Glass (Crank 2)

Once the two of them decide

Otto can’t scale the fence,

Dad and Linda Sue slither

from the SUV. They stand

in the driveway, checking out

the view and ogling the house.

Five minutes of no sound

but barking, five final minutes

of peace before certain chaos.

Jake Jumps to His Feet

Runs to the window. Who

the heck is that?

Mom joins him. Can you

believe he didn’t have

the decency to call?

He? Who he? insists Jake.

Will someone please tell me?

Scott starts toward the door.

Did you think he would

suddenly learn manners?

Jake’s face flares, cranberry

red over freckles. Ahem! Who…?

Heather peeks over Jake’s

head. I don’t know, but he sure

looks like a shark out of water.

Fine! I’ll just go ask him

myself! Jake follows Scott

out the door. I glance in

Leigh’s direction. Her face

is white as fresh fallen snow.