佚名/Anonymous
“Mother,”shesaid, .“Mother, .”
Thewomanlookedupandsmiledather.“Sonya, it'salwayssogoodtoseeyou.”shesaid.
“Whydidn'tyoutellmewhatyouweredoing?”, sothatsheandhermothercouldbeonthesamelevel.“Alltheseyears, andyounevertoldme.”
“Idon'tknowwhatyou'retalkingabout,”saidtheolderwoman.“Howisyourjobgoing?Wereyoupromoted, asyouwantedtobe?”
“Idon''vedonetomakemesuccessful.”
“Ididn'', allthehardwork……”
“No!”Sonyastoodupagain, unabletokeepstill.“You'vebeendoingitall!WhenIwasinhighschoolandIsaidIneededhelpwiththehigherlevelmathcourses, becauseIcouldn'tfigureanyofitout, yousaidIshouldn'tworry.”
“Youdidfine.”saidhermother.
“Yes!Becauseyougavemeyourmathability!Afterthat, youcouldn'tevenbalanceyourcheckbook, remember?”
Sheshrugged.“Whenpeoplegetolder, theystarttoslowdown.”
“, !”
“Darling, you'.”
“No!No!Ican'tstandtakingfromyouanymore!!UntilIneededit, 'swhenyoustartedworkingatthesupermarket.”
“Iwantedalowerstressjob.”
“ItoldyouIwaslonelybutIthoughtIwouldneverfindanyonewhowouldwanttomarryme, andthensuddenlyBobturnedintothemostcommittedmanIcouldeverimagine, andDadsuddenlylostinterestinyouandwanderedoffwiththatstupidwomanacrossthestreet.”
“Nowsurelyyou'renotsayingI'mresponsibleforyourfather'sfailings, areyou?”askedhermother, smilingweakly.
“I'msayingyougaveupyourowndesirability, togiveittome!Attremendouscosttoyou!Butthatwasn'tall, either, wasit?”
“Sonya, youreallyshouldn''tbegoodforyou.”
