Rose Without Her Jack
"Mickey! You're here! You came to take me home, right? Please…please, take me home. Please…"
Her voice cracked with panic. She crawled desperately but couldn't even reach the tip of his shoe.
Mickey stood motionless, watching her writhe like an insect.
Only when she finally gave up, collapsing in tears, did her voice turn shrill with fear.
"Mickey, no! It wasn't me! Jack—"
"Shut up!" His voice snapped like a whip.
Then he kicked her—hard—right in the chest. His face was twisted with rage.
"You don't get to call me that."