The Christmas List
“The kitchen counter was covered with white Chinese takeout boxes.
“Mr. Kier?”
Kier’s voice came from above. “In my room.”
Linda climbed the stairs. The bedroom light was off and the blinds drawn. Kier was lying on top of the covers looking at the ceiling. “Are you okay?”
“No one punched me out today, if that’s what you’re asking.”
“I was. May I turn on the light?”
“Sure.”
She switched the light on. Kier shielded his eyes with his hand. “I left the papers you brought on the kitchen table,” he sa...id. “They’re all signed.”
“Thanks. How did your meeting with Mrs. Wyss go?”
“I don’t know.”
“Well, she didn’t punch you.”
“I wish she had. It wouldn’t have hurt as much.”
Linda leaned back against the wall. “What did she do?”
“She forgave me. She forgave me for taking away her dreams, her life, and her faith in the human race. And she wasn’t trying to be spiteful. She meant it. Where do I go with that?”
Linda shrugged. “I don’t know what to tell you.”MoreLess
“Mr. Kier?”
Kier’s voice came from above. “In my room.”
Linda climbed the stairs. The bedroom light was off and the blinds drawn. Kier was lying on top of the covers looking at the ceiling. “Are you okay?”
“No one punched me out today, if that’s what you’re asking.”
“I was. May I turn on the light?”
“Sure.”
She switched the light on. Kier shielded his eyes with his hand. “I left the papers you brought on the kitchen table,” he sa...id. “They’re all signed.”
“Thanks. How did your meeting with Mrs. Wyss go?”
“I don’t know.”
“Well, she didn’t punch you.”
“I wish she had. It wouldn’t have hurt as much.”
Linda leaned back against the wall. “What did she do?”
“She forgave me. She forgave me for taking away her dreams, her life, and her faith in the human race. And she wasn’t trying to be spiteful. She meant it. Where do I go with that?”
Linda shrugged. “I don’t know what to tell you.”MoreLess
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