The Crocodile Bird (2010)
“Sean said.
She nodded.
“You poor kid. A kid might never get over something like that.”
She wished he wouldn’t say “somefink” but there was nothing to be done about it.
“Well, I did. I got over it. I didn’t even dream about it. It’s a funny thing, you know, but you can’t help being sick. It’s not what your mind does, it’s your body. I was curious, I really wanted to know, I suppose you could say I was interested. I knew it was Bruno’s hair, I knew it was Bruno dead in there, and I hadn’t liked B...runo, I’d hated him, I was glad he was dead, but I threw up just the same. Weird, isn’t it?”
He didn’t understand. “You must have been shattered to bits. You didn’t know what you was doing.”
Useless to persist. She gave up trying. “I didn’t know what to do next. There wasn’t anything I could do but go back home and leave that thing lying there for anyone to find.”
“Let’s get this straight,” said Sean. “She’d killed him, right? She’s real bad news, your mum, isn’t she?MoreLess
She nodded.
“You poor kid. A kid might never get over something like that.”
She wished he wouldn’t say “somefink” but there was nothing to be done about it.
“Well, I did. I got over it. I didn’t even dream about it. It’s a funny thing, you know, but you can’t help being sick. It’s not what your mind does, it’s your body. I was curious, I really wanted to know, I suppose you could say I was interested. I knew it was Bruno’s hair, I knew it was Bruno dead in there, and I hadn’t liked B...runo, I’d hated him, I was glad he was dead, but I threw up just the same. Weird, isn’t it?”
He didn’t understand. “You must have been shattered to bits. You didn’t know what you was doing.”
Useless to persist. She gave up trying. “I didn’t know what to do next. There wasn’t anything I could do but go back home and leave that thing lying there for anyone to find.”
“Let’s get this straight,” said Sean. “She’d killed him, right? She’s real bad news, your mum, isn’t she?MoreLess
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