Memory Boy
“To the east was the faint, gloomy outline of downtown Minneapolis. The skyscrapers were dark giant statues carved in iron. Below, the carless freeway was an empty river with a windswept concrete floor.
“I need you to run the sail,” I said to my father. I glanced at my mother.
My father kept looking at the ghostly city skyline. I wondered if he was thinking of jazz concerts he had played; of the other musicians in the Shawnee Kingston band. Sometimes I thought they were his real family.
“Me?” he... said suddenly.
“Sure,” I answered.
He shrugged. “I’ll give it a try.”
Nat was silent; she watched him. He crawled to the rear of the Princess and looked at the ropes, the fabric rolled around the boom. “How does this thing work?” he asked.
“Just like a sailboat. Same as the old Tonka Miss—only with wheels.”
“No sweat.” As he loosened the tie-down cords, he automatically turned his face to catch the breeze, test its angle. That was a good sign.
I went up front and took the handlebars; I would steer us.MoreLess
“I need you to run the sail,” I said to my father. I glanced at my mother.
My father kept looking at the ghostly city skyline. I wondered if he was thinking of jazz concerts he had played; of the other musicians in the Shawnee Kingston band. Sometimes I thought they were his real family.
“Me?” he... said suddenly.
“Sure,” I answered.
He shrugged. “I’ll give it a try.”
Nat was silent; she watched him. He crawled to the rear of the Princess and looked at the ropes, the fabric rolled around the boom. “How does this thing work?” he asked.
“Just like a sailboat. Same as the old Tonka Miss—only with wheels.”
“No sweat.” As he loosened the tie-down cords, he automatically turned his face to catch the breeze, test its angle. That was a good sign.
I went up front and took the handlebars; I would steer us.MoreLess
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