Stories tagged “chewing”
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Chewing Gum
My uncle Harry gave me my first piece of chewing gum. I remember it well, because that was the day my father died. They never told me how it happened, but I guess I didn’t really want to know. It was early afternoon when my drunken father came st...
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Chomping Bubbles
With a wad of gum between my not-so-white teeth, I attempted to calm my frantically beating heart. I felt a sheepish grin spread across my adolescent face. Chomp. Chew. The wind blew her hair around her face. “Why’re you so great, huh?̶...