Paint Me a Monster by Janie Baskin

Author:Janie Baskin
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781623240202
Publisher: Enslow Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2014-10-19T21:00:00+00:00

EVAN

Right from the start, I knew my baby brother and I would be buddies. Everything about him was likable: His chubby cheeks, his curly black hair that formed the letter C on his forehead, his pink gums wet with drool, and his two tiny white teeth. I especially liked his sparkly eyes that reminded me of shiny pennies. I always wanted to take him to preschool for show and tell.

I looked out for Evan. When he fell and skinned his knee, I was the one who held his hand and washed away the blood. “Call me Nurse Rinnie, and then pretend I’m the wind,” I’d say, as I blew away the sting of soap and water.

I taught Evan to climb the maple tree by first holding onto the split branch. “Hold one limb in each hand and walk up the tree until you can grip a higher branch, then pull yourself up. I’ll push from the bottom.”

I taught him to ride his bike with no hands and the value of giving in when I sat on his back and slugged his shoulders.

He taught me to tie the knots he learned in Cub Scouts, to build model planes, and to give in peaceably if I didn’t strike a bargain when he tortured my friends with his stupid ideas.

We entertained each other with knock-knock jokes, pickle-eating contests, playing cards, and squishing gooey red berries on each other. We did homework together, shared a bathroom, and got sick at the same time. We told ghost stories in the dark, wrestled, and played basketball. Then one day, life changed. We used to be such good friends, Evan and me. Will we ever be again?

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