I Am Not a Lesbian (for now) :: Personal Narrative Writing

My set about is not a lesbian. Her fraternal twin, Marty, was a lesbian. Marty died of lung cancer when I was seven she and my mother were thirty-four. My mothers twin is a martyr in my family, the perfect child, the perfect person. She loved people she was smart, athletic, active in the fight for womens rights. She taught me how to jump rope on Sanibel Island in Florida. It was windy, but thats all I remember. We went to Philadelphia for the memorial service. Suede, one of Martys former lovers, played From a Distance on her synthesizer. Martys body was cremated, but we never apothegm the ashes scattered because a huge snowstorm covered Pennsylvania the day by and by the service. We ate dinner in Martys old house, which she shared with Bonnie, her lover at the time. My mother says my father cooked chicken, and Suede played the piano and guitar for us. She played House at Pooh Corner and Peanut Butter and Jelly for me and my little sister.The August after Marty died, I taught mys elf how to play Happy Birthday on the piano, for my mother. Moms birthday always created of a huge amount of stress for every member of my family. My father, my younger sister, Cricket, and I, we labored. To afford it perfect. On our birthdays, my mother pined and agonized to ensure that every detail went correctly, so the birthday person would be happy. The reservations at the restaurant, the number of party favors, the order of bighearted presents and playing games, all must be in line. And when something did not go as planned, she would be devastated we would spend the whole day assuring her that the birthday had deceased well, that it had not been ruined by a burnt cake. So when August eleventh rolled around, it was imperative that not a single thing maladjusted her, that we not ruin her birthday.Cricket led Mom by the hand into the living room as I began to play. I only got to the part where it goes extravagantly with happy birthday dear Jody before I messed up. Pressed th e wrong key the interval was off. I burst into tears. Sobbing on the piano bench, knack over the tainted keys, I realized my mother had also begun to cry, with Cricket in her lap. The only other time Id ever seen my mother shed a single tear was months before, at Martys memorial service.