Ugly in Stereo by Stacie Adams

Published On Wednesday, January 25, 2012. Under: Adams, Featured.
The woman whispered to our mother as she swung a greasy brown finger over our heads. “God must hate you,” she added before wandering away. My mother’s tense white face stayed that way for the remainder of our shopping excursion. In bed that night Chloe asked me what the woman whispered to our mother in the store.