Exposed
“I wasn’t surprised. Mark could do no wrong. Mark could not possibly have been at fault. Mark could not have had anything to do with it. My father repeatedly asked what I could do to get back together with Mark.
For so much of that weekend with them I wanted to tell the whole story but couldn’t say a word. I was already miserable with loss. Finally I cracked.
“Why are you putting this all on me?” I asked my father. “What about what Mark could do? What about Mark’s responsibility? I’m you...r fucking daughter, for Christ’s sake. What about being in my fucking corner on this one?”
“Don’t talk like that,” he said.
“Why don’t you just answer the fucking question instead of criticizing how I asked it?” I said, my voice dripping with anger, scorn, hurt.
“Jessica!” said my mother.
“How about you, Mom? Want to be on my side?”MoreLess
For so much of that weekend with them I wanted to tell the whole story but couldn’t say a word. I was already miserable with loss. Finally I cracked.
“Why are you putting this all on me?” I asked my father. “What about what Mark could do? What about Mark’s responsibility? I’m you...r fucking daughter, for Christ’s sake. What about being in my fucking corner on this one?”
“Don’t talk like that,” he said.
“Why don’t you just answer the fucking question instead of criticizing how I asked it?” I said, my voice dripping with anger, scorn, hurt.
“Jessica!” said my mother.
“How about you, Mom? Want to be on my side?”MoreLess
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