What Daddy Left Behind
A sound erupted from my throat before I could stop it.
It started as a low, bitter chuckle, and rapidly swelled into a dark, echoing laugh that scraped harshly against the cold marble walls. I threw my head back, my shoulders shaking, completely unbored by the danger of my situation. I laughed at the absurdity of it. I laughed at the pathetic, parasitic nature of the man standing in front of me.
"You think this is funny?" Uncle Robert snapped, his delusion fracturing as my laughter pierced his fragile ego. His hands curled back into white-knuckled fists at his sides.