Only Children (2010)
“Byron showed Luke. He pulled the string down. The shades went crazy with a loud shaking. Half the window was uncovered.
“It’s nighttime, Daddy!” Luke called out.
“No,” Byron said. He grabbed Luke’s hand. “Don’t tell them. They’ll make us go to bed.”
“But, Byron.” Luke sighed. The effort of arguing with Byron was so great, sharp and hurting, like when the poop was stuck. “They know it’s nighttime.”
“No!” Byron shook his head back and forth. Then back and forth harder. “Oh, no! My head is loose! ...Ram Man, help me, my head is loose.”
Luke liked that joke. “Okay.” Luke put his hands out and stopped the crazy head. “Don’t move!” he ordered the evil head.
“Oh, no, it’s coming off, it’s coming off!” Byron danced on his tiptoes, his hands pressing down on his head.
Byron always goes on and on. “No, it isn’t,” Luke informed him. “I saved you. I stopped it.”
“You didn’t, you didn’t.” Byron’s arms spun out, out and out, like Sy-Klone.MoreLess
“It’s nighttime, Daddy!” Luke called out.
“No,” Byron said. He grabbed Luke’s hand. “Don’t tell them. They’ll make us go to bed.”
“But, Byron.” Luke sighed. The effort of arguing with Byron was so great, sharp and hurting, like when the poop was stuck. “They know it’s nighttime.”
“No!” Byron shook his head back and forth. Then back and forth harder. “Oh, no! My head is loose! ...Ram Man, help me, my head is loose.”
Luke liked that joke. “Okay.” Luke put his hands out and stopped the crazy head. “Don’t move!” he ordered the evil head.
“Oh, no, it’s coming off, it’s coming off!” Byron danced on his tiptoes, his hands pressing down on his head.
Byron always goes on and on. “No, it isn’t,” Luke informed him. “I saved you. I stopped it.”
“You didn’t, you didn’t.” Byron’s arms spun out, out and out, like Sy-Klone.MoreLess
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