7 Tattoo/Mark

"June! Wake up, you'll be late for school!" My mom shouted from somewhere in the house.

I opened my eyes slowly, blinking the blurriness away. I sit up and saw that I was in my room, in my bed and in a white cotton fitted shirt and a pair of sweats. I rub my eyes, trying to remember what happened last night. I was at Luke's party, then he spiked my drink with something, knocking me out. Things started to get weird, Luke kissing Jess, then everyone started to act strange. Then Luke made me drink his blood, then I remember feeling this unbearable pain. A guy erupted in Golden Fire, Luke having some kind of supernatural power that made me shut up and turned his arm into a blade. Then my hands went to my stomach, the part where the blade went through. Remembering the sword going all the way through my stomach, I know it's already healed but I can't get the image of it impaling my stomach.

"June! are you up?!" My mom shouted, snapping me from thoughts.

"Yeah!" I shouted back.

"Then what are you waiting for, start preparing for school!"

My body is so sore, I can't barely move. I got out of bed slowly, I entered the bathroom to take a quick hot shower to relax my muscles. After showering I brushed my teeth and got out of the bathroom. I was walking to my dresser when I caught sight of something on my back in the mirror, I stopped dead on my tracks, my eyes widening when I saw that it's some kind of tattoo.

"Oh, God." I whispered, Mom's gonna kill me. No, she's going to cry hard first making me feel bad, then lecture me, then she's gonna kill me. How did this happened?!

It's on my upper back and it's not like a small tattoo that you can hide but not big that it's covering my whole back, It's just the right amount of size on my upper back. It's a sword with what looks like wings, The blade of the sword is burning like the one I was holding from last night. The design is a little bit abstract and tribal, Honestly it look kinda cool.

"June what's taking-" My mom's voice died. I turned to see her at the door, her gaze is on the mirror behind me.

"Mom I can explain" I said slowly while approaching her.

She hold up her hand, stopping me. Then she looked at me but she's not giving anything away, so it's hard to tell if she's pissed or something.

"When did you have it?" Her voice was calm, which is making me kinda nervous. It's like the calm before the storm, It's like the storm is already brewing inside her waiting to be unleashed.

"Mom, it's no-" She held up her hand again, stopping me.

"When did you have it?" She said again, still not giving anything away.

I sigh "Last night" I Honestly don't know when I had it but last night seemed to be right.

I thought she was going to explode, telling me I that I should get a laser for it. Telling me about me making bad decisions yada... yada...yada.

She bursts into tears, Oh great now I made her cry. I was preparing for the lecture but what surprised me is that it never came. Instead she's smiling at me proudly?

"Mom?" I'm confused, plain and simple.

She sniffed "Sorry, It's just that I'm so happy"

"Happy? but I thought-" I can't continue because of how baffled I am right now.

"I know, I should be mad at you but I'm not." Then she wiped her tears, "It's just that ever since you knew that your father died, you took it upon yourself to take care of me. You've always been a great son June, you study hard, make sure to follow the rules, works hard to help me with finances, and a lot more but most of all you always think of me first before yourself."

"Mom-" I started but she stopped me.

"Let me finish" so I shut up, "You've always been thinking and caring for me all the time, that most of the time you forgot about yourself. You never asked for anything in return, and you don't know how much I appreciate it, but sometimes you gotta take care of yourself. You gotta live, and do crazy things, have a girlfriend, I don't know.... something" She sighs, then continue "I know I tend to be all over the place at times"

I raised an eye brow.

She rolled he eyes "Okay... Most of the time but that just means that I care deeply for you and that I love you and I want you to be happy. Then I saw your tattoo, and it just shocked me because, finally you did something for you. That you broke the rules but may I remind you, just this once okay?" I nodded then she continued "And finally because you gave yourself something, something that must be precious because I know you, you're not going to get a tattoo for no good reason. So that's why, I'm just overwhelmed and happy."

"Thanks Mom" I said, because really what else can I say after that?

Then her smile disappeared and looked at me firm "But Just this once.... Okay?"

I smiled because she's back "Yes Mom" I answered

Then the smile returned "I like your style, What does it mean?-"

I laugh, cutting her "Mom, I'm going to be late for school"

She looked at her watch, when she saw the time her eyes widen then she was gone "We'll talk about it later!" Shouted form halls, her heels clicking frantically.

I chuckled, Thanking God for the beautiful Mom that He has given me.

Then Mom shouted again "And June, I know your starting to have a great body and you just can't stop admiring yourself but please..... get dressed!"

I looked at the mirror again, and surprised to see that she wasn't kidding. My body's gotten lean and more defined and toned kinda like a mix between a model's and an athlete's body, my biceps and triceps too. Whatever happened last night, didn't just gave me the tattoo but also upgraded my body and I'm not complaining.

I might have looked at the changes in my body a little longer because my Mom shouted again "Now!"

I quickly go to my dresser, change as quickly as I can. Put on my shoes, and was out in record time.