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Weekly Contest #140
“Ssshhhh, it’s going to be okay. Just hang in there a bit longer.” Momma tenderly rubs my back as I’m heaved over in a stiff chair that desperately needs padding. “I’m sorry, Momma,” I say after vomiting once again into the blue vomit bag from Daddy’s truck. Wrapping her loving arms around my shoulders, she tells me she loves me. “Don’t be sorry. I’m your mom. It’s what I do.” Gently, she wipes my mouth as she struggles to breathe. She’s pretendin...
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