Bleed
“In my room. Just me … and Vanessa and Roland making love on the canopy bed. I love watching them do it. The way Vanessa rolls on top and dangles her hair in his eyes and mouth. The way Roland presses his fingertips into her shoulders so she’ll lean closer and kiss him, with tongue, just as her hair swings free of his mouth.“Nicole?” My mother knocks on the door.“Yeah?” I click the TV off and grab a book from the bedside table.She comes in, a pile of fresh towels propped up on one hand like a tr...ay-carrying waiter. “For your bathroom,” she says, making her way in there.“Uh-huh.” I flip the book open to the middle and pretend to read.“What’s on your agenda for today?” she asks.Since I don’t feel like explaining, I just shrug and turn a page.“You can always put in a few hours at the hospital.”Volunteering on a Saturday? Is she crazy? I fake a smile that tells her to leave. Thankfully, she does.My agenda, as she calls it, has been the same for every Saturday morning this summer.MoreLess
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