“Dad’s got you cleaning the garage again?”
“Better than being inside and listening to him talk.”
Sheila lit a cigarette, Ben bummed one off her.
“He’s a miserable bastard, ain’t he?” Sheila said.
Ben pointed.”I made a rag pile in the corner.”
“They could spontaneously ignite, barbecue his beloved Mustang.”
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Author’s note: This originally appeared in the publication The Friday Fix. The challenge from editor Justin Deming was to create an exactly 50 Word story using a lyric from a Rolling Stones song. Can you name the song?