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.
“I heard it here!” Li shouted. “Me, too!” Lu said excitedly. “I did, too!” I said quickly. “But it came through my tunnel,” I...
Was it a small light? Maybe a flashlight? But it wasn’t necessarily shining, it was more like a reflection, like a cat’s eye at...
My boys scrambled ahead fearlessly as if this were a video game. I hesitated as if this were my real life. Hello? It is...