The Annoying Stepmom
I looked at the orange she handed me and, surprisingly, smiled at her.
I said, “It’s okay, Stepmom.”
She froze for a moment, but when she saw me take the orange and start eating it, she quickly snapped out of it, smiled, and began peeling another one for me.
She peeled it so fast and nervously that her nails dug into the orange peel and squeezed out the juice.
“Do you like it? I can buy more tomorrow. It’s sweet, right?”