![]() ![]() I should get dried off, head to bed, and finally put an end to this cruddy day. My eyes burned, plus my legs had gone numb and felt like they'd been set in a block of cement. Dad had enough to deal with.ĭim light from the streetlamp shone through the pebbled glass of the bathroom window. It had been a year since Mom drowned it was time for me to start figuring things out on my own. I didn't need to run to daddy every time I had a puberty crisis. Yes, getting my first period was a big deal, but I was almost fourteen, for crying out loud. "Call if you need me." Dad's footsteps moved away from the door and continued down the hall. Hadn't I tortured the poor guy enough for one day? ![]() "No, I'm good." I blinked through the haze to the counter where Dad's drugstore bag spilled over with Super Maxi 32-packs and extra-long panty liners. I rubbed my eyes and instantly regretted it. What would have happened if I hadn't woken up? My thoughts turned instantly to Mom. Thanks."Ī shiver ran along my damp arm as I pulled a strand of hair from my mouth. "Yea.yeah," I managed to say between coughs, embarrassed that I'd fallen asleep in the tub, freaked out that I must have slipped underwater. "Jade?" Dad's knock sounded from the other side of the bathroom door. ![]() I bolted upright in the bathtub and hacked a mouthful of water. ![]()
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