Lovely Lies
Lashanta Charlesspanking my momi hate my momi will not expect anything from my ungrateful fatherhe discarded me like i was nothing
“Yeah, worse though. Ma, I can help you with the pot roast before I go.”
She stuttered over her words and I couldn’t tell if it was because I’d called her Ma or because I’d freely offered to help her when I didn’t have to. “I’d like that.”
I made small talk with her and Stanley as I seasoned the roast, trying my best to keep the conversation neutral. Once it was in the oven I got ready to leave. The lie my mom told about the end table became more evident as we headed for the door. The table was nowhere in sight and the phone was on a stand on the other side of the room. “Maybe the two of you can come to the competition tomorrow?” I didn’t truly want them to come, but the less time she spent