"Mother’s Age"
"Speak!" I screamed, pent-up terror erupting. "Cat got your tongue?!" He shot up, face crimson, neck veins bulging. "Stop yelling!" he roared defensively. "Just underwear!" "Yes! Underwear!" I glared, eyes stinging. "Your mother’s! Hidden beneath your pillow? David Miller—what depravity?" The unspeakable suspicion tore from me.
Outburst
"You disgusting liar!" He exploded like a scalded cat, eyes blazing. "That’s my mother!" Spittle flew. Humiliation flooded me—I seized a plastic cup (empty, thankfully) and hurled it at his feet. Crash! Shattering impact! "Then tell me why! Why always yours?" Tears scalded my cheeks. Trembling with rage, disgust, injustice!
"Hands Failed Her"
The cup’s crash jolted him slightly. Panting, fury fading, shoulders slumped. "She..." he rasped, voice thick with shame. "Her joints... arthritis... can’t manage delicate washing anymore..." Eyes averted, fingers fidgeting. "Machines? Laundromats?" I demanded through clenched teeth, tears streaming.
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"Speak!" I screamed, pent-up terror erupting. "Cat got your tongue?!" He shot up, face crimson, neck veins bulging. "Stop yelling!" he roared defensively. "Just underwear!" "Yes! Underwear!" I glared, eyes stinging. "Your mother’s! Hidden beneath your pillow? David Miller—what depravity?" The unspeakable suspicion tore from me.
Outburst
"You disgusting liar!" He exploded like a scalded cat, eyes blazing. "That’s my mother!" Spittle flew. Humiliation flooded me—I seized a plastic cup (empty, thankfully) and hurled it at his feet. Crash! Shattering impact! "Then tell me why! Why always yours?" Tears scalded my cheeks. Trembling with rage, disgust, injustice!
"Hands Failed Her"
The cup’s crash jolted him slightly. Panting, fury fading, shoulders slumped. "She..." he rasped, voice thick with shame. "Her joints... arthritis... can’t manage delicate washing anymore..." Eyes averted, fingers fidgeting. "Machines? Laundromats?" I demanded through clenched teeth, tears streaming.
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