Black Blood
“Penelope slammed the utensil drawer closed. “I thought you were simply buying a bottle of water and the next thing I knew you’d disappeared!”
“Like I said, I’m sorry. I wasn’t thinking. I bumped into Courtney and she asked if I wanted to go get a slushy, so I did.”
Gemma had formulated her story on the way home. She had snuck in the door with the vain hope that her mother was working and she could deal with the drama in the morning. Unfortunately the second she had opened the front door her mot...her had been bustling over the tiles with an irate demand that she come immediately to the kitchen.
“I still can’t believe you actually had one of those things. Do you have any idea how bad they are for you? Don’t let your father know you’ve been slurping that poison. You can’t afford to eat trash; it affects your performance across the line, you know that already!”
“If it’s any consolation, I didn’t enjoy it.” Gemma shoved her hands in her pockets as she watched her mother prepare dinner with military precision.MoreLess
“Like I said, I’m sorry. I wasn’t thinking. I bumped into Courtney and she asked if I wanted to go get a slushy, so I did.”
Gemma had formulated her story on the way home. She had snuck in the door with the vain hope that her mother was working and she could deal with the drama in the morning. Unfortunately the second she had opened the front door her mot...her had been bustling over the tiles with an irate demand that she come immediately to the kitchen.
“I still can’t believe you actually had one of those things. Do you have any idea how bad they are for you? Don’t let your father know you’ve been slurping that poison. You can’t afford to eat trash; it affects your performance across the line, you know that already!”
“If it’s any consolation, I didn’t enjoy it.” Gemma shoved her hands in her pockets as she watched her mother prepare dinner with military precision.MoreLess
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