Literature
Stubborn
Teagan wailed loudly as the small of her head crashed against the table leg, rocking in place, rubbing her wispy hair and scalp, her parents running over to pick her up and rock her shushing her softly as they checked for bruising. Their freckled baby quieted, sniffling through bubbles of snot in her father's arms while her mother scowled marching back to the nursery, shouting out her frustrations at her husband, certain he had failed to lock the crib. He followed after, his daughter reaching out for something on the table and crying as he started taking her away from it, squirming in his grasp. Confused, he l