One Death, Nine Stories by Marc Aronson

Author:Marc Aronson [Aronson, Marc; Smith Jr., Charles R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 978-0-7636-7083-2
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 2014-09-21T16:00:00+00:00

Danny and I were sweating, panting hard. We rested our hands on our knees and tried to catch our breath. We were far enough away from the grocery store, clutching our bounty. We were safe.

“What time is it?” I asked.

“I don’t know,” Danny answered. We sat down on the curb to inspect our contraband and then eat it.

“Well, as long as we are back at the bus by nine thirty.”

With our bellies full and our teeth stinging from sugar, we lay back down on the grass beside the street and waited for the night to darken and the shooting stars to come out. Where were we? Vermont? Maine? Upstate New York? I don’t remember where the camp was, and I probably didn’t know in the first place. I knew it took hours to get there. Dad drove me up, but we didn’t talk much.

What would I tell him anyway?

Dad, I don’t like Mom’s boyfriend. He is dark and bearded. He doesn’t shower, and he smells bad. He smells dark. He smokes a lot of weed, like all the time, like first thing in the morning and last thing at night. Something is wrong. Something is wrong with me, so he hits me and he scares me. But maybe that’s why you left, Dad, without saying anything. So if I tell you and you don’t do anything, that would be worse. If I tell you and you don’t believe me, I could lose you both.

Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.

Don’t bite the hand.

Don’t bite.

So why am I always biting everyone?

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