Gina was in the kitchen unloading shopping bags full of
Small spiral notebooks
The kind of notebooks you'd buy in a grocery store
Each one had a date written on the cover.
A subject line under the date
For Example March 15, 1987
Gina
Born today on this date
Happiest day ever, love my baby.
Gina said I got these at my mom's house
I found them everywhere, in cupboards, drawers,
Under furniture
What are you going to do with them, sweetheart?
She said, read them, try to make sense of my mom's life
Is she such a mystery
She wasn't like other moms
She never went to work but always had a lot of money
Was she living on alimony, child support from your dad
What dad?
Never knew my father
I wasn't lucky like you, born with both parents
We can't help where we're born, Gina
I know, I'm not trying to be mean to you, Johnny
God knows you helped me out
She wrapped her arms around me and then a long slow kiss
Always here for you babe
She broke away and said, I'm getting distracted
I need to have a sit down with Max
Not possible if I'm kissing you all-day
If I know some of her secrets then she can't just say,
I dunno or blow me off
Are you sure you want to know her secrets?
I'm ready.
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About the Creator
David Parham
Writer, Filmmaker, Digital artist.
The ever Changing Complexities of Life, Fear, Mysteries and Capturing that which may not be there Tomorrow.
Complex, Change, Fear, Mystery, Tomorrow & Capture. Six reasons I write.
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