Reboot by Alan Mulak

Author:Alan Mulak [Mulak, Alan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BUOY MEDIA LLC
Published: 2019-05-31T16:00:00+00:00

Alex held his father's reel for a long time, and then he stood and walked to the beat-up bookcase which stood against the far wall. He turned and looked back at his bed, where the protective woolen sock which had hidden the reel lay. But instead of returning the amulet to its hiding place, Alex gently placed the reel on the top shelf of the bookcase. It was time for it to be on display again.

5

The Brewery

Alex Delvecchio sat on a sunny park bench in Town Square Park. In July, the park was a busy place with picnicking mothers and toddlers, rambunctious kids burning off steam, and dog walkers tossing Frisbees for Fido. He was watching the storefront of the Dolores River Brewery, trying to figure out exactly what the sign hanging over the door was supposed to represent. It was a wrought iron design of a face that looked like a New Zealand Maori with his tongue sticking out, but had an Aztec flair about it. Eclectic as it was, it worked.

Watching the young families in the park brought back a series of images and memories from his own past. It was at least a dozen years prior, and the location was not unlike this neighborhood park in Dolores. It was a playground in the quaint New England town of Carlisle, Massachusetts, and the place was crawling with toddlers and preschoolers, squealing with the delight that only an old fashion slippery slide can bring.

He had taken his daughters to the park, giving Nicole the day off. Danielle was four or five, her sister Amy was a year younger. Danielle climbed the ladder to the slide, and Amy followed her up. Then, upon reaching the top, for some bizarre reason, Danielle let Amy pass then decided that the slide belonged to her. She turned to face the other kids coming up the ladder. The next kid was a curly haired little boy, maybe seven years old. Danielle viciously shoved him in the face which caused him to lose his grip and fall backward, crashing into the other kids on his way to the ground, taking them all with him. It is likely all the tumbling bodies somehow cushioned each other, and no one was seriously hurt. Alex – or Rob as was his name back then – dashed to the scene and helped sort out the tangle of crying little kids, all scattered about on the ground beneath the ladder. He then looked up at Danielle and would never forget what he saw; she was leering down from above, an evil smile of satisfaction plastered across her fat little face.

“Come down here! Now!” Rob demanded.

“No!” she replied folding her arms across her chest. Amy was imitating her sister, her arms also crossed.

In a flash, Rob climbed the ladder and retrieved both his belligerent children. Mothers were gathered around, comforting their kids, and watching the proceedings.

Rob squatted down so he was eye to eye with his daughter Danielle. "What was that all about? You hurt these kids!"

Danielle raised her chin in defiance.

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