The Sisterhood
“I lolloped downstairs.
Dad and Sue were on the doorstep. Dad's eyebrows were raised: this was their default position. He was always ready to be mildly surprised by something, and I had no idea what it was this time. Possibly, my visibly pregnant stomach. Sue was beaming at me, and holding a bunch of gerberas.
I stared across the road, distracted, briefly, by a figure over there. When I looked, though, there was no one. That had happened a few times lately. I shook my head. Then I noticed that Julie was standing behind Sue, trying to look as if she wasn't there. She looked as if she wanted to see me about as much as I wanted to see her.
'Hello!' I said gruffly, pushing back my hair. I had not invited Julie. I didn't want her in my house. My mood swung abruptly from sunny to stormy. I was livid at the idea that Sue wanted me to be friends with her just because we were both having babies. I almost said as much, but bit it back.
'Hi, Dad,' I said instead, giving him a kiss. He hugged me c...lose, which was unusual for him, and I was touched.MoreLess
Dad and Sue were on the doorstep. Dad's eyebrows were raised: this was their default position. He was always ready to be mildly surprised by something, and I had no idea what it was this time. Possibly, my visibly pregnant stomach. Sue was beaming at me, and holding a bunch of gerberas.
I stared across the road, distracted, briefly, by a figure over there. When I looked, though, there was no one. That had happened a few times lately. I shook my head. Then I noticed that Julie was standing behind Sue, trying to look as if she wasn't there. She looked as if she wanted to see me about as much as I wanted to see her.
'Hello!' I said gruffly, pushing back my hair. I had not invited Julie. I didn't want her in my house. My mood swung abruptly from sunny to stormy. I was livid at the idea that Sue wanted me to be friends with her just because we were both having babies. I almost said as much, but bit it back.
'Hi, Dad,' I said instead, giving him a kiss. He hugged me c...lose, which was unusual for him, and I was touched.MoreLess
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