Dad hurried after him.
At the end of the lane, he grabbed Hugo and took a wad of crumpled small bills from his pocket, trying to push them into his hands.
"Hugo! Be good. Come home with me!"
Tears and snot streamed down Dad's face. His voice shook.
"Your sister's gone. I can't lose you either... I know you're hurting. I'm hurting, too!
"I wanted to save her. But you know what your mother's temper is like..."
Hugo glanced at the shabby wad of money.
Then he looked up and knocked it all flying.
"Who are you putting this act on for?"
He stared at Dad, sneering,
"When Mom was shoving Enid's head into muddy water, where were you, coward?
"When she made Enid chew raw rice until her mouth bled, which room were you cowering in?
"On that evacuation bus, even the dog had a place. Enid wa
