Chapter five
SuviLies are acid. They destroy the bonds of family and friendship.
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For three days Suvi tried very hard, because she knew Tom’s eyes were upon her. When he returned from work she met him at the door, smelling of soap rather than gin. She dressed the baby in his cleanest bib, and brushed his spun gold curls. She tidied the house relentlessly. She made expansive, expensive dinners. She rattled on about Ben’s antics as they ate, sitting across from one another at the table.
Tom ate little, and spoke even less.
A feeling of waiting and watching settled upon her, and as the pressure built, so did her cravings. Suvi fantasized about buying a bottle, about the crisp snap of the breaking foil, the satisfying pop of the stopper. One drink, that was al
