COLLEGE

I laid lazily in bed, looking at my rooms ceiling. I just finished packing my last bags for college.

”Jerry! Moms calling for you downstairs. ” I heard my younger sister scream from across the hallway.

”Tell her Ill be down soon. ” I replied even though I knew she might not hear me.

Walking down the stairs, I heard my parents talking in whispers.

”Talk to your son. ” I heard my mum.

”You talk to him, Ive discussed pretty much everything I need to with him. ” My dad whispered back.

”Did you talk to him about sex? and abstaining from it? ”

”Honey thats what schools are for, besides hes 19, he surely knows about sex. ” My dad was right. I did know about sex, who didn ? And although I haven had sex before, I was pretty sure I would be good at it. It looked easy in all those porn hub videos.

”Mom, dad, Jerrys been standing here eavesdropping on you both. ” My sisters voice surprised me from behind. ”Excuse me. ” She said walking past me.

With both my parents eyes on me, I smiled sheepishly.

”Done with the bags dad, we can leave now right? ” I tried changing the topic. I wasn ready to listen to their advice on sex and drugs and other stuff.

Many of my friends didn know I was a virgin, Ive had girlfriends, so they just generally assume things. I didn know what my parents think, I don want to know.

”Jerry, come sit, lets talk before you leave. ” My mother pointed beside where she sat in the living room.

I sighed. I didn have a choice right now. Its not like I couldn avoid this whole sex talk thing my mum was heading for, but lately Ive learnt to do whatever it takes to make my mum happy. Not just me, everyone in my family.

We found out few months ago that my mum had cancer, but we don talk about it much. She asked us not to; so we just act like things are okay and try to keep her as happy as we could. Doctor says she still has a shot at survival, and in a month or so, mum would get surgery, and hopefully things will be okay.

”Jerry, Im guessing you know what we talking about right? ”

”yeah mum, I think I do. ” I said sitting where she had pointed.

”Brie come sit with your brother, you need this talk too. ” I looked at my sisters direction and it was clear she was just trying to sneak back upstairs. I muffled an urge to laugh.

She dragged her feet over to the living room and joined where I sat.

”Now honey, when a boy becomes your age…. ” She started but I didn let her finish.

”I know mum, he becomes a man and can get a girl pregnant and all of that. ” She smiled.

”I know you don wanna talk about this but we have to. ” She looked at my dad, like she was deciding whether to tell me what she had in mind.

Bries phone rang loudly.

”Okay mum, gotta go. ” She stood up, placing a peck to our mum. She had a perfect excuse to leave, she was going on a picnic with some of her girlfriends. She just escaped with a phonecall.

When Brie left, the atmosphere became quiet again.

”Mum, you know me right. ” I said holding her hands in mine. ”Im responsible, and I plan on been responsible, just like dad. ” She smiled when I acknowledged my dad.

”I know. ” She rubbed my palm gently and I looked up and saw a tear in her e