different when nobody here tries to strangle me to death." he chuckled.
"Don't worry. I'll be back before you know it." she replied, looking down the ground. "How're you doing?"
"NSA finally let me go to my mom. The restraint was finished. I think they loved me when I saved the Reform Building." Violet could practically see the smirk forming on his lips. "I'm going to visit her today."
"Good for you." she replied and laughed. "Tell her that I said hi... if you ever talk about me."
"Of course, I will." he said. "How's thanksgiving?"
"Well, besides you interrupted my meal... well, it's good." she said.
"Oh.. Did I? I better get going. Talk to you soon. Bye. Kisses."
"Kisses." she smiled and closed her phone. She turned to the door and saw her dad, waiting for her.
Oh good glory.
"Who was it?"
"Antonette." she lied.
"Since when did you and Antonette say kisses to each other?" Bob doesn't look angry. He was teasing Violet.
"Dad... Stop it." she replied before going inside. Bob chuckling behind her.