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Coke on a Wednesday

Mom and Dad giggled and gave me a whipped cream moustache while making pancakes this morning. They were not arguing and my stomach didn’t ache. I ate three.

Now we’re at Gino’s Pizza. My favourite. They get me a Coke. I’m suspicious; fizzy drinks are for Christmas and birthdays.

A surprise for me? I hope it’s a baby sister.

“Remember, we love you to the moon.” Soda sparkles in my glass.

“Nothing will change.” Tiny explosions dance around my straw.

“Daddy will have his own apartment where you can stay sometimes.” Mom smiles. “And we’ll all be happier.”

Bubbles burn my tongue.

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Christy Hartman
Christy Hartman pens short fiction from her home between the ocean and mountains of Vancouver Island Canada. She writes about the chasm between love and loss and picking out the morsels of magic in life’s quiet moments. Christy has been published in Elegant Literature, Bright Flash Literary Review, Fairfield Scribes, and others. When not writing, Christy devotes her time to whichever old or injured rescue dog has wormed their way into heart, currently an anxious Red Heeler named Cyrus. Her other hobby is cooking vegan meals and trying to convince her husband they taste just like chicken.
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