Illicit by June Gray

Author:June Gray [Gray, June]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-04-27T07:00:00+00:00

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The next day I headed to Pembroke Pines, unable to stomach the idea of my mom coming home to an empty house. I cooked, vacuumed, dusted, and cleaned the toilets, doing everything short of wiping down the baseboards. I doubted some housekeeping would absolve me of my sins but it was worth a try.

I took the casserole out of the oven and ran to the living room just as the front door opened.

Mom saw me and froze.

“Hi,” I said in a small, breathless voice. I suddenly got the feeling my surprise presence wasn’t really appreciated.

“What are you doing here?” she asked, finally setting her luggage down. She sniffed the air and gave me a questioning look.

“I cooked your favorite.”

Her eyebrows drew together just the tiniest amount. She looked like she wanted to say something but I couldn’t tell what. I hoped it was something reconciliatory, but who knew anymore.

“So, you hungry?” I asked with a lift to my eyebrows.

She looked at me for the longest time until, finally, she shook her head. “No. I think I’m just going to take a shower and go to bed. Just take the food home.”

With tears in my eyes, I put the casserole in the fridge hoping my mom would eat it anyway. She definitely needed it more than me. She was looking thinner and thinner these days, no doubt forgetting to eat when she gets home at night.

I vowed then that, no matter how much she hated me right now, I would come by and cook for her as often as I could. If only to make sure she was taken care of.

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