NUMBER OF:
minutes it took Olly’s dad to begin yelling after he arrived home last night:
8
complaints about the goddamn roast beef being overcooked again:
4
times Olly’s mom apologized:
6
times Olly’s dad called Kara a goddamn freak for wearing black nail polish:
2
minutes it takes Olly’s mom to remove Kara’s nail polish:
3
times Olly’s dad mentioned that he knows someone has been drinking his goddamn whiskey:
5
that he’s the smartest guy in the house:
2
that no one should forget that he makes all the money:
2
pun-filled jokes it takes to get Olly feeling marginally better when he IMs at 3 AM:
5
times he writes “it doesn’t matter” during our IM conversation:
7
hours of sleep I got last night:
0
cigarettes Kara buried in the garden this morning:
4
visible bruises on Olly’s mom:
0
invisible bruises:
Uncertain
hours until I see Olly again:
0.5