Glass (Crank 2)

why I’m here, and I’m pretty

sure they’d rather not have

me here, but such is life,

little girls. Still, I do my

best to be nice. Very nice.

That isn’t always easy,

especially when the monster

insists their whining could

be dealt with by giving them

a good shake, or locking

them up in a closet. Okay,

not really viable options,

but kind of fun to think

about, when they go on and on

about cartoons and snacks and

When is Mommy coming back?

That one really gets to me.

December Twenty-First

Last day of Trey’s finals.

He says he’ll be here tomorrow,

but the weather service is calling

for a major blizzard, so things might

not work out exactly as planned.

As my shift winds down, Kevin

comes in with the payroll.

He gestures for me to follow

him into the storeroom. I oblige

with a little smile, because I’ve got

a plan of action. Kevin looms in the

doorway, makes sure our bodies