All those bad thingshappened right there I say working class Americana flags up flagpoles pansies tulips in the flower boxes we run into Lake Phalen take a left I say we have to wind around it I watch the bright patches of sunlight on the lake sparkle who would guess it No one Cricket looks to her left at the lake it’s important to talk about it and I look at her profile amazed she thinks it’s important to talk about things no one wants to hear she shifts into second I think I love her
Do you reallythink your dad killed Patty Cricket says we are sitting on the fire escape outside Amanda’s bedroom What I say shocked that Cricket would ask me that like she read my mind I’ve never told anyone I thought that I feel like I’m going to fall through the holes in the fire escape You said it in the
