Saturday 29 August 2015

The Burden (excerpt), 1989

Every time I saw him, I questioned my judgment of him.  Could this tall, smiling, good-looking man be worthy of such negative feelings on my part?  He always seemed to be happy, and undoubtedly had some corny joke to tell.  Any friend of mine who met him never had anything but good things to say about him.  Of course, no one was ever around to witness this pleasant man become a resentful, whining, almost vengeful creature.  What had I done to be turned on in such a hateful manner?  I didn't think I had done anything to hurt him.  But he obviously decided that I was only 12 years old and I did not have the courage yet to tell him to leave me alone, he could take out on me the answer that racked him.  

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