Chapter 123 - Nathan

I’m mad at Mommy. She just got home AND had a new mate and she made me stay with Mariana and Carlos again last night. I like Mariana and Carlos, but I wanted to be with Mommy and Slade. He was nice and fun. He was pretty good at soccer, but I was better.

I grab the red crayon and draw a big circle. Red is the color of mad. And I’m mad.

. I don’t like red. I like blue. My room is blue and my blankets are white. It makes me feel like I’m sleeping on clouds in the sky.

But right now, I feel like red. I miss Mommy. And I want to hang out with Slade.

Mariana told me that mates need time to themselves for the first couple of weeks and that I would be staying with them for a while. She told me that I’d see Mommy every day, but I want to go back home. I miss my room. And my toys.

I scribble all over the circle, pressing the red crayon into it hard. Then I get the black crayon when Joanie is done with it. I make two big circles for the eyes and a big frowny face.

Ms. R