Ten Tales of a Dark Tomorrow by Kevin A. Kuhn

Author:Kevin A. Kuhn [Kuhn, Kevin A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Ten Tales of a Dark Tomorrow
Publisher: Beaver's Pond Press
Published: 2019-10-04T00:00:00+00:00

Why is it that kids are in such a hurry to lose their innocence? If they only knew what adulthood was like, they might want to stay kids a little longer. Do you remember your first drink? And I’m not talking about the sip of beer your dad gave you at the dinner table. I’m talking about the first time you snuck alcohol with your friends. When I was young, I thought that once I had that drink, I would know what it meant to be an adult. Boy, was I wrong.

I remember the day we changed the fate of the world. It was a warm July day, and we were working on our tree fort in the woods behind the Walgreens.

We’d learned our lesson. The previous summer, we’d picked a spot easily visible from the bike path, and we’d worn a clear walking path to the tree fort. One day, we returned to find our entire fort ripped from the tree. Probably the high school kids who liked to chase and terrorize us. At least we hadn’t been in it when they’d come. This time, we’d chosen a patch of dense woods that required us to carry our bikes through thick weeds that left scratches and cuts on our legs.

Anyway, I remember like it was yesterday.

“Hey, hand me that hammer, would ya?”

“Here ya go!” Max faked a toss to me. Max was a little short for his age but solidly built—not quite chubby yet. He had a mop of brown hair that was rarely combed and not very cooperative even when it was.

I put both hands in front of my face and almost lost my balance on the limb. It made the bottom drop out of my stomach. Max laughed and stretched up to hand me the hammer. I tried to act cool, but my toes were still tingling.

“You can sort of see the bike path from up here,” I said once my heart rate slowed back down.

“Can they see us, then?” asked Zach. He had short curly black hair and dark brown skin. Zach was skinny and awkward, but he made up for it with some serious smarts. Whenever Max or I got stuck on a math problem, Zach was our guy.

“Nah. We’re not putting any walls up here. You won’t be able to see it. Just don’t wear a bright red shirt or anything when you’re up here.”

As far as Zach and Max were concerned, I would be on lookout duty, so I was building a platform higher in the tree, about five feet above the tree fort. The platform was wedged in a V between two branches, and I secured one of the sides to a branch just to be safe. The platform wasn’t a very good lookout, as the huge oak tree was still full at that height. But it gave me a spot to get away from Zach and Max when I needed a break from them, which was often.

Also, the platform had a clear view of the sky, which meant full sun around midday.

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