The Other Side of Summer
“And when he’d taken in where he was, fear transformed his face and deepened as each second passed. His eyes darted around my bedroom.
I could see his fear but I could feel mine. So why wasn’t I screaming? Why didn’t I run?
I tried to listen for Floyd’s voice but it was like putting my ear to a shell. There was nothing but a shhh sound.
Bee got up from my bed and lay on her belly right in front of the boy, where he was sitting on the floor with his back pressed into the corner. Why did Bee trust... this stranger? If he hurt her, I’d … Well, what would I do? What could you do to a ghost-boy? Because he had to be a ghost. How else could he be here? He wore board shorts and a dark singlet. His feet were bare. I couldn’t remember what he’d been wearing the other times but wouldn’t a ghost always wear the same thing?
If I stayed still and silent, maybe he’d disappear.
He rested his forehead on his knees, his shoulders heaving as he took a few deep breaths. Then he looked up again and the same confusion passed over his face.MoreLess
I could see his fear but I could feel mine. So why wasn’t I screaming? Why didn’t I run?
I tried to listen for Floyd’s voice but it was like putting my ear to a shell. There was nothing but a shhh sound.
Bee got up from my bed and lay on her belly right in front of the boy, where he was sitting on the floor with his back pressed into the corner. Why did Bee trust... this stranger? If he hurt her, I’d … Well, what would I do? What could you do to a ghost-boy? Because he had to be a ghost. How else could he be here? He wore board shorts and a dark singlet. His feet were bare. I couldn’t remember what he’d been wearing the other times but wouldn’t a ghost always wear the same thing?
If I stayed still and silent, maybe he’d disappear.
He rested his forehead on his knees, his shoulders heaving as he took a few deep breaths. Then he looked up again and the same confusion passed over his face.MoreLess
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