* * *
“I’m only going to kill one of you, and I’ll even let you choose who.”
“He said he wants you to go with him,” I signed to my deaf sister beside me.
* * *
I’m afraid your brother bolted himself inside his room and put a loaded gun to his head.
The first shot was instantly fatal…as were the other five.
* * *
The good news is that the lump in your brain hasn’t grown since we’ve imaged it last.
The bad news is that we’ve noticed some…wriggling.
* * *
It was my friends’ idea to see how many people they could get in a minivan.
I just helped them all fit much more efficiently.
* * *
“Please daddy, will you leave it open a little, because you know I’m afraid of the dark?”
“It’s okay sweetie, you’ll get used to it soon,” her father replied, as he laid down his trowel and slid the last brick into place.