Family Ties
I didn't think she meant it to be cruel; it sounded more like curiosity.
"My mom loves the Beatles." The first smile I'd worn all day tugged at my lips. I thought of my mother dancing around our apartment, listening to songs I'd memorized in the womb.
We moved to the couch after dinner. I read a book on one end of the long, leather sofa, and Portia watched a kids' program on TV that I'd never seen since we didn't have cable. She'd sat silent for so long, the sudden conversation surprised me. I'd seen her eye me, and I waited for her to pounce the way other kids did. I wondered whether she would pick at my red hair or the abundance of freckles, or maybe how tall and skinny I was in comparison
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