Laurels Literary Magazine Spring 2016 Valentine Zine | Page 8

Valentine Sampler -- Laurels 2016

“You didn’t go, did you?”
I bite my nail.
“No. No. You can’t do this, Thomas.”
“I couldn’t do the interview.”
“You promised you would get a job once you moved
back here and settled in. Your father and I love you. But
you have to help us pay for your treatments.”
“I don’t want the goddamn treatments.”
“Please don’t swear at me,