When Saving Is Killing
My whisper bounced off the heavy wood, slapping right back into my own face.
Suddenly, I choked.
A sharp sensation, like a tiny needle, pricked the back of my throat.
The toxic primer was still spreading.
Panicking, I frantically dragged a heavy cardboard box over, trying to dam the white puddle.
The box was incredibly heavy.
Inside were the components for my brother's new floating bookshelves.
Just yesterday, Mom was talking about how she was going to buy an entire wall of picture books for him once the remodel was finished.
My own picture books were stuffed away in a cracked plastic bin out on the old back porch.