Split Just Right
“It’s a wraparound, with potted spider plants hanging from the latticework, and the two painted rocking chairs have little tie-back cushions. What I never could have guessed, though, was that there’d be cats. Dozens of glazed ceramic cats peek and prowl and lurk in every available corner.
“You like them?” asks Mrs. Finzimer. “I always wanted real ones, but Ricky being allergic and all, these were the next best thing. I mold and paint them myself. Keeps me busy.” She’s not at all what I expected;... she’s round and stubby as a pigeon with a pigeon’s startled, unblinking eyes, and her gray hair is feathered close to her scalp like a boy’s.
“Wow,” I answer respectfully.
As soon as I walk in the front door the whiff of lemon air freshener that seems to sharpen the focus of the room makes me queasy. I want to turn around and run straight back to the car and hide. But I don’t. I adjust Mom’s scarf over my collar and chest, and allow a polite smile to hold up my mouth.MoreLess
“You like them?” asks Mrs. Finzimer. “I always wanted real ones, but Ricky being allergic and all, these were the next best thing. I mold and paint them myself. Keeps me busy.” She’s not at all what I expected;... she’s round and stubby as a pigeon with a pigeon’s startled, unblinking eyes, and her gray hair is feathered close to her scalp like a boy’s.
“Wow,” I answer respectfully.
As soon as I walk in the front door the whiff of lemon air freshener that seems to sharpen the focus of the room makes me queasy. I want to turn around and run straight back to the car and hide. But I don’t. I adjust Mom’s scarf over my collar and chest, and allow a polite smile to hold up my mouth.MoreLess
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