Jen_C’s Reviews > Rebound Therapy > Status Update

I swivel to look behind me to see what's going on. Cathy is there, her face red and ugly with hate. "You hussy!" she says again. "How dare you sit here sucking face with some other man in front of God and everyone. My son is rotting in the ground because of you!" Her voice has risen throughout her tirade and my face grows hot with shame and embarrassment.

There’s a midnight showing Saturday night of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the indie theater downtown. A bunch of my friends are going. What do you say—are you up for it?” “I’ve never seen The Rocky Horror Picture Show. “ “What? You were hassling me about The Princess Bride and you haven’t seen Rocky Horror? That settles it. You have to come.”

It turns out he’s never seen The Princess Bride. “What? That movie’s a classic! How can you not have seen it?” He shrugs. “I don’t know. I just never did.” “I’m not sure we can be friends now. How will you understand my random movie references?” “Maybe we can watch it together. That way you can fill me in on what I’ve been missing my whole life.”

Grief is ugly. In the movies they always show these pretty girls who get slightly flushed, but keep their perfect makeup while tears glide down their perfect faces. In real life you sob so hard you can barely breathe. You make noises that sound less than human.