Light of Day
“Rick said be sure to lock the door.
“I can’t lock the door. What if my dad comes home early?”
“I thought he’s working till school’s out?”
“I’m not locking the door.”
“Why did we have to cut school?” C.J. groaned. His lips were trembling.
They went up to Danny’s room. C.J. and Rick sat on the bed. Brian pulled a chair away from the desk, sat down and leaned forward, elbows on his knees.
Danny put the kitten on the bed between the two boys and sat in the corner on the floor. “Did you see his face...?”
“Try not to think about it,” Brian told him.
“I mean, like the way his eyes were all—” C.J. was crying. Rick stared at Brian.
Danny pressed the side of his head against the wall. “He was lighter than us.”
“What?” Brian said back to him.
“What?” Rick echoed.
“That’s why the rope didn’t slide off. You tied the knot like you would for us, but he didn’t weigh enough.”
“I fucked up,” C.J. moaned to himself.
“I fucked up,” Danny told him.MoreLess
“I can’t lock the door. What if my dad comes home early?”
“I thought he’s working till school’s out?”
“I’m not locking the door.”
“Why did we have to cut school?” C.J. groaned. His lips were trembling.
They went up to Danny’s room. C.J. and Rick sat on the bed. Brian pulled a chair away from the desk, sat down and leaned forward, elbows on his knees.
Danny put the kitten on the bed between the two boys and sat in the corner on the floor. “Did you see his face...?”
“Try not to think about it,” Brian told him.
“I mean, like the way his eyes were all—” C.J. was crying. Rick stared at Brian.
Danny pressed the side of his head against the wall. “He was lighter than us.”
“What?” Brian said back to him.
“What?” Rick echoed.
“That’s why the rope didn’t slide off. You tied the knot like you would for us, but he didn’t weigh enough.”
“I fucked up,” C.J. moaned to himself.
“I fucked up,” Danny told him.MoreLess
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