Eighteen (18)
“She’s wide awake with the remnants of milk on her lips, staring up at me with her big blues, content to listen to the news blaring from the TV.
“Hey, Olivia,” I whisper as I get her out and hold her close. “Missed you.”
“Miss me too?” Jason asks.
I turn and glare at him, but keep my mouth shut as I take Olivia to the kitchen, run the hot water, and then wipe her face with the washcloth he uses to bathe her. She coos at me and even though I really hate her father, I love her a lot. She looks lik...e Jill’s baby photos. My sister might’ve been a loser, but she was beautiful and I hate her for leaving me, for leaving us, and for all the things she will miss because she was stupid.
“I’m sorry, OK?”
I say nothing. I have nothing to say.
That’s not true. I have an entire Wikipedia filled with things I want to say. Things I want to scream at the world. But it’s locked up tight and I’m sure as shit not letting it out in front of Jason.
Jason walks up behind me and takes Olivia out of my arms.MoreLess
“Hey, Olivia,” I whisper as I get her out and hold her close. “Missed you.”
“Miss me too?” Jason asks.
I turn and glare at him, but keep my mouth shut as I take Olivia to the kitchen, run the hot water, and then wipe her face with the washcloth he uses to bathe her. She coos at me and even though I really hate her father, I love her a lot. She looks lik...e Jill’s baby photos. My sister might’ve been a loser, but she was beautiful and I hate her for leaving me, for leaving us, and for all the things she will miss because she was stupid.
“I’m sorry, OK?”
I say nothing. I have nothing to say.
That’s not true. I have an entire Wikipedia filled with things I want to say. Things I want to scream at the world. But it’s locked up tight and I’m sure as shit not letting it out in front of Jason.
Jason walks up behind me and takes Olivia out of my arms.MoreLess
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