Monique Quintana
Emily
Seth always wanted things his way. When I told him I was having a girl, I could tell he couldn’t take it. You should see the pictures of him at the hospital when she was born, pretending to be happy with me. Everyone else brought me pink balloons and teddy bears, like they already knew. We all knew, but he was in denial. And now he’s two days late picking up his daughter. I remember when I used to wait for him, lying on my bed with my feet up on the wall. He’d take so long, I’d fall asleep. Then he’d come for a little bit and take off. Now he’s with some chick that wears Juicy sweat pants. That’s the thing about Seth. He only lasts for a little while.
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Monique Quintana holds an MFA in Creative Writing from CSU Fresno, where she was the president of the Chicanx Writers and Artists Association. She is a Squaw Valley Writers Fellow, and was the Senior Associate Fiction Editor of The Normal School literary magazine. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in Huizache, Bordersenses, Mount Island Review, Lunch Ticket, Ragazine, Madcap Review, and Heather Press, among others. She is the founder and editor-in-chief of razorhousemagazine.com.
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