Glamorous by Josepha Yague (reading strategies book .txt) 📕

After Glamour:
“Hey sugar cookie, can you help me with something.” I said, over the phone. I looked at my son and he was spitting out his French fries. “Glamour stop spitting out your fries, please.”

“French fries” he yells.

“Yeah what do you need” Nathan replies.

“I need you to look over Glamour at your place while I work. Were here at Big Burgers and Ben said he can’t stay he here because the place is getting packed.” I said frustrated.

“Yea sure, I’ll be there in a minute.” He said.

“Thanks, you’re Big Sugar Cookie.” I said, smiling.

“I wish you stop calling me that” he goes. I knew he likes it when I call him that. I never ever call him by his first name before and if I did, then that a first. After I hung up I told Glamour not to move and that Sugar Cookie was coming.

“Sugar cookies!” he yells. “Mommy I want sugar cookies” he said in a “Please” way.

“No Glamour, no more sugar cookies.” I said sternly. “I have to go to the bathroom and change into my uniform and don’t move until he comes, alright.

“Sugar cookies,” he yells. Again.
The kid never listens to me when it comes to sugar cookies (not Nathan). I walk to the bathroom and it was packed. Shit, they’re a freaking line. The thing about Big Burgers is they’re always busy and I really need the extra money anyway. When Big Cookie’s mother decided I should live with her and her son, I still have to work and pay some of the bills just to show my appreciation and how she treated me like her own daughter. Its been really hard since my mom left us, four years ago when she found out I was pregnant with Glamour. I never contacted her when she left. I knew she was disappointed in me.

“How could you do this Sunshine, I raise you better than this” she screamed.

“Im sorry mom, let me explain please,” I said crying.

“What is there to explain Sunshine?” she said screaming. “I though I did a good fucking job with you, but you just turn out to be a fucking bitch.” When she said that I knew she was never the mom I knew she was. She told me to get out of her house and never talk to her again. I know it was hard when she found out that her only daughter was pregnant at 14 but it was hard on me too. And I don’t deserve what she did too me. The line is finally moving and I made my way in the bathroom and put on my uniform. I came out and saw Ben freaking out because people are staring to leave because they’re not enough waitresses.

“Sunshine, your ass is at table 4.” He said. Seriously. “Now”.

I took a tray plus a note pad and walk pass my table and notice Glamour is gone. I walk to table 4 and they were not happy. Already they said, “ its about fucking time Ben sent someone over.” The guy with the beard said.
“Im so sorry. As you can see, were kind of packed here today. So what can I get you”? I politely said. I took his order and some more and gave it to Chris (our head chef).

* * *
“Time to close up” Ben said. I mope the floor and Ben pull me aside thanking me for today because it’s my first day and it was crazy in here. “Thanks.” I said.

After my long day at work I head over to Nathan’s house to see Glamour. He’s probably freaking out. I never stay out late when it come to my son. The house is few blocks away and I start to run and my feet are killing me. I reach the house finally and when it.

“Glamour. I’m here,” I yell across the room. It’s dark in here, and but it’s never dark in here. I turn on the lights and the house is empty.
“Glamour” I yell. Again. I went into our room. Nothing. Big cookie. Nothing. His mothers. Nothing. There not even here. Where the hell is big cookie. Maybe they got hungry and went to grab bite. I took out my phone and call big cookie.

“Hey” he yells. There’s a loud music playing in the background.

“Where are you and where’s Glamour” I said impatiently. He would have told me if they were going somewhere. “Are you at a party?” I ask.

“Yea. I though Glamour was with you.”

“What do you mean he’s with me, your suppose to pick him up remember.”
“I texted you, saying I forgot about Rachel ‘s party, and I can’t look over Glamour”. He sound distracted by something or someone. I was frustrated and mad and tired and my baby is missing and I’m worried. Oh no, Randy took him, I though. He is so dead.
I called big cookie’s mom and ask her if I can use her car for a minute.

“Honey is everything ok” She asks all curious. “You sound impatient”

“Yea, im fine” I said getting in the car. “Look its really important and if I don’t call you back in 20 minute, call the police.” I said rapidly and hang up. I can’t believe he took my baby with me knowing. I arrive at his house looking pissed. I got out of the car almost slamming the door in half. I approached his house and the light is still up. I slam his front door. “Randy I know you can hear me” I yell. “ I want to see Glamour and I want to take him home”. The door open half way and Angie pop out saying “He not here and you should go before you wake up the locals.”

“Angie I know he’s here, and open the fucking door” I raise my voice. “Glamour are you there” I’m trying to see if he’s there but Angie keeps blocking my way. “Mom” I heard. “Glamour, is that you”, finally Angie let me in I hugged my little boy.

“Mom, what are you doing here?” Glamour asks.

“Where’s your dad? I want to give him a piece of my mind” I said, looking around the room and noticed 3 of he friends approaching me.

“He went out to buy some snack cause your boy got hungry” Jackson responded to my question.

Angie move around the room to get a good look at me.
“Mom, are you ok. You look mad.” He said.

“ Of course Im mad honey, but not at you” I said. Crying. “I was worried about you”. At that point I didn’t care about confronting him. I just want to get my baby home.

“Honey, get your things, I’m taking you home.” I said, whipping the tears off my eyes.

“But, I want to stay with daddy a little bit longer.” He whines.

“Glamour, get your things, NOW” I yelled. Instantly he looks like he’s about to cry and went and got he things.

“He doesn’t what to go, just let him spend the night will ya” Angie said with an attitude.

“Angie, don’t start problems when there is none, ok”.
* * * *
The drive home was quiet. I didn’t expect Glamour to be so mad at me. I just wish he understand that I can’t trust him. “Glamour, I’m sorry I yelled at you, I wasn’t mad at you. It was him I was mad at” I turn around and look at him. He turns his face away.

“I just don’t know why you don’t want me too see him.” He starts to cry.

Right there and them, I fell something I haven’t felt and about me, being a mother. I was pushing Randy away from Glamour because of something he did to me. Something he regrets doing, and I start to cry myself.

“I miss him, mom. I miss dad and I want to see him ” He says, while crying. I stop to car and said, “ Do you want me to go back.” I said, weakly.

“Yea” he said. Then he stop crying and I drop him off.
He run up to Randy while he opens to door and embrace him.

* * * *
I woke up thinking I didn’t want to go to school today. School is always a challenge for me. I didn’t sleep will last night and Big cookie came in late asking me where was Glamour. I was frustrated, mad and annoyed by him. I asked him to do one thing for me, okay I ask him to do a lot of things for me but this won’t have happen if he call me instead of leaving a text I never got.

“He’s at Randy’s” I whisper.

“Oh” he said, confused.

At school anything can happen. Like, girls kissing their boyfriends in public in from of the teachers, sticking gum on lockers, and bringing a kid to school like Glamour, wait what! I turn around and saw Glamour with Randy and his boys with Angie. “What the fuck!” I said to myself.

Before Glamour

“So what up” Ginger said, approaching my door. She was wearing her skinny jean from Ralph Lauren and her Victoria secret