Casserole Diplomacy And Other Stories (2014) - Plot & Excerpts
You look across the clutter of the big loft, to see Tim, electric and alone, near the door, his date nowhere in sight. “Shut up!” he yells over. “She’s gone, all right?” He whirls and punches the door, hard, twice, and that shakes you, too. “FUCK!” he blares. Of course he hurt himself. “FUCK!” again. Of course it made him madder. Past the plants, bookshelves and entertainment unit, he kicks at something you can’t see, and you hope it’s nothing of yours or Les’s. You know he’s acting out, but it twists your guts to see force applied like this. He bounds over to his area and turns up his thrash metal. Slipknot or Tool or one of those bands whose name adorns most of his T-shirts. That’s not usually a problem, after all; you like Hole. It’s getting harder to hear the movie you rented, but you bite your tongue before daring to say anything. Even before tonight, you’ve been finding it harder and harder to confront him, because of the ensuing hassles. “C’mon, Tim,”
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