High Anxiety
High Anxiety
“I didn’t know what to say.
“I knew you would be surprised,” she said. “Mona called me. She was concerned that you had no one to answer your phone or greet your patients. I told her I would be more than happy to help out.”
She was dressed in her nicest outfit, and her platinum hair was teased and lacquered with hair spray, as usual. “What about the studio?” I asked.
“Trixie and I worked it out,” she said.
“Thank you for coming to my rescue, Mom,” I said, trying to appear grateful, even though I ...feared her presence would only create more stress for me. I wondered if Mona had called her as a way to get even with me for causing her hives.
“What did you expect me to do?” she said. “We’re family, and families stick together. But I have to tell you, Kate, I was hurt that you didn’t personally call me. If you can’t count on your own mother, who can you count on?”
Let the guilt-trip begin, I thought.
She set her purse on the desk and glanced about. She thumbed through the magazines on my coffee table and peeked inside the supply room.MoreLess
“I knew you would be surprised,” she said. “Mona called me. She was concerned that you had no one to answer your phone or greet your patients. I told her I would be more than happy to help out.”
She was dressed in her nicest outfit, and her platinum hair was teased and lacquered with hair spray, as usual. “What about the studio?” I asked.
“Trixie and I worked it out,” she said.
“Thank you for coming to my rescue, Mom,” I said, trying to appear grateful, even though I ...feared her presence would only create more stress for me. I wondered if Mona had called her as a way to get even with me for causing her hives.
“What did you expect me to do?” she said. “We’re family, and families stick together. But I have to tell you, Kate, I was hurt that you didn’t personally call me. If you can’t count on your own mother, who can you count on?”
Let the guilt-trip begin, I thought.
She set her purse on the desk and glanced about. She thumbed through the magazines on my coffee table and peeked inside the supply room.MoreLess
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