Flash

Mom and Ted were fighting again.
Of course. Why wouldn't they be?
It was all because Mom looked nice tonight.
Ted was mad because she looked nice.
He said something about her not needing to "look nice if she already had a boyfriend."
She was going out for girls night with Pattie and Heather.
The whole point is that Frederick was barking.
He hates when they fight.
He hates the noise.
So do I, only I never say anything.
"Take out the damn dog, Danielle!" Mom shouts.
I did. I took him out.
And then he ran away
like I wish I could.