short story from modern times
evenings were cool and filled with animal and insect noises. cars a distant tremor. it’s like a tiny saw on a tiney slab of wood. cicadas sawing back and forth repeatedly just as shadows lengthened. dogs barking. animals and insects. the shadows added a pleasant refridgeration then chilled as the shadows grew to engulf the streets. kids chattering or crying over the end of a day too soon. the only sound of civilization that filled the foreground. adults busy. silent at their chores. bees buzzed but it was the fire flies that surprised everybody.
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don’t really want to be alone. it’s the cousins who never have anything to say. watch television then eat. play games. eat something. try to get the adults involved. alone and outside. a decision is a miracle. up to the corner store to pretend i’m not hungry. just wondering should i eat something. alone and indecisive. the sounds of night falling push ahead. run inside and grab something not store bought. who’s there of course are the cousins playing monopoly. nobody is eating. will dave go to the kitchen and see if there’s any junk food around. no it’s his turn. he’s winning. everybody is almost out of monopoly money anyway. a decision. can i play? sure.
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