Mum knows best (scene 11)
- J ze morrell
- Oct 16, 2017
- 2 min read

Mum is going nuts about my bruised cheek at home. I tell her to stop squawking; She looks like she wants to slap my other cheek. Damien and Dean are not answering my calls.
'James rang earlier,' Mum says from my bedroom door. I stay silent.
'He thinks you should visit Tara again. He thinks it might help. Her scan results came back, nothing's shown up that seems worrying.'
'So what does that mean?' Mum shrugs.
'Your guess is as good as mine. Maybe we should go up to the hospital and find out what the doctors are saying, don't you think?' I turn and sit down on my bed.
'I don't think I can.' I say. Mum comes in and sits down beside me.
'Why Reilly? I don't understand?' I start to cry.
'Oh love.' Mum rubs my back like she used to after I'd had a nightmare when I was a toddler. 'If this is temporary or for however long it goes on, don't you still want to be there for Tara when she comes around?'
'If.' I say.
'No Reilly, when. You can't give up on her. You have to believe that she is going to come right again, because if her best friend doesn't even think she has a chance then what has she got?' Mum gets up and walks out of the room. I think about what she's said for a minute. I know she's right, but what can I do? Talk to Tara about old times? School? She doesn't remember a thing?' I leave my room, walk through the hallway and find Mum in the kitchen.
'I don't know what to say to her?'
'Ask her questions about the hospital and how she's feeling? Just try and act normal.'
'Oh that's great conversation that will last a whole five seconds!' Mum sighs and rubs her forehead.
'I don't know. Get real Reilly, think of something for goodness sake, but don't let her down when she needs you the most. I'm changing out of these work clothes and then we'll get going. I'll meet you in the car.' Mum starts to walk out of the kitchen. She pauses by the door.
'Who knows Reilly, she might remember you this time?' Mum's words echo around in my head. I pray they are true, but I wasn't going to get my hopes up.
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