Family Taboo of Brother, Sister and Mother
The morning sun just rose over the mountains of western North Carolina. The two-story, four bedroom house was still mostly quiet. There was a light sound of feet walking down the stairs. Helen paused at the bottom of the stairs. She carefully sat the two suitcases on the hardwood floor. “Y’all hurry up and get down here!” she yelled, toward the second floor. “We are going to be late.” Helen pulled her long, wavy auburn hair behind her and quickly secured it with a hair-tie. While she waited for her three kids to appear, Helen leaned her 5’8″, 150 pound … Read more