She waddled in, muddy, smiling like a drunk monk. Spread out her arm in fist. One look at her gave me a jolt of anger. All work through morning, cleaning the floor, fixing breakfast; lay wasted. How else was a single father going to have his own me-time? I wondered if she imbibed any of her mother's qualities. As she opened her hand, my frown became a smile. Locked in her hands was a life. This love for beetles was definitely not me. I hated bugs, but I loved these two women. #Ep4 #ThumbSizedStories The Beetle Click #ThumbSizedStories for more. #CalmKaziWrites #YQBaba #Lock #Series #QuoteSeries #Story #SingleFather #Fatherhood #Beetle #Love #Microstory #ShortStory #yqtales