她留下了一團糟 he left a behd (第2/10頁)

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Thecatisusetbythesuitcasesandboxesandunsokenrecriminations。Sheshiding。ForamomentIfearshessneakedintothetruck，goneoffwithmydaughteronanadventurefromwhichIamforbidden。

Sheleftamess。Herbathroomisanembarrassmentofdamtowels，out-of-datecosmetics，hairinthesink，andnearlyemtyshamoobottles。Ha!Somegrown-u!Shecantevenickuafterherself。Illshowher。Shedoesntwanttolivewithme，doesntwanttobemybabygirlanymore，fine。Icanbeevenstinkierthansheis。

Ibringaboxofbigblackgarbagebagsustairs。Eyeshadow，facecream，glitternailolishandastringent-intothetrash。Idumdrawersandsweeshelvesclearofgels，mousse，bodywash，anderfume。Irefusetoconsiderwhatmightbeuseful，whatcanbesaved。Everythinggoes。Iscrubthetubandsinkcleanofher。WhenIamfinished，itisassterileandimersonalasamotelbathroom。

InherbedroomIfindmismatchedsocksunderherbedandfrayedantiesontheclosetfloor。Deskdrawersarefilledwithschoolaers，filedbyyearandsubject。Icatchmyselfreadingthroughoemsandessays，admiringhighscoresontestsandreadinghername，rintedortyedneatlyintheuerrighthandcornerofeachaer。Iackthedeskcontentsintoabox。Sixmonths。Ithink。IwilIgivehersixmonthstocollectherbelongings，andthenIwillthrowitallaway。Thatisfair。Grown-usayforstorage。

Herbooksstymieme。Dr。Seuss，SweetValleyHigh，R。L。Stine，Baby-sittersClub，Shakeseare，TheOdysseyandTheIliad，romancenovels，historicalnovelsandtextbooks。Alifetimeofreading;eachbookbeloved。Iwanttobeheartless，tostufftheminaersacksfortheusedbookstore。Ilovebooksasmuchasshedoes，Icramthemontoasinglebookshelftodealwithlater。

Iwillturnherroomintoacraftsroom。OrcreatethefancyguestroomIvealwayswanted。Butnotforherbenefit。Whengrown-uliferovestoohardandshecomescrawlingback，shecanstayinthebasementorsleeonthecouch。

Myruthlessnessreturnswithavengeance。Dresses，sweaters，leggings，andshoesshehasntwornsinceseventhgradearecrammedintogarbagebags。

Herthoughtlessnessaallsme。DidIraisehertobelikethis?Totreatwhatsheowns-whatIaidfor-assomuchtrash?No，sheleftthismesstothumbhernoseatme，asaybackfortreatingherlikethechildsheis。

“Falala，Mom，Iamofftoconquertheworld，offtobiggerandbetterthings。Dobeadearandtakecareofthisiffle。”