The Truth of Me
““We’ll eat what’s left of the corn bread,” says Henry. “Can you throw dirt on the fire, Kiddo? We need to get Maddy down the hill.”
I’d heard Maddy cry out in the night once. I’d heard Henry give her water with a pill.
There are no animals today. Ellie looks for them. I look for them.
We pile everything in the garden wagon, except for the tent. I shovel dirt on the fire until I’m sure it’s safe. Then I pour water over it.
“We’ll come for the tent later,” says Henry. “Ready?”
I pull the wagon. H...enry carries Maddy.
“This will hurt you some, Maddy,” he says.
“I know,” she says.
Ellie walks next to me, down the path through the woods and across the meadow.
“Maddy?” asks Henry.
Maddy puts her arms around Henry’s neck and her head on his shoulder. She doesn’t speak.
“We’re almost there,” says Henry.
At Maddy’s house Henry lays Maddy on her bed. He puts a pillow under her foot. Her arm is over her eyes. She doesn’t move.
“I’m going to my house to get my car,”MoreLess
I’d heard Maddy cry out in the night once. I’d heard Henry give her water with a pill.
There are no animals today. Ellie looks for them. I look for them.
We pile everything in the garden wagon, except for the tent. I shovel dirt on the fire until I’m sure it’s safe. Then I pour water over it.
“We’ll come for the tent later,” says Henry. “Ready?”
I pull the wagon. H...enry carries Maddy.
“This will hurt you some, Maddy,” he says.
“I know,” she says.
Ellie walks next to me, down the path through the woods and across the meadow.
“Maddy?” asks Henry.
Maddy puts her arms around Henry’s neck and her head on his shoulder. She doesn’t speak.
“We’re almost there,” says Henry.
At Maddy’s house Henry lays Maddy on her bed. He puts a pillow under her foot. Her arm is over her eyes. She doesn’t move.
“I’m going to my house to get my car,”MoreLess
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