Skeleton Man (2001)
“They’re happy about the weekend. For them the clock’s hands have been almost standing still, while for me they’ve been going double time. Like my brain is going around and around like a top that’s out of control. But it has kept circling back to one idea. It is a crazy one, but the only one I’ve been able to come up with.
Like the kids, the workmen have been eager for the day to end, too. They’ve even left before us. That’s my first real break, that and the fact that they’ve left their toolboxes open again. Sure, they put a yellow ribbon across the hall in front of the library to keep people out. You know how easy it is to duck under a yellow ribbon? And though my backpack is a lot heavier when I get onto the bus, no one notices.
When I get off the bus, I stand for a long time looking down the darkening road. I feel so scared. I should run away now. But where? And what good would it do me? Not only that, but for some reason I feel as if running away now won’t just affect me, but my wh...ole family.MoreLess
Like the kids, the workmen have been eager for the day to end, too. They’ve even left before us. That’s my first real break, that and the fact that they’ve left their toolboxes open again. Sure, they put a yellow ribbon across the hall in front of the library to keep people out. You know how easy it is to duck under a yellow ribbon? And though my backpack is a lot heavier when I get onto the bus, no one notices.
When I get off the bus, I stand for a long time looking down the darkening road. I feel so scared. I should run away now. But where? And what good would it do me? Not only that, but for some reason I feel as if running away now won’t just affect me, but my wh...ole family.MoreLess
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