285: NEED A HAND
LUKE’S POV
“So, you tell me, mother. Are you still on drugs?” I quizzed my mom, with the both of us still ensconcing ourselves on the edge of the bed. I think I knew the answer. But I just decided to throw the question at her, and now I was expecting a replication.
“The thing here is that…
“Don’t tell me that. Just please give me an answer. A yes or a no.”
She glanced at me at that moment. “You don’t have to be so rude to me.”
“Not rude to you, but sorry about that.”
“Hmmm hmmm.
“But
but you just have to give me an answer to my question, Mom.”
“Well, yes. I’m still on the drug stuff.”
I sighed, driving my hand through my hair. “I knew it.”
“Then why did you ask me?”
“I just wanted to hear what you have to say.”
“And you did.”
“Yeah, I did,” I whispered.
“Are you going to help me?”
“Help you with what?”
“Two things. My relationship with Catherine and the whole drug shit.”
I chuckled. “Okay, let’s not get things wrong around here. I might help you with the drug. problem and all that. But with Catherine, you’ll
have to do that on your own.” I rose from the
bed.
“Come on, I’ll need your help talking to her. I don’t think I can do this myself.”
“You are her mother. Of course, you can do this yourself.”
285: NEED A HAND
LUKE’S POV
you tell me, mother. Are you still on drugs?” I quizzed my mom, with the both of us still ensconcing ourselves on the edge of the bed. I think I knew the answer. But I just decided to throw the question at her,
here is that…”
me an answer. A yes
glanced at me at that moment. “You don’t have to be so rude
to you, but sorry
“Hmmm hmmm.”
you just have to give me an answer to my question, Mom.”
on the
sighed, driving my hand through
you ask
wanted to hear what
“And you did.”
did,”
to help me?”
with what?”
with Catherine and the whole
wrong around here. I might help you with the drug. problem and all that. But with Catherine, you’ll have to
bed.
talking to her. I don’t think I can do
Of course, you can do this
shook her head, laughing. Her tone was kind
you’ll have to fix things, put those pieces
do that,
ruined for yourself. Now
Luke. You’re still helping me.”
I’m going to
Luke. You have
“Mom…”
she pleaded. Looking into her eyes, I could see how she wanted this
sigh. And then I closed both of my eyes, fixing my hands on my waist. “Fine,
She asked. I could hear the joy in her
yeah,” I replied, looking in another direction, not setting my
the bed and hugged me tightly as if she were about to squeeze the living soul out
of me now,”
right, sorry,” she apologized and
was a relief.
one calling.
me
to go.” I held both of
real? We have to go talk
now, I’ve got business stuff to take care of.” I took. her out of the room. She was now outside the door.
have to be quick. You just have to tell me when you
and how we’re going
closing the door. I locked it,
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