Mood Swings

Fiction

Chapter 25 in Tooth for Tooth novella — A story of child abuse based on a true story

Dumped into single parenthood, Heather Williams has found a part-time job as a dental receptionist and a cozy apartment with her four-year-old daughter. Life finally looks safe and secure until her daughter reveals a terrifying secret that she’s been molested by her own father.

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A cold dreary November morning… the sky was heavy with the threat of snow, darkening to a deep plumy shade of black. I sat at the lawyer’s office. Waiting. Again. The heavy ticking of the clock on the wall only made the time go by slower. I was acutely aware of all the noises in the office; the chatter of the receptionist on the telephone, the hum of the photocopier, the ring of the fax. I glanced at the clock and wondered if I should leave to put more quarters in the parking meter. I’d hate to get a ticket. I wished I could give my lawyer a ticket for being late. I wondered if I should call my mother to let her know that I haven’t even been in to see the lawyer yet about the upcoming Settlement Conference. I was glad that my parents had offered to take Caitlin for the weekend.

The receptionist looked up from behind her desk and nodded. She then hung up the phone and called my name. I approached her desk.

“Yes.”

“That was Ms. Turner on the phone. She asked me to tell you that she got held up at court but she’ll be here shortly.”

“Thanks.”

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