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“You’re right! But I also trust that you’ll always want to make me happy and not deliberately hurt me, which is much more important,” I sweet-talk him.
“You’re the most mad and maddening woman I have ever met. When I finish, I’ll let you know. I want to talk to you about something.”
“Gladly,” I stretch my body towards him while he kisses me on the lips and then rushes out and leaves.
“Roy, my love, it’s time to get up.” I kiss my Roy’s head. “You look so handsome when you sleep,” I try not to smother him as I give him a warm hug, and breathe in his wonderful smell, straight into my heart.
“Good morning, Mom,” Roy happily gets out of bed and falls into my arms.
Roy looks at me sleepily.
“You look completely different today, Mom.”
“It’s probably because I’m overjoyed, Son.”
“I can’t remember ever seeing you this happy.” He smiles at me. “You’ve always tried to pretend that you’re fine, strong and happy. But your heart bubbled with pain – like a volcano. You used to cry a lot, Mommy,” Roy takes my hand in his.
As usual, his vocabulary and insights move me. He’s only six, and already knows and sees it all.
“Roy, my darling,” I hug him again. “I hope that you know I’ve tried everything. I didn’t mean to tear your home apart. I’m sorry. But I’m trying to turn my life around; especially with regard to our life. The happier I am, the more attentive I can be, dedicating myself to you and showing you all the love I have for you. All the arguments we’ve had at home, all the tears, the shouting and the unpleasant words that were exchanged; all of those have kept me away from you, and mostly from myself. I’ll do everything in my power to make you happy, my love. I’ll never give up on you or the wonderful meaning you brought into my life when you gave me the honor of being the mother of a talented, smart and kind-hearted boy. I promise you, Roy. And this promise cannot be broken by anything or anyone.” I try to dissolve the doubts nesting in his head.
“I trust you, Mommy. I’m sure that I’ll love whoever’s making you that happy.” He flashes a charming smile at me and makes my heart swell.
“We should get ready for school, so you won’t be late,” I pleasantly urge him. “I love you, my sweetheart. I always have and always will.”
“Forever!” he concludes, smiling.
O.M.G.! Is it really almost 3:00 pm?! I’ve had an exceptionally busy day; I’ve booked meetings and finally completed all my obligations to my clients. It’s time to get some air. I shut my laptop and start getting ready to leave the office that I rent from time to time.
“So, how much longer do you think I’ll have to wait before you notice me standing here?”
“Avi? What are you doing here? What a lovely surprise!” I pounce him, giving him the hug that I’ve been achingly longing for the entire day.
“We said we’d talk today, remember?”
“Actually, it completely slipped my mind,” I confess. “But I remember now,” I smile apologetically. “So, what do we need to talk about?”
“About you, of course.” He winks at me.
“About me? With regards to what?”
“We should talk about your parents and your family. Matthew blurted a couple of things last night that made me realize that I don’t really know much about you. It’s very important for me that we talk about those things.”
“Oh, I understand. But there’s no point in talking about those things since they’re never going to change, my darling,” I hug him needily.
“I need to know everything about you!” he insists.
“Okay, let’s talk,” I point to the chair and sit at the table.
“We can’t talk with you sitting in front of me like that.” He kisses me. “It’ll be better if we go to grab a bite. Are there any good restaurants around here?”
“Actually, there’s a nice Italian restaurant just around the corner. The food is rather good there,” I smile.
“So, let’s go,” he places his arm around my shoulder.
I grab my purse, lock the door, and we head out. We cross the road and sit at a quiet table. The waitress approaches us, we both order a selection of dishes and then wait.
“Shoot. Tell me about yourself, about your family,” he urges me.
