I hurried to the end of the nothing, the end of my tunnel and screamed as loud as I could, “Li Lu!” as if a singsong, a call to the angels in the heavens. “Li Lu!” A frantic call from someone who didn’t like to regret actions, but was regretting actions. I just wanted things to be as they were only minutes ago, reunited with my boys. “Li Lu!” I sounded like a bad backup singer chanting and yelling as if possessed.
“Lu!” I screamed. “Lu!” Li screamed and looked at me. But there wasn’t a sound. Pepper looked up at me as if to tell...
My boys scrambled ahead fearlessly as if this were a video game. I hesitated as if this were my real life. Hello? It is...
I slid as quickly and quietly as I could, and I caught up with Lu around the first bend. I tried to slow myself...