Her Mom

“Mom?” Aubrey tensed, her voice weak as she gasped for air.

“Aubrey?” Her mother’s voice echoing from the receiver felt like a safety blanket to the dark haired girl and she closed her eyes, trying to calm down. Whatever was happening was weird but Aubrey was trying desperately to convince herself there had to be some kind of logical explanation – her mom’s reassuring voice would help… right…?

“Mom… I… something weird is happening…” The girl bit her lip, unable to find the right words to say what she wanted to… how could she possibly hope to explain to her mom that everyone was talking about her breasts all of a sudden?!

“What? Aubrey... is everything ok?” Her mom’s voice rose in concern and Aubrey blushed.

“I don’t know…”

“Are your breasts ok?”

Aubrey felt her heart leap into her throat, her mouth hanging open in horror. Was this a nightmare?

“Mom?!” the girl cried in mortified panic.

“Don’t play coy Aubrey… put your breasts on the line,” Her mother snapped, the concern in her voice replaced with a cold malice, “I want to hear that they’re ok.”

The dark haired girl staggered backwards on the path in shock, clutching the phone to her ear as her cheeks flushed brighter pink and her eyes grew wider and wider in doe-eyed panic. She had to be dreaming or something… had everyone gone mad? Her own mother… her prim and proper, stuck-up, rich from a conservative family mother would never, never say anything like that… It didn’t even make any sense!

“M-m-mom what’s going on?” Aubrey pleaded helplessly, her breath coming in short sharper little whimpers.

“Now Aubrey!” Her mother snapped angrily and with a squeal of alarm the girl did the only thing she could… she obeyed. Mortified, confused, and unable to process what was happening to the people around her Aubrey quickly moved the phone from her ear and awkwardly pressed it against her left breast. She stood, blushing and horrified for several agonisingly long moments, humiliated and confused that her mom for some reason wanted to listen to her breasts? And hear what? They didn’t make a sound!

From her chest she heard the muffled sound of her mother calling her name again and the stammering brunette quickly pulled the receiver back to her ear, her hand trembling.

“Mom… I don’t…” She started before her mother cut her off, her voice cold as ice.

“You really scared me Aubrey, what on earth do you think you’re playing at? Don’t ever do something like that again!”

“I… I’m sorry?” The girl offered, her face red as she felt more stares from the students around her.

“As you should be – tell your breasts I love them very much and if they want to come home for the holidays they can.”

Aubrey shook with confusion, her lip trembling. Her mother wasn’t the sort of woman to argue with, as strong willed as Aubrey was, she got it from her mom – to hear her talking like this made Aubrey feel dizzy from shame and confusion…

“I… it’s…”

“I don’t have time for this, just tell them!” Her mother barked before she hung up, leaving the brunette stammering and staring into the receiver in horror.