Fruit of Ruin
My voice was so calm, it surprised even me.
"When I was little, my dad cheated. One day, he brought his mistress home, and she gave me a mango. Back then, I hadn't tasted mangoes much, so I got excited when I saw the fruit. I sat there on the couch, eating it. When my mother came home and saw the mango in my hands, she didn't say a single word…and jumped out the window."
Alan's lips parted. His expression shifted from shock to blank silence.
I continued, "You said it was just a joke. Maybe for you, it was. But not for me. So can I go now?"
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