Where the Dead go to Die
And death.
“It’s just comfort,” Speedy said. He was alert that night, an unusual change from his drooling, incontinent self. Mykel thought about candles and about how they burned brightest just before they went out.
“I don’t know if Woods would approve.”
“Just half an hour. Help me walk in. I’m weak. She’s scared. The little one’s dying.”
“Look, you should be resting.”
“I’ll rest when I’m dead, boy,” Speedy said, letting go of Mykel’s arm. “And you’ll rest too someday. ‘Til then, let us live. No woman should cry alone in the night, not on Christmas.”
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