Snake Eater
“At recess a boy named David had snatched her Red Sox cap off her head and thrown it up into a playground tree. Another boy, “Old Ross,” had shinnied up to retrieve it for her.
“I think David likes me more than Old Ross,” she said, looking from Terri to me for affirmation.
“They both like you,” said Terri.
“Old David likes you more,” I said.
“He’s a wicked tease,” said Melissa.
“That’s how you can tell.”
“Which one do you like?” said Terri.
“Oh, Mom. You know.”
“Last week it was Kevin.”
“Well, i...t still is. I’m not fickle, you know.”
Terri darted a glance at me. A meaningful glance, although its precise meaning was lost on me.
Melissa abruptly fell asleep in the backseat on the way home from the restaurant to Terri’s apartment in Acton.
I carried her up and laid her on her bed. Terri touched the back of my neck, smiled, and mouthed the words “thank you,” then bent to undress her. I retreated into the living room. I flicked on Terri’s television, but as usual her reception was poor.MoreLess
“I think David likes me more than Old Ross,” she said, looking from Terri to me for affirmation.
“They both like you,” said Terri.
“Old David likes you more,” I said.
“He’s a wicked tease,” said Melissa.
“That’s how you can tell.”
“Which one do you like?” said Terri.
“Oh, Mom. You know.”
“Last week it was Kevin.”
“Well, i...t still is. I’m not fickle, you know.”
Terri darted a glance at me. A meaningful glance, although its precise meaning was lost on me.
Melissa abruptly fell asleep in the backseat on the way home from the restaurant to Terri’s apartment in Acton.
I carried her up and laid her on her bed. Terri touched the back of my neck, smiled, and mouthed the words “thank you,” then bent to undress her. I retreated into the living room. I flicked on Terri’s television, but as usual her reception was poor.MoreLess
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