Posts Tagged ‘abusive stepfathers’
The Monster’s Ball (Part 1) by Kevin Lazarus
(From: The Dark Side of Carthage Falls – the Anthology – by Kevin Lazarus – Continued)
“Dude—that night when your step dad came in yelling at us, did he even ask why we were so scared?” Brett stared at me, waiting for my answer. Somehow, during our lunchtime discussion, of just about every gross thing we could imagine, Brett zeroed in on that night—and the shadow. We weren’t alone, sitting at our favorite table. Kelly and some other kid named Derek, who wasn’t there that night, were sitting with us—participating in the gross fest. more »