Adults
December, 1982
Christopher sat on the ground in the pine grove with his back up against a tree and smoked a cigarette that was very badly bent. Christopher carried the pack in his right pants pocket because he thought his mother did not know he smoked, and the cigarettes got crushed when he moved around. Christopher said he was not going to baseball practice.The late-afternoon sun did not penetrate the branches of the tall trees in the pine grove. Beyond the grove, the sunlight was flat and bright and unshadow...
