The Illusion of Happiness
Hearing me yelling, Sean—who had been outside chatting with our neighbors, rushed inside and pushed me to the floor, snapping impatiently, "Stop being so stingy! It's just some fruits—forget starting a fight for money, you're now doing the same over a few fruits?"
Seeing that Sean was leaping to her defense, Sally didn't snap at me. She sobbed miserably. "I-I'm sorry, I really didn't know. Have I caused you trouble, Sean?"
Sean shook his head, gently wiping her tears as he assured her, "No—you can have anything you like in this house. Those fruits are the cheap stuff anyway. If you want the good stuff, I'd even take you abroad."
My belly was left aching, while my hands and posterior were bru