Loving Mom 190

Chapter 190

It was that awful Matty again-him and his dad.

And… his mom.

Sharon was holding Matty’s hand, leaning close, talking to him with a soft, warm smile on her face.

It was so different from the cold, distant look she always gave him.

Theo felt something stir, faint and blurry, like an old photograph half-lost in memory. She used to smile at him like that too, didn’t she?

When had that stopped? When had her eyes turned so cold?

He followed the three of them from a distance, watching as they rode the Ferris wheel, the carousel, the pirate ship.

They even played the balloon shooting game.

Matty won a stuffed animal, then grinned like an idiot as he handed it to Sharon.

took it with a laugh, gave him a thumbs up, clearly

Theo scoffed.

was way better at shooting than

face-it felt like something sharp lodged in

one in seconds… What’s there to be so happy about? Matty can only

His voice faltered.

given that music

thanks, polite and

Mom was that easy

the music box. He’d given his

up from deep inside-a quiet, shapeless regret.

make his mom smile like

Theo kept following them.

that every time they needed water, food, or help carrying things, it was

mom and that stupid kid just sat on the bench, chatting and

mom went out with him, Dad, and Kelly, his mom was the one doing everything-carrying, buying, running

sweating

remind him-don’t eat this, don’t touch that. One thing after another, all

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