He Thought He Could Humiliate Me Until My Uniform Changed Everything

Richard was almost cheerful. He asked what time we were leaving. He reminded me to polish my shoes. He told my mother he hoped I had not bought something from a costume store. She snapped then, a small clean sound. “Richard. Enough.” He looked surprised, then irritated. I caught my mother’s eyes across the kitchen, and she looked away quickly, but continue reading …