by Audrey Frank @AudreyCFrank
Tether: to tie with a rope or chain so as to restrict movement (New Oxford American Dictionary).
“You are tethered!” said my friend, her blue eyes sparkling.
Her eyes were not supposed to be twinkling with mirth, the corners of her mouth turned up in the shadow of a smile. Eyes brimming with tears, I had just poured my heart out to her about how overwhelmed I was, how many difficult things had happened since I signed the contract for my first book. My friend was supposed to murmur in sympathy and cry with me. But she seemed to be happy about my misery!
