I make wishes everyday. You probably didn't know that. That's one of my secrets. Every day my list gets longer. But today, I wished for her. I wished for her to be here. But when I got to school. I wished I never wished that wish. She was standing at my locker. Waiting for me. I saw her and dropped my stuff. She looked at me and rushed over to help me. I back away until I'm next to the wall. She hands me my stuff. I mean, she tries. My hands won't work. I start screaming and she says it's okay. I run to the bathroom while screaming. She tries to chase me but loses her way. She starts yelling at me to stop. To slow down. But I don't. I run to the bathroom and find an open stall. I cry until I look at my watch. The time was 2:53. I decide to walk home because it was almost time for school to be dismissed. As I walked. I thought about her. But to keep her off my mind. I think about the dark looming house to where I stay. I run so I'm not late. But when I get there. I see a new woman. Not the same she. But a new she. She has been around for so long. I just can't stand her. Her name is Mother.
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Sincerely, Melissa Lay