"How dare you make a fool out of me!"

"I don't have to make a fool out of you, you're doing that all on your own!"

Mr and Mrs. Randall, our next door neighbours, argued back and forth. I pressed the space between my eyebrows.

"I guess it's time for a break anyway." I pushed my homework aside.

I went downstairs and lo and behold my mother sat on a beach chair with a bucket of popcorn with the front door open, watching the neighbours as though she had front seats to a WWE match.

This was just the beginning. Mom's crazy addiction affected everyone in town.

After my parents' divorce Mom and I moved to a small town. Why did they get divorced? Well, Dad told Mom she was married to her job; she wrote juicy gossip for tabloids and she was the best at what she did. When he asked her to quit she did it because she loved Dad but he left anyway and I watched Mom wither before my eyes, until she started to meddle in people's business once more. It seemed to bring back a spark to her personality. I love my Mom but her addiction was crazy!

Around midnight after studying, I decided to head downstairs for a snack when I saw Mom looking through blinds by the front door.

"Ugh, don't tell me the Randalls are at it again!"

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