Moshe: Kosher Nostra Book One by Mirrah McGee

Author:Mirrah McGee [McGee, Mirrah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-03-16T16:00:00+00:00

16.

I’m so angry with him right now. For putting me in this position, for exposing me like this. And yet, there’s this urge, this fervent desire to purge all the ugliness of the last several years. The struggle. The heartache. The loneliness. He already knows about my jobs, he’s in my apartment, he’s met my mother. All that’s left is to put it in context.

“I was an oops.” I force a dry chuckle, but he only squeezes my hand harder. “I have an older brother; he was ten when I was born. My father didn’t want another child, and definitely not a daughter, I guess. He left when I was three. Mama had an excellent job, paid the bills, put food on the table, and activities that we wanted to participate in. Michael, my brother, fought with her constantly. Blaming her for our father leaving. Always wanting more and more. Hated it when she would tell him no. He wanted to go to an out of state school for college, my mom said her money would stretch more if he stayed in state. At college, he met Diana. Mama and I tolerated her, but she is not a nice woman. When Michael told mama he was going to ask her to marry him, she tried to talk him out of it. He didn’t take that well. Nor did Diana when he told her. They demanded she pay for more than half of the wedding costs, which hadn’t even been figured out yet. Mama stood her ground, said she would give them a lump sum, they could use it how they saw fit, down payment on a house, wedding expenses, a safety net. She took out $10,000 from her 401k and handed it over, with the stipulation, she wouldn’t give them another cent, for anything.”

I pause, gearing up to get to the part where everything falls apart. He must sense I’m having a hard time. Moshe kisses the side of my head, then pulls me into his lap, cradling me to his chest. I won’t lie, it helps.

“I was fifteen, mama was on her way home…I’m not entirely sure what happened, but the doctors said she had a seizure, lost control of the car, and rear ended another. My sister-in-law Diana was the other driver. She had mild injuries, but mama…” Tears stream down my cheeks, I can’t stop them. Remembering her in the hospital… “Mama suffered a traumatic brain injury. I won’t go into the specifics, but it took her months to function again. And even then, it wasn’t at full capacity. Her moods swing wildly, she yells and screams, has violent outbursts, then the next second, she’s cupping my cheek and telling me how much she loves me. My brother claimed custody of me…but…he…he left me alone in the house to take care of mama. Wouldn’t pay for a nurse, wouldn’t do anything besides what the state ordered. Threatened me if I turned him in, threatened mama.” Clenching my fists, I spit the rest out through gritted teeth.

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