Goodbye Forever, Mom
"What are you crying about? Your cousin didn't do it on purpose! Are you really going to make a big deal out of kids roughhousing? And so what if you've got a scar now? You're already so plain, it's not like it'll make a difference."
From that day on, the scar had stayed with me, a permanent mark on my body, just like the gloom that had shadowed the rest of my life.
My soul watched a flicker of doubt cross my mother's eyes. She kept working to smooth out my features, but a phone call cut her off mid-motion. She glanced at the screen, saw Kyle's name, and her eyes instantly softened.
"Hey there, Kyle. I'm coming right home. What's wrong?"