Test story

[Jay Roy]

Summary: A mother and wife is surprised by her own reaction to a peeping
tom


Chapter 1

I guess I should start by telling you something about my Mom. From what
I've been able to piece together, Mom's always been kind of a free spirit.
My aunt Jenny, who's a few years older than my mom, told me that they'd
[Her, my mom, and my uncle Ronni] had a "less than happy" childhood.
"You're lucky you weren't raised by your grandfather..." I'd heard a
thousand times growing up; from both my mom and my aunt.

I didn't see my grandparents very often, but it was relatively easy to
see what Aunt Jenny meant. My grandparents, well...my grandpa
mostly...were very strict "God fearing people". Church every Sunday...
Grace before every meal...No talking back...No disrespect was tolerated.
Any sign of disrespect was met pretty quickly with a slap to the mouth.
Nothing that would knock you off your chair or send you to the
hospital...but certainly enough to catch your attention or make a little
kid cry. I was pretty young when I figured out why we only saw Grandma and
Grandpa on every other Christmas and the occasional birthday. {My
grandmother's} I'd only been the recipient of such a slap two times that I
can remember. The second one had resulted in all of us...My mom and dad
and sister and me...getting in the car and coming home early.