The Wrong Boy (2013)
“I dragged Erika onto our bunk and pulled Karl’s gift from my pocket.
“An egg?” Erika eyes darted across the room. “Put it away before someone sees it.” She forced my hand back into my pocket. “Where’d you get it?”
“You won’t believe me if I tell you.”
“Nothing surprises me anymore. Try me.”
“It’s from Karl.”
“Karl?” Her voice rose an octave. “Karl, the commandant’s son?”
I pressed a finger to her lips and nodded.
“You’re right, I don’t believe you.”
“Maybe I was wrong about him.”
Erika shook he...r head. “Why would he do that? Why would the commandant’s son give you an egg?”
I looked at my sister. “I don’t know.”
I slipped off my coat and we huddled under it. Erika tore the egg in half and passed me my share, swallowing hers in one gulp. I held the slippery white skin in my mouth before letting it slide down my throat. I trapped the yolk with my tongue and sucked at its sweetness until there was nothing left.
We fell asleep spooned together under my warm winter coat, the taste of sunshine on our tongues.MoreLess
“An egg?” Erika eyes darted across the room. “Put it away before someone sees it.” She forced my hand back into my pocket. “Where’d you get it?”
“You won’t believe me if I tell you.”
“Nothing surprises me anymore. Try me.”
“It’s from Karl.”
“Karl?” Her voice rose an octave. “Karl, the commandant’s son?”
I pressed a finger to her lips and nodded.
“You’re right, I don’t believe you.”
“Maybe I was wrong about him.”
Erika shook he...r head. “Why would he do that? Why would the commandant’s son give you an egg?”
I looked at my sister. “I don’t know.”
I slipped off my coat and we huddled under it. Erika tore the egg in half and passed me my share, swallowing hers in one gulp. I held the slippery white skin in my mouth before letting it slide down my throat. I trapped the yolk with my tongue and sucked at its sweetness until there was nothing left.
We fell asleep spooned together under my warm winter coat, the taste of sunshine on our tongues.MoreLess
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