“The solution is…,” my mom said as she served herself some pancakes, “… we’re going to invite the Bakers over for dinner.”
My father blurts out, “What?”; Lynetta asks, “All of them?”; I put in, “Are you serious?”;
but my grandfather heaps on another fried egg and says, “That, Patsy, is a marvelous idea.”
“Thanks, Dad,” she says with a smile, then tells Lynetta and me, “Of course I’m serious, and yes,
if Juli and the boys want to come, they’ll be invited.”
My sister starts cracking up. “Do you know what you’re saying?”
Mom smooths the napkin into her lap. “Maybe it’s about time I found out.”
Lynetta turns to me and says, “She’s inviting the core of Piss Poor over for dinner – oh, this is something I really woke up expecting!”
My father shakes his head and says, “Patsy, what purpose does this serve?
So I made some stupid cracks last night. Is this the next phase in my punishment?” “It is something we should have done years ago.”
“Patsy, please. I know you feel bad about what you found out, but an awkward dinner party isn’t going to change anything!”
My mother ran syrup all over her pancakes, popped the top closed, licked her finger, then locked eyes with my dad.
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