Miss Scarlet's School of Patternless Sewing by CANO-MURILLO KATHY

Author:CANO-MURILLO, KATHY [Cano-Murillo, Kathy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781455508082
Publisher: Hachette Book Group
Published: 2011-03-15T04:00:00+00:00

I AM AFRAID TO BE ALONE.

She then wiped a tear from her eye, blinked away the others that threatened to fall, and held up the second paper:

I AM A STRONG WOMAN AND A GOOD MOTHER. I WILL NOT BE AFRAID TO BE ALONE IF IT MEANS SHOWING MY DAUGHTER A LIFE OF HOPE.

Mary Theresa sniffled, as did everyone else.

“The next day I learned we had lost our home. Our cars. Our credit. All. Of. It. We started fresh with a twenty-dollar Starbucks card and five dollars cash. But Missy and I held our heads high. At least I still had my job and we had our health. I divorced his ass and I’ve since dedicated my life to showing my daughter the art of starting over. There is always room for a second chance—sometimes a third or fourth, too. And even though Scarlet’s late again for class, I’m forever grateful for her words of inspiration.”

“Wow,” Mary Theresa said, moved by Olivia’s honesty and courage. “I would have never known you’ve been through so much. You are always so upbeat.”

Olivia folded the papers and put them back in her caddy. “That’s why I told you on the first day, you can choose your mood. I choose an Oh-LIVE-yah state of mind!”

Stephanie began to clap slowly and chant, “Oh! Live! Yah!… Oh! Live! Yah!” By the second round, the rest of the class joined in and Olivia broke down in tears. They took turns hugging her until Olivia wiped her eyes on the inside of her plus-size sweatshirt and looked up at Mary Theresa. “No more about me. Now, what’s up with your man? Is he good to you? Do you love him?”

In that moment, Mary Theresa decided that if Olivia could go through all that and still be such a positive force, she could certainly lighten up too and share with the class.

“We’re having a trial separation until February,” she said. “I guess I bossed him right out of the house. But I do love him; he’s a good guy.”

Olivia strutted over to Mary Theresa. “Don’t go blaming yourself. Did he need bossing around? Come on, be honest.”

Mary Theresa cracked a smile. It felt good to have someone as strong as Olivia stand up for her. “We both did, and we could have handled it in a different way. We’re working on it. I miss him, I took a lot for granted.” She took the dress off the form, held it up, and admired it.

“If you wear that dress, he’ll work on it harder!” Olivia giggled.

Mary Theresa had a sudden flash of genius. “I’m going to surprise him with it,” she said. She was just about to describe the fantasy scene when Marco appeared.

“Anyone heard from Scarlet?” Marco asked, looking around as he ran his hand down the center of his fitted red T-shirt. Jennifer stared at his chiseled upper arms and elbowed Stephanie to check them out too. She slapped her sister’s leg and ordered her to get back to work.

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