- FOWC with Fandango: ACID
Libby's Mom said every word that dripped from Libby's mouth was coated, dripping pumped full of acid.
" Why can't you look like all the other girls? Why is your hair so messy and snarled why does it look like a tumbled weed coming apart in a fire? Why can't you figure out how to look everyone else Libby? Why are you so disagreeable? "
Sometimes Libby cried and sometimes Libby fought back and threw a few curses her Mother's way, but most of the time she would run to her room. Sit on her bed and wish and wish that she was like all of the other girls in their neighborhood.
Sometimes Libby went for days upon days without opening her mouth once and one time she lost 5 pounds because seriously- she didn't open her mouth once. Not even for food. She didn't want to open her acid filled mouth unless she could say something right. So. She nearly starved to death.
Her Dad said that maybe she should learn to smile, maybe not do that thing where she tilted her head to the side and rolled her eyes to the sky because when she did that her mouth twisted to one side like she was having a stroke or something.
Finally one day Libby had it.
After her Mother and Grandmother were finished evaluating Libby's looks and demeanor and demanded to know why she was so full of acid, why was her hair so funny looking Libby shouted back:
" I'm full of acid you stupid hags because I'm not a Witch like you! " Libby tucked one of the snakes that lived in her mass of long dark curls back behind her ear, " I'm NOT a witch. Do you get it YET? "
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