by M. Stowe
100 words
Charlie stands under the pale porch light. “Your mom dumped me on her coffee break, kid. I’m leaving for Austin in the morning.”
In the darkness of the hall, hair up and glasses on, she is the image of her mother. “You stink.”
“Been drinking.”
She pulls her robe tightly around her neck. “Were you in my room last night?”
Charlie spits into the withered azaleas. “I want you to come with me.”
The wrong response will bring him through the door. His anger is quick.
“Pick me up at seven.” She closes the door and listens for his footsteps.
M. Stowe is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. His work has appeared in Peeks & Valleys, Riverwind, and decomP.
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