In the Beautiful Country by Jane Kuo
Author:Jane Kuo
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2022-02-25T00:00:00+00:00
Against Code
Weâre used to the front of the store
no longer being so bright.
Ba says,
Maybe we wonât replace the glass
and just leave the plywood in place,
as it is.
Ma asks,
And if they break another glass wall?
Then weâll board that up too,
all the way around until the store is
shielded in plywood.
Before that happens,
the city sends over
the health inspector to tell us,
You canât leave the wall boarded up.
Itâs against code.
And Ba doesnât know what
the guy means by against code.
I donât know either, so
we look it up.
The dictionary states,
Code is a system of words,
letters, figures, or other symbols
substituted for other words or letters or symbols
especially for the purpose of secrecy.
Then we read the second definition,
a systematic collection of laws or regulations.
Code can either be a secret language
or a collection of rules,
or both.
The glass replacement guys come by
three days later.
The front of the store is bright again.
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