Badd (2011)
“Through the living room window, I watch him walk toward the door. There’s not exactly a spring in his step. He didn’t even bring his duffel bag.
As soon as the door opens, the family flocks around him. My big sister Colleen is here now with her husband and little girl, but of course, Lacy’s now stuck in Davenport helping take care of Grandma Brinker. Everyone takes turns hugging him, with Mom going first. As big as he is, you can tell she still thinks of him as her little boy. His hugs are stif...f, though, awkward. It reminds me of the time at my grandpa’s funeral when I had to dole out hugs to people I hardly knew.
When the squeezing is all done, Mom asks Bobby where his bags are, and he says he left them at Chuck’s.
“Well,” she says. “We’ll go by and pick them up after dinner. You’re staying at home tonight, young man.”
“Okay,” he says, but there’s a little grimace that goes along with it, like he’s already planning some way to get out of it.
“How come you didn’t wear your uniform?”MoreLess
As soon as the door opens, the family flocks around him. My big sister Colleen is here now with her husband and little girl, but of course, Lacy’s now stuck in Davenport helping take care of Grandma Brinker. Everyone takes turns hugging him, with Mom going first. As big as he is, you can tell she still thinks of him as her little boy. His hugs are stif...f, though, awkward. It reminds me of the time at my grandpa’s funeral when I had to dole out hugs to people I hardly knew.
When the squeezing is all done, Mom asks Bobby where his bags are, and he says he left them at Chuck’s.
“Well,” she says. “We’ll go by and pick them up after dinner. You’re staying at home tonight, young man.”
“Okay,” he says, but there’s a little grimace that goes along with it, like he’s already planning some way to get out of it.
“How come you didn’t wear your uniform?”MoreLess
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