The Exact Location of Home (2014)
“Her face is red.
“Beck, I don’t know. I don’t know.” She must be talking to Aunt Becka, which is weird. Even though they only live a few blocks away, she and Mom don’t talk much.
Mom sighs hard. “Well, no. I mean, I’m not sure. This all just happened. The letter says we have until the seventh, but I just want to take care of this now and find a new—” She stops mid-sentence when she sees me.
“Hey, Mom.” She doesn’t say hi. She just looks and me and then I guess remembers she has the phone in her... hand.
“Sorry. Yeah, he just got home,” she says into the phone. “No. He doesn’t.” Another sigh. “Well, now. Obviously. I don’t have much choice, do I?” Long pause. Quieter sigh. “I know…. I know. Sorry. And thanks. We’ll see you tomorrow night.”
Mom puts the phone back on the hook but doesn’t turn around. She tips her head up and looks at the ceiling like she left something up there. I look up, too, but all I see are cobwebs in the corner, a little smoky looking.MoreLess
“Beck, I don’t know. I don’t know.” She must be talking to Aunt Becka, which is weird. Even though they only live a few blocks away, she and Mom don’t talk much.
Mom sighs hard. “Well, no. I mean, I’m not sure. This all just happened. The letter says we have until the seventh, but I just want to take care of this now and find a new—” She stops mid-sentence when she sees me.
“Hey, Mom.” She doesn’t say hi. She just looks and me and then I guess remembers she has the phone in her... hand.
“Sorry. Yeah, he just got home,” she says into the phone. “No. He doesn’t.” Another sigh. “Well, now. Obviously. I don’t have much choice, do I?” Long pause. Quieter sigh. “I know…. I know. Sorry. And thanks. We’ll see you tomorrow night.”
Mom puts the phone back on the hook but doesn’t turn around. She tips her head up and looks at the ceiling like she left something up there. I look up, too, but all I see are cobwebs in the corner, a little smoky looking.MoreLess
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