A Little Friendly Advice
“But I’m trying really hard.
“I felt pretty crappy last night,” I say in my best sore-throat voice, the covers pulled all the way up to my chin. “I didn’t even eat dinner.” That’s actually true, but I toss in a fake cough for good measure.
Mom sits on the corner of my bed, just kind of staring at me. She’s in her scrubs again, about to head back to the hospital. She’s been working double shifts whenever possible, to help pad our savings. “You threw up in the shower this morning?” she asks quietly.
“Just, like, a little bit. I was dry-heaving and dizzy and yeah. But my stomach was pretty much empty, so it wasn’t a big spew.” My head drops back into the pillow and I close my eyes like I’m weak.
A muffled chime interrupts my performance. I keep my eyes closed and swallow hard.
“What’s that?” Mom asks, rising off the bed and walking toward my closet. “Is that the cordless? Why is our phone in your closet?”
After hanging up with Charlie, I had cleaned up Jim’s box of crap as quickly as I co...uld, trying not to look at any of it too closely.MoreLess
“I felt pretty crappy last night,” I say in my best sore-throat voice, the covers pulled all the way up to my chin. “I didn’t even eat dinner.” That’s actually true, but I toss in a fake cough for good measure.
Mom sits on the corner of my bed, just kind of staring at me. She’s in her scrubs again, about to head back to the hospital. She’s been working double shifts whenever possible, to help pad our savings. “You threw up in the shower this morning?” she asks quietly.
“Just, like, a little bit. I was dry-heaving and dizzy and yeah. But my stomach was pretty much empty, so it wasn’t a big spew.” My head drops back into the pillow and I close my eyes like I’m weak.
A muffled chime interrupts my performance. I keep my eyes closed and swallow hard.
“What’s that?” Mom asks, rising off the bed and walking toward my closet. “Is that the cordless? Why is our phone in your closet?”
After hanging up with Charlie, I had cleaned up Jim’s box of crap as quickly as I co...uld, trying not to look at any of it too closely.MoreLess
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