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Celia

“Celia, what do you mean you’ve moved in with a boy?” My mom was horrified on the other end.

“It’s not like that, Mom. Calm down.” Well, not exactly like that I thought to myself as I glanced over at Keith. He was cooking a vegetarian dinner for us, and she’d called as I waited. “I had an incident with my roommate.”

“What happened, honey? Are you alright?” I could feel her concern over the miles that separated us.

“I’m fine. She just…” I sighed and looked up at Keith. He smiled a smile that told me to be brave. “She cut all my hair off while I was asleep.”

“But that’s assault. Or battery. One of those. Isn’t it?” Mom sounded near to hysterical, so I knew I had to calm her down.

“It’s being taken care of, Mom. Calm down.”

“But baby, things like that aren’t supposed to happen. And who is this boy?”

I heard my Nan in the background, cackling. She would love this.

“A boy I started seeing, Mom. I’ll send you a picture later, yes.” I said with exasperation. “Look, he’s making us dinner.
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