Incorrigible: A Love Story

I wanted to be good so my mother would love me. But I didn't know how.

I wanted to be good so my mother would love me. But I didn’t know how.

My mother kept three crystal decanters on the sideboard. They belonged to the category of items called knickknacks, which existed solely for the purpose of resting on open surfaces. The decanters held tap water my mother dyed with red, yellow, and blue food coloring, and their brightn…