Cornerstone
“Although my mom settles down, she asks Mr. and Mrs. Reese to wait until after we eat to discuss ‘this whole thing’. Which is me. Me, bringing the world down in flames. It makes it a little impossible to eat. I just push my food around and wait for everyone else to finish.
Garrett sits on one side of me, eating slowly, his leg close enough to mine that wiry sparks of heat are trapped between us. On the other side, my mom is a stone, not eating what’s in front of her either.
The only one ...that seems completely unaffected by any of this is Iris. She slurps her milk and tells jokes that don’t make sense, swallowing only if the food gets in the way of her talking. With every punch line, she laughs until her face turns magenta and it’s hard to tell if she’s wildly amused or choking. It must be pretty normal because the Reese’s don’t seem bothered by it. In fact, they ignore her even as she twists her head from side to side, looking for an admiring audience.MoreLess
Garrett sits on one side of me, eating slowly, his leg close enough to mine that wiry sparks of heat are trapped between us. On the other side, my mom is a stone, not eating what’s in front of her either.
The only one ...that seems completely unaffected by any of this is Iris. She slurps her milk and tells jokes that don’t make sense, swallowing only if the food gets in the way of her talking. With every punch line, she laughs until her face turns magenta and it’s hard to tell if she’s wildly amused or choking. It must be pretty normal because the Reese’s don’t seem bothered by it. In fact, they ignore her even as she twists her head from side to side, looking for an admiring audience.MoreLess
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