Burn (2008)
“A dream where he died. He knew it was coming and didn’t run. It passed through him, stealing the air from his lungs, silencing the scream that burned his lips.Cameron lies still in his bed, eases his fingers from their twisted grip in the sheets, and waits.He thinks about all the things he’ll miss. His mother moving around in the kitchen. She hums when she cooks and taps the spoon against the counter keeping time. Robbie’s face. There’s something a little off with having a soft, believing face ...and a body as big as his. It makes Cameron think there is hope. The view from his bedroom window. Treetops all the way to the lake.He draws a breath that stabs him in the chest.Cameron realized last night, after talking to Randy, that his life is over. He was right from the beginning, there are no do-overs.He slides out of bed, gathers his running clothes, and changes without turning on the light. Robbie is sleeping, the air whistling in his nose. It used to be his brother flopped around in bed, caught up in nightmares that featured their father, painted red, taller than he really is, and swinging hands that were iron mallets or ax blades.MoreLess
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