❥Warning:
Includes strong language.
-Y/N's POV-
Clay explained his and Wilbur's "date", and it left me shocked, honestly. I had no clue Wilbur was going to apologize to Clay for paying off the other team to hurt him that night. It left me with a fuzzy feeling inside, knowing Wilbur is trying to make things right.
After Clay told us about Wilbur, George's father walked up to us, making us all quiet down. He glared harshly down at him, leaving George with a nervous expression.
G DAD:
"She wants to see you..." He spoke lowly.
-GEORGE's POV-
Instead of feeling happy, my mood changed to nervous and scared. His tone made it worse.
I exchanged glances with my friends, they gave me reassuring ones back. So, I stood up with the courage they gave me and eventually, my father walked me to my mum's hospital room.
When we made it to the room, I released a shaky breath out and hesitantly stepped inside. My father immediately shut the door behind me, adding to my anxiety.
I slowly stepped forward to stand next to my mum. Once she heard my footsteps, she opened her eyes slowly, meeting mine, breaking my barrier instantly.
GEORGE:
"I'm sorry—" I blurted out as the guilt consumed me, "I don't hate you—I was just hurt...! I didn't mean for you to end up here, I didn't mean to hurt you—"
The tears already collapsed down my cheeks.
G MOM:
"George..." She said quietly, cutting me off, "It's okay..."
GEORGE:
"How is this okay??" My voice cracked as I frowned.
G MOM:
"Because I love you..."
My heart fell to my feet. My parents never told me they loved me, it just made me even more nervous and cautious.
GEORGE:
"Are you dying??"
G MOM:
"No?" Her eyebrows squished together.
GEORGE:
"But...you've never told me you loved me..." I said quietly, "Why're you saying it now...?"
She pressed her lips together as slight tears appeared in her eyes. My mum released a shaky breath.
G MOM:
"Can I tell you a story...?"
I nodded slowly.
G MOM:
"When I married your father...I knew with everything I had in me that he was the one...and I always wanted to be a mum ever since I was a child..."
My eyes widened a little as I swallowed hard at her.
G MOM:
"A year after we got married...we were ready...so we tried and tried...but nothing worked...so we went to the doctor and...she told us we couldn't have kids..."
My eyebrows squished together as anxiety now filled me.
GEORGE:
"Am I adopted?!"
G MOM:
"No." She huffed out a smile, "She said we were unable to have kids but...we could go through processes to increase our chances of doing so..."
She took a deep breath.
G MOM:
"We went through different things to try to have a baby...we tried the processes for 8 years..."
My heart fell.
G MOM:
"And on the 8th year...we were pregnant with you..." She sadly smiled as her tears fell down her cheeks, "We were so happy..."
I frowned at her.
G MOM:
"When you were born...it was truly the happiest moment of my life...when I looked into your eyes...I saw a spark and it was so bright...I knew you would be successful in the future..."
My eyes fell to the floor.
G MOM:
"I had a whole week of happiness until...a tornado hit our house...it destroyed everything and we barely made it out alive..." She released a shaky breath, "Fortunately, we all made it out okay but we had to start from scratch so...since I had a family to provide for...we ended up staying at my parent's house and...I went to nursing school since it was a high paying job..."
I gulped nervously.
G MOM:
"It kind of...became an obsession...I guess I was just afraid of not being able to provide for you again..." She messed with her fingers as she frowned, "Once I graduated...I made nursing my full-time priority...I was so obsessed with money, I was so obsessed with this job...I bought you all these toys that you didn't even need...I tried giving you gifts to make up for not being around..."
I clenched my jaw.
G MOM:
"Over the years, you made friends...I met Y/N's parents and I knew they could be there for you in ways I couldn't..." She swallowed hard, "I knew you'd be in good hands so...I focused on my job while you grew up..."
I bit the inside of my cheek.
GEORGE:
"If you saw a spark in me...why have you told me that I'm never good enough and that...I'll never become a streamer and...I have to be what you want me to be...?"
G MOM:
"Because...I gave up on my dream a while ago...I didn't like nursing, and it was really hard..." She whispered, "I took out how I was feeling about my life on you without meaning to...I told you dreams were pointless, and I told you that you weren't good enough...because that's how I feel every single day..."
Both of our tears streamed down our cheeks.
G MOM:
"There was, um...there was this little boy who came into the ER, and I was his nurse...he was 6 years old...he had the kindest heart, he always drew these amazing sketches of all the nurses here...he had that same spark I saw in you all those years ago...unfortunately...he was sick...and there was nothing we could do to heal him..."
I gulped nervously.
G MOM:
"So everyday I came here...I made him laugh and smile..." Her lip quivered, "And it felt like I was with my little boy..."
I shut my eyes as I sighed.
G MOM:
"Before he passed...he was speaking to his mum...he told her he was sad that he couldn't achieve his dreams...he wanted to be an astronaut...so she said that he'll be in the stars...he'll be able to travel the galaxy whenever he wants...and she'll see him in the paintings in the sky...she said there's nothing he can't do..."
More tears fell down our cheeks.
G MOM:
"It hit me that...I wanted to be like that for you but I wasn't...I wasn't there...I wasn't kind to you...I knew I needed to change...but when I came home...you weren't there...your father told me you ran away and...I felt so...broken..."
I frowned as guilt began to eat away at me.
G MOM:
"I'm so sorry for everything I didn't do, honey..." Her lip quivered as she frowned at me, "I know I don't deserve you and I know I deserve to be in this bed...I just want you to know that it was never anything you did...it wasn't your fault..."
All the anxiety locked inside my chest lifted up and disappeared instantly, everything I've been holding onto for years was gone.
I instantly went to her and hugged her tightly. She buried her head into my chest as I buried my eyes into her shoulder.
The both of us held each other as we shed our tears and for once in my life, I felt like I had the mum I've always wanted.
❥ A/N: Hi everyone I'm back! I'm not fully recovered but I almost am. Thank you for being patient with me and for sticking around💗 Also, I wrote 5 chapters in one sitting of my next book and y'all are gonna freak the fuck out😂So excited for y'all to see what's next!! :) Here's a little hint of my next book: I'd recommend reading my other books on my profile, because you may see a friendly face 😏
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