Glass (Crank 2)

you’ll only burst? How do

you tell it to clamp itself off

from possibilities? God

knows

I don’t need more pain in

life. Why did I invite it in?

Do I have to feel pain to

believe I feel anything at all?

I Guess I Should Call Mom

She answers on the first ring.

Kristina? Thank God you’re

all right. What happened?

I omit most of the story—

the band, the booze, the monster.

I do mention running into Quade

at Wal-Mart. “We got to talking

and by the time I left, there was

too much snow on the road.”

Her voice has relaxed. I’ll

have to tell his mother you saw

him. What about your car?

“Impound won’t be open until

Monday, so I don’t know how

much they’ll want, or how

much damage there is to my car.

But Brad’s friend has a tow service.

We can bring it back here.”

Sounds like you’re not too

worried about getting to work.

Fishing. Definitely fishing.