Dad walked into my room... «The Pale-Faced Lie»
cat_on_the_shelf22 января 2022Dad walked into my room while I was reading the Washington Post on my bed. “Mona thinks you won’t graduate. You failed math and didn’t exactly light the school up in any of your other subjects.”
“I’m getting my diploma. I found out today. Coach Ford vouched for me. I should be scared about going into the world, but I’m not. Being your son gives me an edge.”
He raised his brows. “An edge on what? You have fast feet and a fast mouth, but not much else. You’re on your own the way I was at age twelve when my father died. I’ve been hard on you, but you deserved it. Jesus, you’re a destructive son of a bitch.”
“You taught me well.” I threw my legs over the side of the bed and stood to stretch. “If I can survive you, Mom, and Mona, I can survive anything.”
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