crescendo

from upstairs, my mother's painful sobs shake the ceiling above me and slice me right into my core.

she's reacting. there's a thud and some more sobs. shriek. crescendo. her voice is sharp and hysterical like shattering china.

i don't hear my dad's voice. i never do. but i know he's in there. trying to get her to calm down.

i don't want to know what happened this time because i already do know what happened. i can't fix it.

i just want to get the fuck out of here now.