Golden States
“She set the table in the dining room, with a tablecloth and candles and a silver bowl full of fruit. Green apples, dusty plums, nectarines big as a man’s fist, grapes that cascaded over the sides, dangling before their own elliptical reflections. The fruit was piled so high that a nectarine fell from the top as everybody was sitting down. It rolled across the table and landed on the carpet.
“Too much of a good thing,” Mom said. She picked up the nectarine and placed it more firmly in the ar...rangement.
“What is this, lamb?” Lizzie said, “Yuck.”
“You like lamb,” Mom told her.
“I do not,” Lizzie said, lifting her chin. She gave all three words equal stress.
“You liked it last month,” Mom said.
“I do not like lamb. I will just eat vegetables.”
“Why don’t you eat yourself?” David said.
“It looks delicious, Mother,”MoreLess
“Too much of a good thing,” Mom said. She picked up the nectarine and placed it more firmly in the ar...rangement.
“What is this, lamb?” Lizzie said, “Yuck.”
“You like lamb,” Mom told her.
“I do not,” Lizzie said, lifting her chin. She gave all three words equal stress.
“You liked it last month,” Mom said.
“I do not like lamb. I will just eat vegetables.”
“Why don’t you eat yourself?” David said.
“It looks delicious, Mother,”MoreLess
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