Page 110 of Cherry Baby


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“Joy made one especially for you.”

“Oh, she told me. I ate two pieces.”

“I know it was a lot...”

“It was good pie.”

“No, I mean—I know that my sisters are a lot...”

“What’s up with your older sister?”

“Which one?”

“Hope.”

“I can’t believe you remember all their names.”

“I use mnemonics.”

“Like what?”

“Like... Honny looks like a honey bear. And Faith wears a George Michael cross, so ‘Faith.’?”

“Honny doesn’t look like a honey bear.”

“She doesn’tnotlook like a honey bear.”

“How do you remembermyname, Russ?”

“I met you before I needed mnemonics, but I can think of a few good ones...”

“Men love to sexualize my name.”

“I like to sexualize your everything, Cherry.”

“What were you asking, about Hope?”

“Did she do something terrible? No one was talking to her.”

“You were talking to her.”

“Your sisters kept talking over her.”

“It’s complicated. She’s taking Ozempic, but she won’t admit it.”

“Ahhh.”

“What does ‘ahhh’ mean?”

“It just means ‘ah.’ So you guys aren’t talking to her because she’s on Ozempic?”

“Because she won’ttell usshe’s taking it.”

“It sounds like you all already know.”

“She told my mom she was watching her carbs.”

“Maybe she is.”