Reece

“Do you blame us?” asked a mother. Pathetic-sounding.

“We blame you for everything,” Jen said evenly.

“Who else is there to blame?” added Rafe.

“I don’t blame you,” said Sukey. The baby squawked, and she jiggled it.

The mother looked at her gratefully.

“You were just stupid,” said Sukey. “And lazy.”

Not so grateful.

“You gave up the world,” said David.

“You let them turn it all to shit,” said Low.

I almost forgot the taste of old banana, then.

“I hate to disappoint you, but we don’t have that much power,” said a father.

“Yeah. And that’s what they all said,” said Jen.

“Listen. We know we let you down,” said a mother. “But what could we have done, really?”

“Fight,” said Rafe. “Did you ever fight?”

“Or did you just do exactly what you wanted?” said Jen. “Always?”
― Lydia Millet, A Children's Bible