Lilly
S
huffling
through the front door of my house, I heaved a sigh before depositing my bags on the kitchen table. My attention span was so narrow, a mouse couldn’t crawl through it, and I rubbed my face roughly with my palms on my way to the refrigerator.
I didn’t notice my dad watching me through narrowed eyes from the archway to the living room, and I popped open the refrigerator door in the still silence.
“Lilly…” Jumping three feet in the air, I let out a shriek as my father’s hard voice wrapped around me. My hand went to my heart, and I whirled around to slam my hip into the refrigerator door. Gasping at the shot of pain that raked my pelvis, I held my throbbing side with my free hand before really noticing the look on my dad’s face.
He looked disappointed.
Staring stupidly,
