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There was silence on the other end. “You didn’t want to move with me,” her mother snapped.
“You didn’t want me and you know it. You only wanted me because it looked bad that Dad got custody. No way was Dad going to let us be split up andyoudidn’t want Royce.”
Her mother snorted. “Your brother was better off with your father. He was taking over the business anyway. But you won’t have anything to do with it.”
This was where her mother never listened to her.
Ever.
And just because she was feeling extra ornery, she said, “Mom, if you took the time to talk to me, you’d know I’m going for a business degree and am going to run Kennedy Construction with Dad and Royce.”
Her mother sighed heavily. “I had such high hopes for you. Your father is a horrible example in your life. Maybe I should have fought harder to have you come live with me.”
“You’re only deluding yourself,” she said, almost growling. No one spoke poorly of her father or brother to her. Her mother never would have done what she’d just threatened anyway and Elise would have fought harder than her father would have.
Everything was lip service with her mother.
The only reason she had a normal childhood was because of her father. Never her mother.
“At least tell me you’re wearing more than jeans and sneakers to class.”
She looked at the jeans shorts she had on. She didn’t know if that counted and could have cared less. “It’s too hot for jeans,” she said.
“Shorts aren’t that much better,” her mother said. “I’m not sure why you couldn’t be a little bit more feminine. You’re going to be alone for a long time. No guy wants to be with a woman that acts like a man.”
“That’s your opinion,” she argued.
Though it was the truth since she didn’t date much in high school. Even in college she just kept to herself.
But one month into her freshman year and no guy had talked to her much unless it had to do with a classroom assignment.
Maybe her mother was right.
“You know, Elise. If you weren’t so argumentative and standoffish, that would go a long way too.”
She ground her teeth. She felt she was that way because of her mother. Or she got it from her mother and it wasn’t a good trait.
“Thanks for the motherly advice,” she said. “I’ll take it into consideration when I’m searching for my future husband in his three piece suit in class. Was there anything else you wanted to critique me on?”
“No,” her mother said sarcastically. “It’s not like you ever listen to me anyway.”
“Nope,” she said, matching her mother’s tone. “So if you don’t have anything else to say, I’ve got work to do.”
She hung up after that and wanted to throw her phone across the room.
“That was pretty entertaining,” Sandra said. “Your mother is so loud I could hear everything over on my bunk. Her tone of voice included, which I have to say was pretty sharp and nasty. And I don’t think you dress badly, don’t let it get to you.”
“Thanks,” she said drily.
“I just meant that you don’t dress up. But you’re not a guy or anything. You aren’t trying to look like one. You’ve got long hair. You’ve got a great body and big tits that I wish I had a fraction of.”
She laughed. “You only know they are big because you see me in T-shirts without a sports bra strapping them down.”
Elise hated that her breasts always seemed to get in the way when she was playing sports.
“Can I be honest about something else?” Sandra asked.
“Why not?” she said. “It’s that kind of day.”
