The Guardian
“She cried because she felt like it; she cried because she had to trick Nat.
Janine didn’t put it into words for herself, exactly. But that time in the trunk made her know she was alone in a way she hadn’t been before.
She couldn’t wait for her Uncle Ross.
She couldn’t wait for her mother.
They weren’t coming. Maybe they wanted to, but they hadn’t come for her. So it came down to the same thing.
Janine wished she were strong enough to beat Nat up. She thought about Joey Todd at school, the bigge...st kid she knew. He was her age, but fatter. When he hit you in the stomach, you couldn’t breathe. She thought about him and knew that even if she were as big and strong and mean as he was, Nat would still be able to pick her up and throw her in the trunk. That adults could do anything they wanted with kids.
It wasn’t fair.
“Come on, crybaby,” Nat was saying now. “Just get in the backseat and eat your lunch.” Nat looked at her watch. “Call it your dinner, now. I was gone longer than I thought.MoreLess
Janine didn’t put it into words for herself, exactly. But that time in the trunk made her know she was alone in a way she hadn’t been before.
She couldn’t wait for her Uncle Ross.
She couldn’t wait for her mother.
They weren’t coming. Maybe they wanted to, but they hadn’t come for her. So it came down to the same thing.
Janine wished she were strong enough to beat Nat up. She thought about Joey Todd at school, the bigge...st kid she knew. He was her age, but fatter. When he hit you in the stomach, you couldn’t breathe. She thought about him and knew that even if she were as big and strong and mean as he was, Nat would still be able to pick her up and throw her in the trunk. That adults could do anything they wanted with kids.
It wasn’t fair.
“Come on, crybaby,” Nat was saying now. “Just get in the backseat and eat your lunch.” Nat looked at her watch. “Call it your dinner, now. I was gone longer than I thought.MoreLess
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