Little Chicago
“Cheedle is under the swing set with his typewriter. He’s sitting on newspapers and wearing a red football helmet. The helmet makes his head look huge.
Hey, I say.
He says, Hey.
What are you doing out here?
Ma’s talking to someone in the kitchen.
Who is it? I ask.
Some woman with frizzy hair.
What’s with the football helmet? I ask.
He says, It’s for concentration. Distracting forces see it and it renders them useless.
I have no idea what he just said.
I say, Where’d you get it?
I found it in the... basement, he says. I would hypothesize that it belonged to our dad.
Oh, I say.
The chin strap makes his face look smashed.
It’s a day for interesting headgear, he says, pointing to my hardhat.
I found it, I say.
He doesn’t ask where.
I don’t think he’s at all interested in my life.
Sometimes I feel like I’m his little brother and I should be following him around.
We are quiet and he types for a minute.
Did you see the rainbow? Cheedle asks.
No, I say, I missed it.
It was strange, he says, still typing.MoreLess
Hey, I say.
He says, Hey.
What are you doing out here?
Ma’s talking to someone in the kitchen.
Who is it? I ask.
Some woman with frizzy hair.
What’s with the football helmet? I ask.
He says, It’s for concentration. Distracting forces see it and it renders them useless.
I have no idea what he just said.
I say, Where’d you get it?
I found it in the... basement, he says. I would hypothesize that it belonged to our dad.
Oh, I say.
The chin strap makes his face look smashed.
It’s a day for interesting headgear, he says, pointing to my hardhat.
I found it, I say.
He doesn’t ask where.
I don’t think he’s at all interested in my life.
Sometimes I feel like I’m his little brother and I should be following him around.
We are quiet and he types for a minute.
Did you see the rainbow? Cheedle asks.
No, I say, I missed it.
It was strange, he says, still typing.MoreLess
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