Zoe Against the Grain, Chapter 1

Margot Carmichael
Sep 2, 2018 · 5 min read

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“woman lying on bed in room” by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

“You did what?” my father growled. His eyes were like little blue saucers bulging out of his head. He leapt out of my parent’s bed and stormed over to me, his entire body instantly rigid with fury.

I stood meekly in his doorway, staring down at the dark gray carpet. He always managed to make me feel like a little child when he got angry. “I…uh…I…

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