Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump Day

~ John W. Howell

Hump Day

 

It is Wednesday Story Day again. Last week we left Alice dropping Lucas off at the Widow Murphy’s house. She promised to come back tomorrow and conclude her subduction of the poor boy. She also gave him two bits of advice before driving off. The first was to take a bath and the second to clean up his place. Let’s go back and be surprised who we join. On look, it’s Alice on the car phone.

“Hello, Marcus. What the hell do you want?”
“Hi, Mom. I need some help.”
“Yeah, Of course, you do. Why else would you lower your ass to call me.”
“Come on Mom. You know I’ve been busy with the new job.”
“And before that, it was the new girlfriend.”
“Yeah, speaking of girlfriend.”
“S’matter you and that girl break up? You need mommy to hold your hand?”
“No. It’s not like that. It’s—”
“Don’t tell me you knocked her up?”
“Mom. Listen to me. She’s not knocked up. She’s gone.”
“W-what.? Say that again?”
“She left me, Mom. We had this stupid fight and she left.”
“Slow down, Marcus. Take a breath, son. When did this happen?”
“I went to work and when I got home all her stuff and her car are missing .”
“Steady my boy. What was the fight about?”
“What? The fight? Oh, it was nothing really.”
“Nothing? It must have been something if she left. Is there something you’re not telling me?”
“Okay. I might have pushed her.”
“Pushed her, Marcus? What do you mean pushed her?”
“Uh, she was yelling at me and then hit me and I pushed her away.”
“Then what?”
“She went into the spare room?”
“That’s it?”
“I had a few drinks and went to bed.”
“What about this morning. Did  you tell her you were sorry?”
“I didn’t see her this morning. I got up and went to work. She was still in the spare room.”
“So you never had a chance to apologize. What started the fight in the first place.”
“You don’t want to know.”
“What does that mean?”
“She started in on how I was a momma’s boy—”
“What’s that supposed to mean? Momma’s boy.”
“Easy mom. She was off base okay?”
“I don’t understand what this has to do with me.”
“She wanted me to go with  her to Florida next week and I told her it was your birthday and I didn’t want to miss it.”
“Oh, Marcus you are such a good boy.”
“Yeah, well then she went off on the fact that you  and I are too close.”
“Too close? What did she mean by that?”
“I’m not sure. I think she was jealous cause you are so young and all. Anyway, she’s gone now. It doesn’t matter.”

“Do you need me to come over?”

“I’m okay, Mom. I just needed to talk.”

“Okay, son. I’m sorry. Take care.”

“Sure Mom. Thanks. Bye”

“Bye I love you.”

48 thoughts on “Wednesday Story Day – AKA – Hump Day”

  6. Hmmm, irrelevant side bar??? No, John doesn’t do that. I wonder what this has to do with Lucas? I wonder about that sheriff. How long does it take to pain a house? Must – stop – thinking -until next Wednesday.

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  9. Nice puppy, John! Gee, a whole new twist – and more character reveal – a seductive mother who talks trash to her son… and he didn’t want to miss her birthday.. sap.

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  19. Aww, sweet pup! As for the closeness between Alice and her son … pretty gross. No wonder he’s having relationship problems. (I suspect she is, too, huh?!)

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  20. Where did she drop the sheriff on the way to take that call? When will we find out what was so important she needed to leave Lucas to go with the Sheriff right as things were heating up?

    I feel like I missed a page or two. Taking us off on a tangent this week? I will tune in next week to see how this fits, and where we go from here!

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