She Took Me to the Hallway to Explain My “Place”

or ambition.”

I stared at her.

Not because I was shocked. Nothing Eleanor did shocked me anymore. I was trying not to admire the sheer amount of effort it took to package a threat in navy satin.

“You asked me back here,” I said, “to tell me to stay small in public.”

“I asked you back here to spare you embarrassment.”

That one was clean. Neat. Meant to sting.continue reading …