Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Day 17 NaPoWriMo


Fourth


Tommy blew a hole in his hand and yes it was with a firecracker and yes Grandma had warned him and everyone else in charge especially Dad the biggest kid of all should know not to set them off as they were illegal and dangerous grandma said and twisted her hands in her apron and we all looked on watching because that is how you learn from the parents and family members what to do with your power who does as someone else says in this family, and grandma drawing out dad’s proper name, Richaaard and dad looking sheepish and there we went single file to the night yard each with a sparkler in our hand of course the sparkler is safe but the firecracker the one that pops so loud and so close to your ears it does damage as does the cherry bomb brother set off in the fireplace as a joke blowing the screen right off the bricks and dad’s temper right out the top of his head.

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