Never Having To Say I Do
"A writer, how inspiring! What do you write?"
"Books." I deadpanned from behind mom, earning an annoyed cluck of her tongue.
Blondie smiled awkwardly. "Ah, yes, I see. A- anything you'd recommend?"
"Actually, yes. I think my latest work, From Beyond The Grave, would be the perfect read for you. Tons of bloodshed and cannibalism, there's even a chapter where the protagonist has to disembowel her own friend to-"
"Uh, could we trouble you for some waters, dear?" Mom cut in, her voice on the edge between friendly and collected and right about to lose her shit.
Sikat na Kabanata