Goodbye, Red Flag
They were baked to a golden crisp and filled with haddock and prawns, with almost no trace of a fishy odor.
Sebastian still threw a tantrum. He did not care that my mother was watching when he dumped every last one into the trash.
"If I see anything related to fish at home again, we're breaking up!" he shouted at me, his voice sharp with threat.
My mother said nothing. By evening, she had bought a train ticket home, claiming she was worried about a possible flash flood.
On the way back, she called me and asked in a small voice, "I'm so sorry I messed up, Pumpkin. I caused trouble for the two of you, didn't I?"
Hot Chapters