After the waitress took their order and left with the menus, Emily told her son Dean, “This is nice.” Because he was solely focused on his phone, she wanted to get his attention.
He muttered, fixed on the screen, “Yeah, sure.” But he looked around suddenly. We can’t sit anywhere else because of your wheelchair, so I wish we weren’t so close to the restroom.
Drinking some water, Emily tried to ignore the snide comment. Even so, it’s nice that we’re dating after all these years. How is school going? Your courses?
Is there anything noteworthy happening on campus?” She inquired, wanting more information about her child’s life.
Dean rarely called his mother since leaving for college, and Emily was aware that he had found his way and cherished his independence.
Even with the caregivers she sometimes hired, raising a disabled mother couldn’t have been easy. She wanted him to have fun living his own life free of these issues.
Nonetheless, it would be wonderful to hear from him occasionally. She had to repeatedly beg him to accept her invitation to a special meal as a result.
She even offered him a pricey watch from her late grandfather as a bribe. After all, he might have arrived for that reason. However, all she wanted to do was focus on the positive.
He sighed, “Oh, it’s fine, whatever.” Emily reached for her water glass once more to drink from it, but she accidentally hit it against the table, shattering the glass and dropping it on the floor.
Everyone in the restaurant looked at them as the loud crash occurred, and Dean finally looked up from his phone. “Out of love for God!
I can’t even enjoy a nice meal if you make a scene and everyone is watching us. I didn’t want to go, but you kept trying to get me to!
He threw it out angrily, “God, I can’t wait for this night to be over.” His rage made Emily’s eyes widen, and she could tell that people were still watching them because his voice could be heard throughout the restaurant.
She finally started to softly cry, and she told him, “Okay, let’s go now.” Great!”, Dean responded as he got up from his chair and stood. “Wait a second!” as he approached them, a man said.
Emily noticed his irate expression when she looked up. His lips were curled, his eyebrows were furrowed, and the yellow light from the ceiling made the wrinkles on his forehead stand out more.
Dean mumbled, “I… I don’t have…” “What did you not do? I would give anything to see my mother again, do you know? She instructed me in every aspect of love, life, hope, and dreams.
I was raised entirely by her. She was disabled as well, just like this stunning woman. She was unable to work as usual because of an illness. She raised me despite everything.
I never ran out of food. I never ran out of things. The man continued, “I suspect this woman did the same thing for you.” I now own this restaurant as well as many others in Chicago.
All as a result of her. Additionally, she was unable to see my accomplishments. Emily was completely focused on Dean’s story as he lowered his eyes to his lap out of shame.
Call your mother after that. Engage her. You have it here, right now! The greatest honor you will ever receive is this! Be superior!
Otherwise, you will never be recognized as a genuine man, regardless of what you do or how much money you make.
When Emily looked at her son, she was shocked to see that he was crying. Dean, however, rolled his eyes and said, choked, before she could respond: “Mom, I’m so sorry.”
Emily wanted to cradle him in a hug to ease the pain in his face. She said, “Oh, honey,” and he jumped to his feet, gave her a hug, and asked her forgiveness once more.
Okay, I’ve finished my work. The proprietor said, “Your meal will be ready soon, and someone will quickly come to pick up the broken glass,” before introducing himself as Mr. Harris and clapping his hands before leaving.
Dean returned to his seat, put away his phone, wiped away his tears, and began speaking: Well, things are going well in my classes, but they are a little boring…”
Emily smiled and wiped her face. As a result of Mr. Harris’ forceful words, the remainder of the dinner was fantastic. Additionally, Dean never again abused his mother.
