Perception
“I found myself sitting on the long side of the dining room table with my parents at either end, Liam’s place opposite mine was conspicuously empty. I’d asked Jackson to join us, but he was suddenly very busy these days. It was weird being the only kid at the table with my parents.
“It was a great surfing day, today,” Alison said like she was reciting a poem. “Liam would’ve loved it.”
Paul played with his food. He answered with a tortured, “The winds were perfect.”
I wished the house wasn’t so s...ilent. I felt like I could hear my own eyelashes bat, and certainly my heart giving out. Maybe I should turn on some music. The humming of the AC, the motor of the refrigerator, the scraping of my fork along the porcelain plate, every little noise felt like an explosion. Even my own breathing rhythm felt like ocean waves pounding in my ears.
“So when’s, you know, the memorial?” I asked. Anything to break the silence.
Paul answered, “The day after tomorrow.”
Alison patted her mouth with her cotton napkin.MoreLess
“It was a great surfing day, today,” Alison said like she was reciting a poem. “Liam would’ve loved it.”
Paul played with his food. He answered with a tortured, “The winds were perfect.”
I wished the house wasn’t so s...ilent. I felt like I could hear my own eyelashes bat, and certainly my heart giving out. Maybe I should turn on some music. The humming of the AC, the motor of the refrigerator, the scraping of my fork along the porcelain plate, every little noise felt like an explosion. Even my own breathing rhythm felt like ocean waves pounding in my ears.
“So when’s, you know, the memorial?” I asked. Anything to break the silence.
Paul answered, “The day after tomorrow.”
Alison patted her mouth with her cotton napkin.MoreLess
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