She Was Never Me
"Why are you standing so far away? Come over here. Watch carefully and learn."
My feet felt rooted to the floor. I stood there, stiff and unmoving.
"Did you go deaf?" His voice dropped, heavy with threat.
Hannah hurried to smooth things over, feigning kindness. "Theo, don't make things hard for Catherine. This kind of thing is embarrassing for her to watch."
"That's exactly why she's watching," he said coldly. "Back when she was begging for my attention, she had no shame at all. Why would she be embarrassed now?"