Pay It Forward
“Now and then a piece fell, only to be retrieved by Miss Liza, who spent most of her time at Arlene’s now, with the rest of the family. Every time she ate a kernel, Trevor told her that cats aren’t supposed to like popcorn. She seemed unconcerned.
They watched Buffalo play the Raiders, a good game for Trevor to use as a teaching tool, since he wasn’t overly concerned about the outcome. He cheered for Buffalo, but not so much that he couldn’t breathe.
Just as the game had gone to commercial, Trev...or had been attempting to teach Reuben the difference between a touchback and a safety. Also between a touchback after an end-zone interception and a touchback after a kickoff. Reuben figured he had most of the basics by now, but might have been unclear on these few details.
A Coca-Cola commercial came on, the jingle familiar, destined to become too familiar, because now Reuben always thinks about it in connection with everything else. Not on purpose. He just hears it in his head every time the whole ordeal plays through again.MoreLess
They watched Buffalo play the Raiders, a good game for Trevor to use as a teaching tool, since he wasn’t overly concerned about the outcome. He cheered for Buffalo, but not so much that he couldn’t breathe.
Just as the game had gone to commercial, Trev...or had been attempting to teach Reuben the difference between a touchback and a safety. Also between a touchback after an end-zone interception and a touchback after a kickoff. Reuben figured he had most of the basics by now, but might have been unclear on these few details.
A Coca-Cola commercial came on, the jingle familiar, destined to become too familiar, because now Reuben always thinks about it in connection with everything else. Not on purpose. He just hears it in his head every time the whole ordeal plays through again.MoreLess
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