Angel in Waiting by Blake Beckley

Author:Blake Beckley [Blake Beckley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: -
Publisher: AY Publishing
Published: 2015-11-13T00:00:00+00:00

When morning came, I smelled freshly baked bread. “I know one thing’s for sure,” I said. “Holly didn’t bake it.” Josh nodded. We both went into the bathroom. There stood Matty, looking down at his willy.

“Is it broke again?” I asked.

“Make sure you try standing on your head this time,” said Josh.

“It’s fuzzy,” said Matty.

“Fuzzy?” said Josh. “You mean like moldy?”

“Hair!” said Matty.

“Whoa! You really are a man. If we were out in the world, you’d be getting a job with a drill!” I said.

Josh pulled his PJ’s away from his skinny frame. “Holy cow, I have one too!”

“Careful Josh. It’ll pee on you,” I said sarcastically.

He punched my arm. We finished our “boy business” and then I headed out to get some breakfast.

“Let’s keep this quiet, ok? Mom will make him get a job or join the Navy or something,” I said.

“What took you boys so long?” asked Joe.

Josh stood up. “Can I have your attention please?” He was acting like Mom when she held her family meetings.

“What is it, Josh?” asked Pete.

“Matty’s a man!” declared Josh.

I glared at him and whispered, “Josh, what are you doing?”

He didn’t respond.

“Oh dear God! What did he wake up with now?” asked Mom.

“Hair or fuzz at least…on his uh…willy!” stumbled Josh.

Crickets chirping, clock ticking, water dropping. I could hear Grandma getting older.

“That’s supposed to happen,” said Teenie.

“Do you have a willy too? How do you know?” asked Josh.

“It happens to boys and girls when we all go through puberty. It’s a little different for a girl is all.”

“The boob thing,” I whispered to Josh.

“The boo…oh yes…the…that! Got it!” said Josh.

“The point of this is Matty is becoming a man. This is important to him, isn’t it Matty?” said Pete.

Matty looked at his chest, then looked at Justine’s. “I’m not gonna get those, am I?” “Time for that discussion boys,” said Pete. “This afternoon, after all our chores and lunch, we will have a sit down talk in medical, ok? Just us boys or men,” he said. I understood Josh’s motivation. Matty didn’t realize the importance of this milestone. To him, it was just hair, but for us boys, it’s a passage. Like an eviction notice on our door of childhood. Matty needed to recognize that this was part of growing up, not just growing older!

After breakfast, we kids did dishes and helped clean the common area. Josh and Matty changed a diaper. Josh had on yellow kitchen gloves, goggles, and a face mask. Matty was his typical self. He was all business. He put her diaper on backwards. Beth was a good sport. She giggled and blew bubbles.

Justine had been paying attention to Matty’s domestic maneuvers. “Matty, you’re gonna make a good daddy someday,” she said with a smile.

“Girl! Don’t make me tie you up in the launch tube,” said Holly. “I’m fixin’ to give you a baby brother or sister. I ain’t ready to be no grandma!”

“Holly, how old were you when you had Teenie?” I asked.

“I was sixteen when her daddy told me he loved me.

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