My Father's Point-Based Game
"In this house, I'm the law! You must have become stupid from studying too much! You're selfish and unwilling to show any family love! Keep this up, and I'll deduct a thousand points! You'll never be in the positive again!"
The paper scraps floated to the floor.
My world went silent.
Dad's shouting, Patrick's cheers, Esther's hypocritical attempts to mediate – they all faded into the distance.
My points, gone.
Fatherly love, gone.
My future, gone.
I stared at my father.
He was still going on and on, talking about "being mature" and "seeing the bigger picture."
I suddenly found him really pathetic.
And disgusting.
"You don't have to deduct the points," I said softly.
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