Pushing Upward (2012)
“I woke up edgy and angry. My eyes were a graphic witness—red and blotchy, with huge, puffy bags. I felt as if I’d wrestled a band of boa constrictors in my sleep. My neck was stiff, and the lower part of my spine ached. But my body was not my concern. There were more pressing things to think about.
Emma.
I could only guess that she was mad at me for not being around, not sticking to our agreement. As I reached over to pull the curtains to one side, let in some light, I knew the one important th...ing that had to be done today was to clean. Something I hadn’t done in weeks.
I forced myself out of bed, pulled out a pair of jeans, scooped up a T-shirt from the closet floor, and carried the clothes into the bathroom. I stripped off my pajamas, turned on the shower full force, grabbed the Comet from under the sink, and stepped in. I scrubbed the porcelain tub until the faintest ring had disappeared. I removed the hair from the drain and rinsed the dried, cakey soap from the soap dish. I removed the shower curtain from the rings and bleached the curtain until all the disgusting mold spots were gone, and then, still naked from the shower, I poured Mop & Glo on the bathroom tiles and sponged the floor, wiped down the cabinets, sprayed Windex on the mirrors, and brushed out the toilet.MoreLess
Emma.
I could only guess that she was mad at me for not being around, not sticking to our agreement. As I reached over to pull the curtains to one side, let in some light, I knew the one important th...ing that had to be done today was to clean. Something I hadn’t done in weeks.
I forced myself out of bed, pulled out a pair of jeans, scooped up a T-shirt from the closet floor, and carried the clothes into the bathroom. I stripped off my pajamas, turned on the shower full force, grabbed the Comet from under the sink, and stepped in. I scrubbed the porcelain tub until the faintest ring had disappeared. I removed the hair from the drain and rinsed the dried, cakey soap from the soap dish. I removed the shower curtain from the rings and bleached the curtain until all the disgusting mold spots were gone, and then, still naked from the shower, I poured Mop & Glo on the bathroom tiles and sponged the floor, wiped down the cabinets, sprayed Windex on the mirrors, and brushed out the toilet.MoreLess
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