Top 8 (2008)
“— Jane Austen My phone rang as I was heading out of rehearsal, saying goodbyes to Ginger, Sarah, Mark and the rest of the theater kids, who seemed to be on the path to forgiving me. Plus, with the whole Megin and Jamie scandal, it was clear I was becoming old news.
I looked down at the display and saw that it was my mother. As I mentally scrolled through anything I might have forgotten to do, or had done that I shouldn’t have, I answered the phone.
“Hi Mom,” I said, heading over to Judy.
“Hi ho...n,” she said, sounding harried. “Listen, your father’s at a night game, and I’m dealing with a potential two-point drop in stabilized inflation and need to be on a conference call for the foreseeable future.”
“Oh,” I said. “Um, that sucks.”
“Don’t say ‘sucks,’ Madison,” she said, almost by rote. “But I’m going to need you to pick up your brother. And go ahead and grab a pizza or something for dinner. I’m not going to be home until late.”
I sighed. I hated picking Travis up, as it allowed junior high school boys the opportunity to make comments — factually accurate comments, no less — about my cup size.MoreLess
I looked down at the display and saw that it was my mother. As I mentally scrolled through anything I might have forgotten to do, or had done that I shouldn’t have, I answered the phone.
“Hi Mom,” I said, heading over to Judy.
“Hi ho...n,” she said, sounding harried. “Listen, your father’s at a night game, and I’m dealing with a potential two-point drop in stabilized inflation and need to be on a conference call for the foreseeable future.”
“Oh,” I said. “Um, that sucks.”
“Don’t say ‘sucks,’ Madison,” she said, almost by rote. “But I’m going to need you to pick up your brother. And go ahead and grab a pizza or something for dinner. I’m not going to be home until late.”
I sighed. I hated picking Travis up, as it allowed junior high school boys the opportunity to make comments — factually accurate comments, no less — about my cup size.MoreLess
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