The Ice Cream Man by Lipson Katri

Author:Lipson, Katri [Lipson, Katri]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: AmazonCrossing
Published: 2014-10-06T16:00:00+00:00

My mother stops short in the doorway, looks around, and puts her hand over her nose.

“For goodness’ sake, Jan. What’s that smell?”

I stand there in the middle of the room, glance around helplessly, and start to make defamatory comments about my roommate, who never tidies up after himself. My mother walks across the room the way women walk in films from the ’50s, her legs straight, Achilles tendons taut, handbag over her wrist, wearing a hat. She always wears a hat, even in summer, but it is winter now. She goes over to the desk and peers into the opened cans, prods a half-eaten loaf of bread as if afraid it might be crawling with maggots.

“This whole building is an absolute disgrace. Do you know what this place reminds me of?”

She turns to face me.

“Prison. Long corridors, cell doors stretching off into the distance. Except even prison toilets don’t stink as much as this place. Open a window, for heaven’s sake! Don’t you ever air out this room?”

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