Terror Kid (2014)
“Kim and Lola weren’t feeling much better either. They had slept in their beds, but they had also spent many hours talking about the situation they had found themselves in. As they sat eating breakfast from plates on their laps they compared the strength of their headaches then, for the first time, Lola asked how her parents were.
‘They were OK the last time I saw them,’ said Rico. Then he thought about how panicked his mother sounded the last time he heard her, and of how confused his father wo...uld be. His head flopped down and he continued to speak with his head bowed. ‘But I’m sure they’re not OK now. Not after what I’ve done to them.’ ‘Hey. Let’s talk about something else. Have they been bad-mouthing me?’ Lola asked, half-smiling.
‘No. They haven’t really been talking about you at all.’ ‘Good.’ ‘Why is that good?’ asked Rico.
‘Because I’d rather have them not talking about me than have them bad-mouthing me. I’ve had enough of them bad-mouthing me.MoreLess
‘They were OK the last time I saw them,’ said Rico. Then he thought about how panicked his mother sounded the last time he heard her, and of how confused his father wo...uld be. His head flopped down and he continued to speak with his head bowed. ‘But I’m sure they’re not OK now. Not after what I’ve done to them.’ ‘Hey. Let’s talk about something else. Have they been bad-mouthing me?’ Lola asked, half-smiling.
‘No. They haven’t really been talking about you at all.’ ‘Good.’ ‘Why is that good?’ asked Rico.
‘Because I’d rather have them not talking about me than have them bad-mouthing me. I’ve had enough of them bad-mouthing me.MoreLess
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