The Old Neighborhood (2014)
“It came down the alley through the rising fog sifting up from the PVC pipe that traced down along the hospital wall. As the dark figure got closer, I saw it was a guy about my size in a large black hoodie. The hood was up; it and hung low and masked his face in blackness like an executioner’s cloak. There was something familiar and unsettling about his gait as he hesitated. He turned away, shook his head, and wiped his face with his wrist. I gripped the blade in my pants pocket, then I ripped i...t loose from where it’d twisted and dug the cloth into a knot. The shadow resolved itself and stepped directly toward me. Both hands disappeared into the large front muffer pocket of the hoodie, and I was thinking: if it’s a gun, break towards Ashland; if it’s a blade, let’s dance. Where the fuck is Ryan and Angel at? I ain’t lettin’ dis bitch run me off my own set. I was hot. The blood flow swelled all over my chest neck and arms, warm and itchy.
I turned to my side.MoreLess
I turned to my side.MoreLess
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