One Bloody Thing After Another by Comeau Joey

Author:Comeau, Joey [Comeau, Joey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ECW Press
Published: 2010-03-20T05:00:00+00:00

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The next day, Margaret and Ann wait in the woods.

“Please . . .” Ann says, “we don’t have to do this.” She picks at one of the tears in her jeans. She has no idea when they tore. It doesn’t matter. “We can just buy some rats or something at the pet store.”

“With what money?” Margaret says. She clears her throat. “Rats are too small anyway.”

Here comes Mitchie, trotting along. Margaret crouches and holds her hand out for him like she has food. He hasn’t noticed the girls yet.

“Hey dog,” Margaret says, and his ears perk up when he hears her voice. She’s got a burlap sack in her other hand. Margaret coughs suddenly. She clears her throat. Then clears it again. She swallows.

“You are not okay,” Ann says.

“I’m fine,” her sister says. “Just let it go.” Mitchie is smiling now, panting. “Here, fella,” Margaret calls. And when Mitchie gets close enough, Margaret takes the burlap sack and she scoops him up. In the sack, Mitchie doesn’t know what’s going on. He doesn’t know he’s being stolen. It feels like he’s being hugged. His fat little tail just wags harder.

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