Compromised (2010)
“You gotta go. This is my spot. Go. Go. Go. Gooooooooooo!” He holds his hand out toward us, then jerks it back, retreating to a corner where he taps on the wall. He coughs four times and blows on his fingers.
The boy wears a thin coat. The soles of his shoes are fastened by old pieces of tattered string. The left side of his face is totally scarred from a burn—the leathery skin drapes in brown folds, pulling his left eye taut. It’s a horrific contrast to the right side of his face. Through the f...ilth, it’s easy to tell how beautiful he was. And his eyes—a winter green. Like pine.
“Go!” He balls his fists. “Go. I don’t know you. Tallywhacker. Go go go go go. This is my spot.” He coughs four more times and blows on his fingers again.
It’s taken us three days to get to Elko because we spent two days in Carlin shoveling snow for food. And then walked the whole way to Elko. Nobody would pick us up. Twenty-two miles doesn’t sound far. But it sure feels far when you’re walking in the snow and haven’t eaten much.MoreLess
The boy wears a thin coat. The soles of his shoes are fastened by old pieces of tattered string. The left side of his face is totally scarred from a burn—the leathery skin drapes in brown folds, pulling his left eye taut. It’s a horrific contrast to the right side of his face. Through the f...ilth, it’s easy to tell how beautiful he was. And his eyes—a winter green. Like pine.
“Go!” He balls his fists. “Go. I don’t know you. Tallywhacker. Go go go go go. This is my spot.” He coughs four more times and blows on his fingers again.
It’s taken us three days to get to Elko because we spent two days in Carlin shoveling snow for food. And then walked the whole way to Elko. Nobody would pick us up. Twenty-two miles doesn’t sound far. But it sure feels far when you’re walking in the snow and haven’t eaten much.MoreLess
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