Phoenix Rising
“The folks are concerned about me.
“You’re too thin,” my father says. “Too pale. You spend too much time in your room.”
If I went out more, he’d say I was never home. My mother tries to feed me.
“Honey, wouldn’t you like more steak?”
“No thanks. I’m stuffed.”
“You’ve hardly touched your plate.”
“It’s too tough.”
“The steak?” Tears brim in her eyes.
“The plate, I mean! Mom, I’m kidding!”
They want to take me on a trip over Christmas vacation. They’ve offered to buy me clothes. My dad’s even talke...d about getting me a car. One tiny drawback: I don’t know how to drive.
“It’s easy, honey. I’ll teach you.”
He taught Helen and it almost drove her crazy: Watch out for that kid! That bus! That bike! There’s a rumor going around that my brother will teach me, but when Lucas heard it, he just rolled his eyes.
He appeared in my bedroom doorway one night, after a long, loud discussion with my folks downstairs, in which my name came up repeatedly.MoreLess
“You’re too thin,” my father says. “Too pale. You spend too much time in your room.”
If I went out more, he’d say I was never home. My mother tries to feed me.
“Honey, wouldn’t you like more steak?”
“No thanks. I’m stuffed.”
“You’ve hardly touched your plate.”
“It’s too tough.”
“The steak?” Tears brim in her eyes.
“The plate, I mean! Mom, I’m kidding!”
They want to take me on a trip over Christmas vacation. They’ve offered to buy me clothes. My dad’s even talke...d about getting me a car. One tiny drawback: I don’t know how to drive.
“It’s easy, honey. I’ll teach you.”
He taught Helen and it almost drove her crazy: Watch out for that kid! That bus! That bike! There’s a rumor going around that my brother will teach me, but when Lucas heard it, he just rolled his eyes.
He appeared in my bedroom doorway one night, after a long, loud discussion with my folks downstairs, in which my name came up repeatedly.MoreLess
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