I was born to a widow that raised me carefully. As time passed, I of course became more active in the household. When I was a toddler I learned to water the plants on the attic balcony.
Often my mother would leave me alone. As I started school I concluded she used to abandon me so I could get accustomed to being without her. My theory was proven wrong when she finally introduced me to her workplace, the garage. It was no place for a small curious child like myself.
As I grew older, I asked my mom about my father, only to regret it as it seemed to cause her pain to speak about.
Around my preteen years, my mom and I entered into a local soapbox derby race without hesitation. We built my car from the ground up, and when the day of the race came i was given the gear she refused to reveal until that day. Fingerless gloves, goggles, and a helmet, all hand tailored to fit me perfectly, with hints of my favourite colour; jade green.
Ecstatic I geared up and boarded my car, just to take off minutes later. I hadn’t won first, but I still had a great time.
Leaping forward to when I turned 19. I had just recently graduated high school months ago. This is where things had took a turn for the worse. No, me and my mom didn’t start bickering. That year... I lost her. My mom managed to get a few knicks on her hand, and didn’t bother to clean or bandage them before tending to the plants, causing her to contract tetanus. Watching her become progressively worse was heart-wrenching, and when she made it to the hospital to be told there was nothing they could do... I can’t put it into words.
Afterwards, I started to think about what to do with all I inherited, including the apartment. I decided to go through things stored in the attic, and sell most of it. I frequently read up on ferrets and plants in my free time. Something to distract me from my lost.
Later on, I decided to renovate the garage. It took a few months, but the place was finally re-purposed to a coffee shop. During it all I decided to adopt a young ferret kit at the age of 20 and later opened up on my mom's birthday, July 6th.
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