Inside the Penalty Box (VANCOUVER DOMINATORS #1) by S.L. Sterling EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: S.L. Sterling
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Aurora
SINCE I WAS A LITTLE GIRL, I idolized my mother. To me, she always
seemed to be free as a bird, something I wanted to be when I grew up.
Nothing ever seemed to bother her. She never seemed to be stressed or
anxious, unlike me. Over the years, she had her share of boyfriends. She’d
also had her share of husbands—three in the last eight years. Each one of
them ended on an unpleasant note, but she was resilient, and within weeks,
my mother was usually back out there on the dating scene.
When I’d ask her if we’d ever have a father that stayed around again,
she’d smile and say, “Aurora, life is to be lived. To take chances, to have
fun. That is what I am doing, having fun. You’ll understand one day.”
Walker, my brother, and I often wondered if she had always been this
way, especially when our father was alive. He passed away when I was only
two, so I never really got to know him. Walker, who is a couple of years
older than me, barely even remembered him. Mom told us stories about
him, and it seemed like they’d had a rather normal marriage. In her
recollection, she’d tell us he was down-to-earth, something she was not, but
that he kept her grounded, which she admitted she desperately needed.
From what she told us, he rarely took chances, especially once we were in
the picture, which drove her crazy. She told us she loved him immensely,
but she also craved the wild and spontaneous life, and once he was gone,
that was what she sought, regardless of how it affected Walker or me.
In some ways, I wanted that type of life for myself, to have fun and to
take chances, yet I craved stability, probably because it was something I
never had. My mother wasn’t around much, and when she was, she didn’t
want to be known as Mom, but as Penelope. She said it made her feel
younger. In some ways, I almost felt that we didn’t have a mother; we had a
best friend instead.
My friends would laugh when I’d tell them I wanted to be like my
mother. When I’d ask why they were laughing, they’d tell me it was
because I was the exact opposite of her, and they looked forward to the day
that I actually took a chance on anything.
I’ll admit, loosening up was hard for me. As much as I craved that same
freedom my mother had, I craved structure as well. I took school seriously,
focusing on passing every class I had with a high mark. I’d also dated the
same guy for the past three years, and my life nearly ended when he broke
it off with me. To be honest, I’d cried and moped around in bed for months
afterward. Something I’d never seen my mother do. In fact, after her last
breakup, she was onto the next man before the night had ended.
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