Friday, January 19, 2018

19/Serial

About to open the refrigerator, my father stopped in mid-gesture then slowly turned to face me.

"What did you say?"

I knew instantly I had made a mistake. A big one. But a year of talking my way out of consequences for missing freshman homework assignments had taught me to think fast on my feet. I knew what I had to do.
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4 comments:

  1. HelenJanuary 19, 2018 at 5:52 AM

    Aackk, the suspense! Hurry up January 20th...

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  2. SabineJanuary 19, 2018 at 12:39 PM

    "I didn't say anything! You've been listening to fake news!" (For Helen, who can't stand the suspense.)

    ReplyDelete
  3. MaliJanuary 19, 2018 at 3:33 PM

    Uh oh ...

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