Glimpse by Steven Whibley
Author:Steven Whibley [Whibley, Steven]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-06-07T23:00:00+00:00
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After dinner, my parents made us watch a movie about a kid who never grew up, a Peter-Pan-type story, only without the green unitard and pixie dust. Iâm sure I would have hated it if I had paid any attention. But my mind was on Mr. Utlet. What if he was already dying? What if he had mixed up his medications and it was already too late for me to help him? No⦠something told me the incident weâd be trying to stop would be sudden. No one screams like that unless thereâs some major trauma.
âWhat did you think?â my mom asked.
The movie was over, and I hadnât even noticed. I snapped back to reality, watching the credits roll across the screen. âIt was great, Mom. Thanks.â I stood and moved to the base of the stairs. âIt must have been hard to find a movie that Colin hasnât seen.â
Colin winced. âYeah, I actually hadnât seen that one. It was really⦠er⦠good?â
âDid you guys see the symbolism in the story?â my dad asked. âHow the boyâs teacher died, and he coped and became stronger because of it?â
So thatâs why he had insisted we watch this film. I should have expected it: who but my dad would turn movie night into an opportunity to talk about Mrs. Farnsworthyâs death? His bringing it up again only made me feel worse, though. And since my dad made his living reading people, he didnât miss my reaction.
âSon, thereâs nothing wrong with having confusing feelings about death. If youâd like to talk to me about thisâabout anything at allâIâm here for you.â He placed his hand in my momâs and added, âWeâre both here for you.â
âI know, Dad. Thanks.â
âI think weâre just tired, Mr. Curse,â Lisa said, standing up suddenly. âItâs been a really long day.â
Colin did the worst fake stretch Iâd ever seen and added, âYeah, Iâm beat.â
âWhere did you kids want to sleep?â
âOutside,â I said, sounding a bit too eager.
My mom winced. She wasnât a fan of anything outdoorsâespecially sleeping in it. âReally? I didnât think you liked the outdoors.â
âWhat? I love it,â I said.
âYeah, right!â Becky said from over my shoulder. âYou practically cried when we went camping last summer. You hate sleeping outdoors.â
âActually I just hate sleeping outdoors with you,â I said. She was right, though. I took after my mom in that regard. Becky put her hand on her hip and cocked an eyebrow. I sneered back. âItâs tough to enjoy the great outdoors when you have a giant ball of hair blocking your view of the stars.â
âArgh!â She marched forward, kicked me in the shins, and then stomped up the stairs to her room. I hopped back to the couch and rubbed where my sister had kicked me. Brat.
âI told you not to tease her about her hair, Dean,â Mom scolded.
âShe gave you fair warning, champ,â my dad added, patting me on the shoulder. âOkay, kids, Dean knows where the sleeping bags are. If you need anything, just holler.
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