You couldn’t stand the noise.
Did you hear that? Is that fireworks? Is this a joke?
RUIDO BY TERESA TELLEKAMP 34THPARALLEL MAGAZINE ISSUE 69
Rosa, it’s Mom.
Remember to pick up shampoo and toilet paper.
One-ply, not two.
And don’t forget Marcus’s birthday candles.
Okay?
Love you.
Did you hear that?
Is that fireworks?
Is this a joke?
Wait—
Shit—
She’s bleeding.
Get under the table, move, move.
Go.
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