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.
My boys scrambled ahead fearlessly as if this were a video game. I hesitated as if this were my real life. Hello? It is...
“Wait!” I whispered hoarsely behind Li. “What?” Li turned his head towards me and asked. But I didn’t have anything to say. I was...
“This has got to be the most irresponsible thing I’ve ever done,” I said out loud, although under my breath. I’m not really one...