Switch Me On (2014)
“Mom Mad said.
Says he’s stuck. Ari silently dared her mother, the Queen of Indirection, to openly accuse Bruno of lying regarding his whereabouts, and then Ari reminded herself she was a well-adjusted, self-supporting, sexually active adult. She was twenty-six years old and hadn’t asked her family for anything since high school, not even to co-sign her mortgage. By contrast, Lizzie took gifts all the time. The purses came with so many strings that Ari didn’t know how Lizzie stood it.
“B...usinesses close on weekends, so it’s prime time for him,” she said, her quick sigh acting like air from a pressure relief valve, keeping her from blowing her lid. Nobody ever talked back to Mom Mad, not really. “The electric load is less and they run tests. He’s overseeing a project in Chicago as well as the one here.”
“But two Sundays in a row, Ari? I know you think I’m meddling. Your father calls it meddling. But when you drop off these leftovers, why don’t you leave Bruno a note and ask if everything’s fine?MoreLess
Says he’s stuck. Ari silently dared her mother, the Queen of Indirection, to openly accuse Bruno of lying regarding his whereabouts, and then Ari reminded herself she was a well-adjusted, self-supporting, sexually active adult. She was twenty-six years old and hadn’t asked her family for anything since high school, not even to co-sign her mortgage. By contrast, Lizzie took gifts all the time. The purses came with so many strings that Ari didn’t know how Lizzie stood it.
“B...usinesses close on weekends, so it’s prime time for him,” she said, her quick sigh acting like air from a pressure relief valve, keeping her from blowing her lid. Nobody ever talked back to Mom Mad, not really. “The electric load is less and they run tests. He’s overseeing a project in Chicago as well as the one here.”
“But two Sundays in a row, Ari? I know you think I’m meddling. Your father calls it meddling. But when you drop off these leftovers, why don’t you leave Bruno a note and ask if everything’s fine?MoreLess
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