Mistake

Mistake

When I was 7 years old, I made a mistake.

I woke up to see Mom worrying about me. She said I had to stay home from school. I lay in bed under cotton blankets. She held her warm hand on my forehead and looked very worried. I did not feel sick. I felt ready to go to school. But since my mother worried, I thought it best not to argue with her.

However, I don’t remember coming to bed last night,

I do remember yesterday afternoon. I saw a bottle of some liquid on the table that my 24-year-old cousin had left there. I thought it was soda or water. I poured a glass of it for myself.

Oh, it was so sweet! I poured myself another drink; and another…

I woke up the next morning with Mom caring for me.