Sins and Lies

lam the trunk. As soon as I turn around,

he says already pic

h, into the kitchen and tak

, but he'll wan

the bags on the table. "You can keep the mone

ready du

'm not fit to wor

pe to see you tomorrow to help with Mass. Of co

esponded, almost giving away my full interest. "Well

ed in a

oceries, you can go home."

putting away the groceries, come to my

thing that stops me from conti

he cup in the sink. I take a quick

ht and I'm dyin

y, but the hand in my pants pocket make

h

t no one answers. I stare down

g and follow the sound, which

e you praying for? The examinee in this way really seems that God i

but I blink out of the back of my fantasy min

eps, he notices my pre

he would be gone by now."

ting about it." I

ank

a beautiful six-

ns mome

iss Melanie, from

ot for vintage mo

the way he looked at me. "Have a good night an

and I'm sure he was just kind, that's a characteris

eep breath

s to go inside, take a shower and fall into bed are suspen

d about this Megan!

mom! We talk about you and how

gan

y for my classes, and also that it has nothing to do with my

ot as simple as it seems. I'm doing my best every

lence and th

not being able to do anything and for having to hear from the whole town that we're going to

EG

TE IT

and Megan run out,

nt. The night is starry and the city is a little hot. I didn't want to go i

ghting, I see the door open and Esther come out with lost

she notices me. "Hav

" I finally light the

ou seen Meg

N

ed that I don't know about their fight. In her place if it was something I w

ed that." she mentions in excitement. "You know, I used to smoke behind my dad's back when I was young. I knew if he ever found out I'd get my ass kicked." she smiles as if

y." c

ime working and slept in the office. The only place in the house where he didn't stop and move was in the bedroom

swer. "My father thought that sm

o never cared about what I did with my body, he j

a sigh. "You must ha

't even

w she cares about Megan, as much as she doesn'

st

s." I say and see h

except for a few couples going about

are when I see Megan sitting do

e just looks at m

I ask with little excitement.

ou to look for me? If

't know what happened to you, but I don't care. I'm just looking for a

th her feet heavy on the ground. At

o not

market. After buying cigarettes and a liter of drink, we walked t

eep sigh,

get along well, but for a few days now we haven't gotten along." I don't answer, just tipping the beer bottle. "I'm not mad at her for..." she

shoul

use you're the oldest. Th

our mother, or your problem. I'm just the

ght. My plans to go inside, take a shower and fall into bed are

disapprov

ult! Besides, you

reventing her fro

if you've done something wrong you should apologize and if you love your mother then you should

r and walk ahead, but I he

the part that makes me