“Where are you going?” her mother screeched as Tanya slammed
the door behind her. The bitch didn’t care, so why did she ask? She wanted Tanya
gone.
They usually got along reasonably well, not in the standard
mother-daughter way, but at least as negligent roommates. Tanya kept to herself
and the bitch did the same. They each cooked their own meals, did their own
cleaning and laundry, and only spent time together on the rare occasion that
they both wanted to watch the same program on TV.
Tanya reminded her mother of Brad, Tanya’s father. Tanya had
learned at a young age that it was easier to live with her mother if she stayed
out of sight. Tonight had been too much.
Tanya walked from her house toward the highway. It wasn’t a
long hike, and it was a beautiful night. She reached her destination in fifteen
minutes and already felt better, letting her stress stay behind in that
god-forsaken house.
On the tarmac, she looked left and right, seeing no one
coming in either direction. Straddling the center line, she watched for a few
minutes and still didn’t see a car.
Closing her eyes and letting go, she laid down.
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