A Day's Lost
"Son! You need to get your grades up!" my mother exclaimed loudly. She paced across the room and glanced repeatedly back at me, anxious to see my reaction but disappointed at my blank stare. "You will become a failure! Nobody will give you a job!"
I did not understand; I had almost straight As - perhaps one B. I opened my mouth to protest, but immediately she thrust her finger into my right eye.
"Son! Why do you have a scar on your cheek? Wash it off!"
I stared...[More]
I did not understand; I had almost straight As - perhaps one B. I opened my mouth to protest, but immediately she thrust her finger into my right eye.
"Son! Why do you have a scar on your cheek? Wash it off!"
I stared...[More]
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