The Caretaker of Secrets Fate by A.T. Geiger

Author:A.T. Geiger [Geiger, A.T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mountain Peak Press LLC
Published: 2023-09-25T16:00:00+00:00

As my mother drove us home, I clued her in on Jane's horrible experiences after finding her daughter pregnant. “I mean, Mom, wouldn’t you want to murder Dad if he did that to you?”

“I would come damn close; excuse my language. That poor woman.”

“Jane said she was telling me everything to warn me. I don’t take pills, so nobody needs to worry about that, but as for picking the wrong guy? After hearing Jane's story, I’d rather be single for the rest of my life. I’m almost too scared to ever fall in love, even if it is with my best friend. And if I’m being honest, look at you and Dad. You both talk about divorce all the time. And look at Caleb and me. We fought all the time too. I don’t want that with Matt. My biggest fear is losing what we have. But at the same time, I don’t want to close that door with Matt just yet.”

“So, no new feelings about Matt yet?”

“How can I explore any feelings when I never see him? I’m grounded, remember? And at school, with all the Caleb drama, we barely hang out.”

“Gotcha.”

“And speaking of which, how much longer am I grounded?”

“You’re lucky we didn’t ground you for life. You only have a couple more weeks left.”

I crossed my arms and sulked deeper into my seat. “It’s as if you guys think I did the unthinkable. I'm literally a normal teenager. Don’t tell me you didn’t do anything crazy when you were younger.”

My mother parked in our driveway before looking at me. “Sure, I did a lot of things I shouldn’t have. That’s why I want to steer you toward a better road than I chose for myself.”

“But answer my question; what was the worst thing you did as a teenager?”

“I plead the fifth. Only for now.”

“Are you serious? Why can’t you tell me?”

“Because some people don’t want to tell their story until they feel good and ready,” she huffed.

“Why are you getting all upset? Jane had no problem telling me all the crazy stuff she went through. And how bad can it be? I won’t judge you or do whatever you are worried about.” My mother rested her head on the steering wheel, and I sensed it wasn’t good. “Mom. What?”

“I know you won’t judge me, Sam. I just … I don’t talk about it because I am ashamed.”

“Ashamed? Mom, people make mistakes. It’s life. And also, maybe if you got whatever it is off your chest, you’d feel lighter. Trust me; Look how unhealthy it is for Jane to bottle up all her regrets. She’s just now opening up, which is a good thing, in my opinion.”

There were tears in my mother’s eyes when she finally looked up. “When you were talking about Jane’s daughter, that hit a note for me.”

“Why?”

“Because Sam, I was Jane’s daughter once.”

“Wait. What? Jane’s my grandmother?”

“No. No. I, too, had a baby when I was fourteen, like Jane’s daughter. But my parents made me give my baby up, which has always eaten at me.

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