Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 57

Chapter 57

“All the other kids have their parents with them,” Matty said, his voice small and uneven. “But my dad doesn’t care about me… I just don’t want the others to think I don’t have a mom or dad.”

Thinking of how Matty’s mother had passed away early on, Sharon couldn’t help but soften.

There were many classrooms at the kindergarten, and if she was just there to help excuse Matty from activities, the chances of running into Carter and Theo were low. And even if they did cross paths, it didn’t matter.

She just didn’t want to see anyone she disliked. That was all.

Sharon gave a slight nod. “Okay.”

She deliberately avoided the start of the event.

By the time she and Matty entered the kindergarten, the parent-child event had already begun.

From the direction of the playground came the hum of excitement-cheering, laughter, a warm chaos.

Matty, still so young, was instantly drawn in.

eyes lit with curiosity. “Sharon, can I go take

on. I’ll wait

not coming?” he asked,

softly. “I’ll stay

then nodded without insisting. “Okay, I’ll just watch for

would never be this

something and she said no, he would immediately put on

father’s coldness. He’d go silent, freeze her out, and let the air between

later, Matty returned,

parents are amazing! They’re in first place

stung. “Theo’s…

expression dimmed slightly,

best parents anyone could have. Some of the other kids didn’t believe him at first, so he said he’d bring them both to the parent- child day to prove it. And today, he really did. And they

stood in silence, unable to

Matty continue, “Before, some kids

won one of the games and he’s bragging to everyone about how cool his

before, from Kelly, that Theo only ever