TIA OR TARA has stopped applying makeup to my wifes face and is looking at Scottie with disapproval. The light is hitting this womans face, giving me an opportunity to see that she should perhaps be working on her own makeup. Her coloring is similar to a manila envelope. There are specks of white in her eyebrows, and her concealer is not concealing. I can tell my daughter doesnt know what to do with this womans critical look.What? Scottie asks. I dont want any makeup. She looks at me for protection, and its heartbreaking. All the women who model with Joanie have this inane urge to make over my daughter with the notion that theyre helping her somehow. Shes not as pretty as her older sister or her mother, and these other models think that slapping on some rouge will somehow make her feel better about her facial fate. Theyre like missionaries. Mascara thumpers.I was just going to say that I think your mother was enjoying the view, Tia or Tara says. Its so pretty outside. You should let the light in.My daughter looks at the curtain. Her little mouth is open. Her hand reaches for a tumbleweed of hair.Listen here, T. Her mother was not enjoying the view. Her mother is in a coma. And shes not supposed to be in bright light.My name is not T, she says. My name is Allison.Okay, then, Ali. Dont confuse my daughter, please.Im turning into a remarkable young lady, Scottie says.Damn straight. My heart feels like one of Scotties clogs clomping down the hall. I dont know why I became so angry.
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