Klepto by Jenny Pollack

Author:Jenny Pollack
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Penguin USA, Inc.
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Sunday morning Mom and I were in the kitchen getting breakfast. Ellie was still asleep and Dad was in the shower.

“Mom, can I ask you a question?” I said out of nowhere. She’d had a few sips of orange juice and was pouring Wheaties into a bowl. I was waiting for my English muffin to finish toasting.

“Of course,” she said.

“What if I told you I wanted to go see . . . um . . . like . . . a professional?”

Then she thought for a second, and I wasn’t sure if it was too early in the morning for her to talk about stuff like this or if she was gonna ask me why or what.

“What kind of professional?” she said.

“Um. Like that lady you and Dad go to sometimes at Mt. Sinai. Joyce What’s-her-name?”

“Joyce Kazlick?”

“Yeah. Joyce Kazlick. Like her.”

“You mean, you want to see a therapist?”

“Yeah,” I said, not really looking at her. My mother was looking at me over her reading glasses, about to open The New York Times.

“Well, I suppose we could find you someone. Or you could see Joyce. I’ll call Mt. Sinai on Monday, okay?”

“Okay,” I said, and the toaster oven popped open.

“Okay,” she said, and that was that. She didn’t ask why or pry any further. I couldn’t believe it. I mean, part of me kind of wanted her to, but part of me was glad she didn’t.

“And Mom?”

“Mm-hmm?” she said, pouring half-and-half on her cereal.

“Don’t tell anyone, okay? Don’t tell Ellie.”

Mom made the motion for zipping her lips. I left the kitchen feeling kind of bummed out, and I didn’t know why.

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