Clearer in the Night (2015)
“I didn’t feel any more rested than I had when I’d finally tumbled into bed last night, yearning and lonely. Mom had barely spoken when she’d gotten home from work. It was like I wasn’t even there. She just stared through me while we ate takeout, and then retired to the living room with a bottle of whiskey and a don’t-talk-to-me expression. I stayed away. I went to bed to read when her silence became too heavy for even me. I fell asleep without a clear transition, and woke up in my jeans and shi...rt, with a sour taste in my mouth, like I was the one who’d been drinking.
Mom was already gone by the time I got downstairs. I had a moment of cold joy at the fact that she hadn’t left a note, either, but it was unlikely I’d bring it up to her. As much fun as that might have been. I ate a muffin, cold, with butter, and drank some juice. I had a shower, hoping that would wash off the fidgets that had settled in my shoulders and knuckles. My skin felt like it didn’t fit. I couldn’t decide if it was too tight or too loose, but it was certainly too mine.MoreLess
Mom was already gone by the time I got downstairs. I had a moment of cold joy at the fact that she hadn’t left a note, either, but it was unlikely I’d bring it up to her. As much fun as that might have been. I ate a muffin, cold, with butter, and drank some juice. I had a shower, hoping that would wash off the fidgets that had settled in my shoulders and knuckles. My skin felt like it didn’t fit. I couldn’t decide if it was too tight or too loose, but it was certainly too mine.MoreLess
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