By Ben Greenman
from forthcoming collection, as yet untitled
Max, who recently arrived home, says that en route a bully named Louis buttonholed him at the far corner of the street, in the shade of the ficus tree. Louis took Max’s backpack and searched it while another bully named Jack hovered nearby and fixed Max with a menacing stare. Having satisfied himself that the backpack contained nothing of interest in the way of food, money, or comic books, Louis bade Max goodbye and added that he knew that in a later grade they would be friends, though he couldn’t pinpoint the exact moment when the change would come.
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