Who Do I Lean On? (2010)
Who Do I Lean On?
“chapter 18 That couldn’t be what she said.
For a moment I just sat there, my face stinging as if she’d slapped me. “What? Are you saying he’s right?”
Mabel picked up a pen, rolled it in her fingers, and then put it down again. “No. Believe me, from the little I know, Philip seems like a first-class jerk. I just mean that the breakdown of your marriage isn’t all Philip’s fault. You bear some responsibility too.”
I felt my back stiffen, as if a line had just been drawn in the sand and Mabel had s...tepped over to the other side. “What exactly are you saying, Mabel?” My voice was tight, holding back the things I wanted to yell, like, “What do you know, Mabel Turner? Are you forgetting he threw me out and stole my kids?! ”
“All I’m saying, Gabby, is that if you and Philip do talk about repairing the damage to your relationship, it will be important for you to take responsibility for some stuff. I’m not blaming you, or saying it’s your fault or that he had any right to kick you out.MoreLess
For a moment I just sat there, my face stinging as if she’d slapped me. “What? Are you saying he’s right?”
Mabel picked up a pen, rolled it in her fingers, and then put it down again. “No. Believe me, from the little I know, Philip seems like a first-class jerk. I just mean that the breakdown of your marriage isn’t all Philip’s fault. You bear some responsibility too.”
I felt my back stiffen, as if a line had just been drawn in the sand and Mabel had s...tepped over to the other side. “What exactly are you saying, Mabel?” My voice was tight, holding back the things I wanted to yell, like, “What do you know, Mabel Turner? Are you forgetting he threw me out and stole my kids?! ”
“All I’m saying, Gabby, is that if you and Philip do talk about repairing the damage to your relationship, it will be important for you to take responsibility for some stuff. I’m not blaming you, or saying it’s your fault or that he had any right to kick you out.MoreLess
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