The Thread
“Instead, it’s threaded with milky lighter strands, as though some hairs have been dipped in Elmer’s Glue. One time I asked Mom how he made his hair look like that, and she said, “Nits,” in that absent-minded voice of hers that tells me her thoughts are far away. I thought she meant “knits,” so I was still thinking it was some weird thing he did to his hair until I looked in the dictionary, and then I understood: louse eggs. Richard’s hair has those thick white strands because he has so many tin...y eggs wrapped around the individual hairs.
Now, as I look down into his face, I see three specks move across his cheekbones, tiny dots with legs. He swipes at them with a grimy knuckle, and I jump back, pulling Kirin with me. He’s looking scared by what Richard just said, about his brother, but now Kirin looks at me, asking me with his eyebrows why I jumped like that. He must not have seen the lice, and he already thinks I’m acting weird today. I let him pull me a step closer to Richard again.MoreLess
Now, as I look down into his face, I see three specks move across his cheekbones, tiny dots with legs. He swipes at them with a grimy knuckle, and I jump back, pulling Kirin with me. He’s looking scared by what Richard just said, about his brother, but now Kirin looks at me, asking me with his eyebrows why I jumped like that. He must not have seen the lice, and he already thinks I’m acting weird today. I let him pull me a step closer to Richard again.MoreLess
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