The History of Luminous Motion
“Dad asked me, over and over again. “You know you can tell me. You know you can tell me if she’s seeing someone.” His voice grew webbed and anxious. There was something sudden about Dad’s voice when he considered Mom’s possible infidelity. He reminded me of Rodney, exasperated by Beatrice’s muggy sex. He was always quick to change the subject. “Is she all right?” he asked. “Is she eating properly? Do you have enough school clothes and spending money? Should I wire you more? Should I stop calling...? Should I let you go on pretending I don’t exist?” Dad’s voice strained against the force of our lives, divided from us by a thin, translucent bubble. The bubble’s skin transmitted Dad’s voice and texture, but not his body, not his acting presence.
“Does she ever ask about me, or wonder how I am? Do you think some nights she misses me? Or says my name out loud?”
“She’s not seeing anyone right now, Dad,” I said. “She’s working hard and likes her job very much.MoreLess
“Does she ever ask about me, or wonder how I am? Do you think some nights she misses me? Or says my name out loud?”
“She’s not seeing anyone right now, Dad,” I said. “She’s working hard and likes her job very much.MoreLess
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