Sometimes, she looks around the classroom and wonders how everyone else gets it
“How was school today?”
There’s too much meaning in Ma’s question. And there’s nothing good in the fridge. Mimi closes the door harder than necessary.
“Yeah, fine, good,” she says. Not.
“Homework tonight?”
Talk about subtle. Mimi almost rolls her eyes.
“Yeah. There’s always homework. Shoshana’s coming over soon.” Tzippy’s busy tonight, again, and there’s no way she’s enduring another awkward three-way study session. Besides, this way she’ll probably get more studying done; Shoshana’s not inclined to schmooze much these days. Unless she gets in the mood of another whole intense DMC.
Mimi sighs noisily, Ma raises her brows.
“Gonna go get everything ready,” Mimi says quickly, and backs off.
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