Father's Return

I was the only one in my first grade class without a father. The other kids teased me because their mom's and dad's were picking them up. Grandma always picked me up after school. Momma was at work so she could not pick me up at school. My Grandpa and Grandma always took care of me. They would help with my homework, and make my breakfast in the morning. On Sunday after church Me, Momma, Grampa and Grandma would go to the park. One day, while we were eating breakfast I asked my Momma." where is father"?… "how come all the other kids have a father and I don't?. Then Grandma answered,"look here son, your father is coming home soon”. She said as she picked me up and put me on her lap. And I asked, “Where is father?” Momma and Grandma quickly looked at one another. Grandma said,”Your father is gone away for awhile”. Then Momma said,” Why do you ask son”?. I said, “Momma the kids at school were teasing me and because I don’t know where my father is. Grandma said, ”Come here son, your father will be back soon he is gone away for awhile.” Where”? I asked, “He is…. He shares a room with other people that he lives with”. “With who Grandma?”, Grandma said it’s a state place and it’s far away.” Why does he live with other people? I asked. Grandma said, “because son he made a mistake?” “A mistake Grandma,.what did he do”? Grandma’s answer came slowly. Then Grandma looked at Momma. Momma nodded. She came over to me and Grandma and knelt down next to Grandma. “Son, he did something bad.” said Grandma. “The state took him away”, I said. “Yes” answered Grandma. “When will he be back” I asked. Son, he’s coming back this year. “Really Momma!!”…. I said. Momma nodded her head with a big smile on her face. “You can have your father back this year,” Momma said. "When this year" I said.