--Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings
“As I sat on the steps of the boathouse, remembering, goose bumps popped up on my arms, and an awful scenario washed over me like a sudden chill, weakening my muscles and nearly taking my breath away.”
--Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings
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“He said what I did was pretty amazing, and he wanted to hear the whole story—everything. So I told him. Except that I didn’t include how we’d seen the red kayak that morning, and how we didn’t bother to call out a warning.”
--Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings “What I don’t understand is how Digger could have been so callous that morning: If he’s stupid enough to be out there, he can take what’s coming…How Digger—and J.T., too—could have been so blind to the awful possibilities. Even after I reminded them: He could die in, like twenty minutes…We ought to yell something… When exactly, did they begin to feel shamed by it? Because it has always shamed me.”
--Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings “After all this time, I still ask myself: Was it my fault? Maybe. Maybe not. Either way, I wonder what would have happened if I’d called out a warning. Or kept my mouth shut later.”
--Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings |