parnell
...e’s still your brother,” Jacqueline said “Look, your fathers home…” Parnell a muscular man wearing a leather apron over a leather skirt and vest entered the room tracking dirt onto the orange shag rug. “Honey, do you have to wear the skirt in the house?” Jacqueline asked fixing her teased raven hair in the mirror. “eets not a skeert me deeah, eets me working geeah!” Parnell said placing his hands on his hips in an overly masculine way. “And do you have to speak with the accent? You’re not Scottish, your Jamaican, you live in the Bronx,” Jacqueline said pouring another glass of vodka. A girl with curly blonde hair teased up a foot walked into the room in tiny steps to avoid tripping over her heals. “Uh… Mista T, I uh… like broke my umm… bike? And I like need ya to like fix it, wouldja? Now?” Eliza said fixing her skin black skirt that was stretched over her pink leotard. “Uh, yes, did you vacuum the house yet Eliza, my maid, not lover?” Parnell asked in an overly rehearsed voice. “Why, yes, Mista T, my empoyah, not lovah, I did vacuum you and your wives home. That I do not sleep with you in.” Eliza said in the same tone as Parnell. Parnell and Eliza slipped out the door and out of sight. “WHY?! Why does he love her and not me? WHY?!” Jacqueline screamed draining her glass. “Well mother, death appears to be the only way out of this adulterous relationship you seemed to be tangled up in.” Lil Jimmy said from his crib. “Yes, you’re right Lil Jimmy, where’s my Zantax?” Jacqueline asked frantically pouring another glass of vodka. “Top left drawer in the back in the red sock.” Lil Jimmy said routinely. “Yes! OK, good bye cruel world!” Jacqueline tossed the bottle down and chased it with a glass of vodka and fell to the floor. “Mother, get up, it wouldn’t act that fast, you’re not dead!” Lil Jimmy said dully. “Yes I am! Let me die!” Jacqueline said tossing her hand on her forehead dramatically. “Fine, just scream so some one will come and get me out of here.” Lil Jimmy said un-moved. Jacqueline let out an ear-pierc...