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Sympathy

June 27, 2017 3 Comments

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My mother yelled, and I rushed to her under the tree. I followed where she was looking and found a cat with a fish in its mouth. “Get it!”

I climbed the tree and tamed the cat until it dropped the fish.

My mother shrieked, but my older brother caught it.

I cuddled the scared cat in my arms and scrambled down. “It’s safe.”

“Always the stupid kid,” my mother said. “It’s the fish I needed! We wouldn’t have our lunch if it weren’t for Jonathan.”

My mother slapped me, and I looked at Jonathan for help, but he just grinned.

By Matthew Burgos

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  1. Kecia Sparlin says

    June 27, 2017 at 4:04 am

    That was refreshing. I like that mother.

    Reply
  2. glkamens says

    June 27, 2017 at 4:45 am

    Yeah, that’s often the way it goes with birth order. Jerry

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  3. b. says

    June 27, 2017 at 7:22 am

    Yup! Women… Up in your face but you never know why or what the reaction will be WHEN you respond. You caught the moment perfectly.

    Reply

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