Don’t Talk Back to Your Mother_(0)
As Emily reached the bottom of the stairs, her eyes glanced toward the top; there stood Don, her father. His belt was undone; a sign that she recognized. He nodded toward the doorway to her room. “No,” she protested, “You can’t make me, anymore.” There was no question of the sternness of Don’s voice when he said, “I said get up here… now.” Her pleading eyes and frown had no effect on his emotion. He was pissed off that she had talked back to her mother, and she would receive her punishment. She hung her head as she climbed the stairs and never looked up at him until they were inside the room and the door was closed, “Please, Dad, I’m sorry I talked to Mom like that. I’ll apologize to her and do anything …