Hot Summer (Part 6)

Eventually I gave up my controller, told him that I couldn’t handle being killed within two seconds of every match and he laughed at me. But it was all in good fun, I was glad to spend a little time with the kid, glad to make some new memories. And as I stood, my stomach rumbled in hunger, just on time for Mom to call us out for dinner.

I spent time with the three of them until Sabrina and Christian sauntered off to their rooms to be alone, leaving Mom and I in the living room with our tea. It was almost nine, and the butterflies in my stomach were only swarming more and more. “Do you see what I mean about Christian?” She looked at me with tired eyes.

I nodded, “I was the same way Mom.” I defended the kid, though there’s no real rhyme or reason for the way he acts or the way I acted back then. “He’ll grow out of it.”

But she got quiet in her rocking chair, hugging her knees with her cup of tea– such a familiar sight for her. “It’s been hard Cam.” She said out of nowhere, “I miss th