Hoosier Taboo?? Ch. 1 of 6(REVISED).

THIS IS THE STORY OF MARILYN AND HER SON CODY, AND HOW A TABOO AFFAIR TURNS OUT TO BE THE BEST MEDICUINE FOR BOTH OF THEM

CHAPTER ONE..

It was a rough go for my mom & I since my dad passed away in the summer of 1990, about a month after I graduated from high school in a northeastern Indiana town. My dad died of a sudden heart-attack. To make matters worse, I’m the youngest of three with a physical disability. My two oldest are fraternal twins, who are just two years older than me. The good thing about all of this was my dad had a huge life insurance policy, along with a partial pension that my mom would now be collecting. Therefore, all of the outstanding bills, loans and the house mortgage would be paid off. The rest would go into savings and retirement. Now I’m not saying my mom was the stingy type, but that money wasn’t always gonna last forever. Luckily my mom got a job as a school secretary a few years before my dad died. But the real issue was me. Since it’ll be a while before I could get into college, I still need to figure out what I’m gonna do in the meantime for the upcoming fall. One night at the dinner table, me, my mom and my two older siblings(Darren and Dana) worked out a plan.

“What’s gonna happen to Cody mom?” asked Dana

“Well, it won’t be until after the holidays before I get the accommodations and living arrangements as far as college goes.” I said. Then I added, “In the meantime, I’ll be taking a couple of vocational classes come fall.”

“Well with you going back to work at that same time, is there anything that Dana or I can do to help you and Cody?” asked Darren.

“Well, I do appreciate you twins helping your brother and I out.” replied mom. “But I think we’ll manage. And plus, your aunt Deena will be checking up on Cody for the time being. Don’t let something like this interfere or jeopardize your college futures. After all, I think your father would’ve want all of us to move on with our lives.” And my mom was right, dad would’ve wanted it to be like this.

I did appreciate my siblings bringing this whole thing up, because there were lot’s of concern regarding my college future. But a bigger issue exists, my mom being home all by herself. In just a couple of years it was a house of five to now two and possibly, just her when it comes time for me to leave. The rest of the summer wasn’t any easier, having to cope with the loss of my dad was emotional and tragic. But all of our friends and family members reached out and helped us deal with the loss. But now it’s Labor Day, and I know the real suffering was about to sink in. Darren and Dana left to go back to college the week before and finally, it was just me and my mom.