No Bedtime Stories

Mom was in her bedroom sweating out the vicodin. Eric was in the basement stealing the beers dad left before he ran off months ago. Katie was putting sandwiches in brown paper bags. Nate was sitting in the hallway eating pieces of construction paper but only blue, green and purple.

The television was blasting in the living room in an attempt to drown out mom’s complaints and moans. Eric felt dizzy and a little like vomiting. Katie cut the carrot slices into smaller pieces. Nate stuck two pieces of construction paper into his mouth at once.

Mom collapsed after smashing the mirror against the floor. Eric puked into his feet and knocked his sixth beer off the table. Katie cut her finger and blood dripped onto the cutting board as she stared at it. Nate stopped breathing when the green and blue wads stuck in his throat.



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