Fire in the Streets
“Hamlin leaves to meet the lawyers at the police station and everyone tries to settle back into work, but there’s a heaviness about the room. Cherry drags a cigarette out of her purse, lets the smoke cloud around her face to hide the fact that she’s crying.
Raheem storms out in a huff of anxiety and I know better than to follow him. Let him breathe at his own pace. If he needs me, which he will never admit, he always knows where to find me. I’m grateful he wasn’t caught today, but thinking that ...makes me feel guilty, especially because of Rocco. He acts like my big brother, too, in all those sweet, annoying, protective ways, and I love him a little bit for it. I hope he had his newspaper clipping with him, WHAT TO DO IF YOU’RE ARRESTED. I hope he has it memorized, too, in case they take it away.
“Come on, Maxie.” Sam nudges me. He’s waiting to fill another tube with quarters and here my mind is floating.
“Okay, sorry.” I get back to work. But as I do I catch sight of Sam’s leather jacket, which reminds me of my own new jacket, which makes me remember that I’ve seen something recently, something that made me curious.MoreLess
Raheem storms out in a huff of anxiety and I know better than to follow him. Let him breathe at his own pace. If he needs me, which he will never admit, he always knows where to find me. I’m grateful he wasn’t caught today, but thinking that ...makes me feel guilty, especially because of Rocco. He acts like my big brother, too, in all those sweet, annoying, protective ways, and I love him a little bit for it. I hope he had his newspaper clipping with him, WHAT TO DO IF YOU’RE ARRESTED. I hope he has it memorized, too, in case they take it away.
“Come on, Maxie.” Sam nudges me. He’s waiting to fill another tube with quarters and here my mind is floating.
“Okay, sorry.” I get back to work. But as I do I catch sight of Sam’s leather jacket, which reminds me of my own new jacket, which makes me remember that I’ve seen something recently, something that made me curious.MoreLess
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