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It wasn’t much, but I’d made it hoo to buying a few things frohten the place up My father always cussed me out for it, but the knickknacks urines in the shape of fun anilass vases with fake bright-colored flowers, and used craft paper on cheap canvases to decorate the walls and hide sos that made me happy

Hu to myself, I pulled out the sliced ham and opened it up The sreen hed I distinctly reo, but it had come from the discount store

Tossing it, I grabbed the last egg fro to boil, and cracked it into the bowl If there was noto be happy, but hopefully the other egg would appease him

Throwing hard ra water, I did a quick scrub of the kitchen while the food cooked My father expected everything to be spotless, although with all the strange old stains on the surfaces, that was easier said than done

When the food was ready, I took it out to the living room We had a small dinner table in the kitchen, but I was the only one who ever used it My father always took his o, Daddy,” I said as I handed him the plate and sat a new beer on the side table next to him

“Where’s the damn ham?” he snarled as he looked at his dinner “You said you’d fry up some ham”

“It went bad, Daddy I gave you an extra egg to et paid torocery store when after work”

Grunting, he grabbed his fork and dug into the eggs Quietly, I twirled my ramen around my fork and watched hi out tonight?”

“No Boys night”

I dealers and gang bangers and addicts, didn’t scare hbors have known , they looked out for hts that I ca would snap atthem to walk me home They’d follow ot in safely

My father’s friends, on the other hand, were drunk leches who always looked atto be their next meal When they came over, I usually lockedto all the shit they said about ross, hands down

“Are they co here?” I asked quietly

“Nohy the hell would they cooing to the bar Not that it’s any of your damn business”

“Okay, Daddy Just remember that I paid a few bills yesterday and today We have to pay a fee every time we overdraw the accounts” I flinched when he turned his head and fixed aze down to my food, I shifted uncomfortably on the couch

“I need you to wash ht So whatever plans you had, cancel the over tomorrow, and I need clean sheets”