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Listening to her curse, I imagine that’s what the queen would sound like, yelling at the corgis for eliminating on her Persian rug.
When I was fourteen, one of those cysts burst, which very nearly killed me. After two weeks in intensive care and two major surgeries, I ended up with no uterus, no ovaries, and no chance of ever having my own children.
“I’m getting a really good vibe from you, Laura. I think I’m really going to get a buzz out of talking with you tonight.”
What are the chances of your brother trying to set you up with the doctor who saved you from a runaway sex toy?
You can be happy for someone and sad for yourself at the same time, you know.”
“Families can be funny things. My point is, if you get on well with yours, then cherish that. Don’t be ashamed of it.”
But the thing about life is that nothing is ever really forever. It’s only forever until it’s not.
“Then how do you do it?” I press him. “You’ve been doing this for how long? How many kids have you lost? How do you put that aside and move onto the next one and pretend it doesn’t matter?” “Because for every ten kids that I lose, I might actually be able to save one.”
“That’s what keeps me going. That’s what makes me successful at what I do.”
“I’ve dreamed of this moment so many times, you know. Walking into your room and finding you on your bed, rubbing your pussy.” “Only it’s not my pussy I’m rubbing,” I fire back. “It’s my eighty-year-old neighbors.”
“And there’s that fantasy crushed. Thanks for that.”
“You need to let go of this obsession you have with controlling every situation. You have to step back and live, because you don’t have all the answers.”
“You know today, and you can try to predict tomorrow, but beyond that? Anything can happen.”
“Fucking fuck,” she mutters. “This little shit better not steal toys from my kid.” I laugh, tears forming in my eyes. I’ve seen Elina sucker punch Matt in the balls over a lollypop. Nobody is stealing shit from that kid.
