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“I don’t understand. How could
you not know where I was?”
HIS EYES LIFT
Then they settle somewhere
over my shoulder, grow cold.
He points. Ask him. Grandfather
has come into the room, silent as
still air. I don’t have to turn to feel
him there. The tension is solid.
His trembling voice falls, a bag
of marbles, over my shoulder.
You. Get out of my chair.
Trey does not comply right
away. But as Grandfather starts
to move, he stands. Tell her.
Grandfather limps slowly
toward his chair. He is pale
as paper. I stay silent as
he sits and meets my eyes.
We were just trying to protect
you, Cora and I … we …
He pauses too long, so Trey
expands, They kept moving
around when you were little.
THINGS FALL INTO PLACE
Suddenly. Frequent
moves to different
little Texas towns.
Different schools.
Different friends.
