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Submitted to Contest #272
Standing in the doorway, I watch my mother pace around the kitchen, a half-empty wine glass in hand and a furrow in her brow. She’s been drinking a lot more the past few nights. I keep thinking there must have been something I did to make everyone upset, which would explain her noticeable uptick in nightly glasses of vino. I just wish someone would break the silence and tell me what I did wrong. Passive-aggressive silent treatments are my family’s specialty. My sister and I learned from a young age how to dish out and deal with some wicked s...
Submitted to Contest #270
*Trigger warning: suicide, death, suicidal ideation My fork clatters to the plate as I sit in shock, staring at my mother’s passive expression, unable to believe her demeanor after uttering the words she just dropped on me like my life didn’t suddenly implode. She continues eating her pasta, sets down her fork, and delicately wipes the corner of her mouth before finally looking for my reaction to her casual bombardment. “Are you joking me, mom?” I ask, exasperated. “You just told me you have three months to live and you’re just going t...
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