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The Onus of Man. Damian Bouch
Dedication
Acknowledgments
The Commitment
The Problem
History of a Mother
Trini
The Onus of Man
The Greater Brotherhood of Antioch
Joy
The Great Hope
Implications
Devotion
Knowledge and Bliss
Strain
A Deal is a Deal
Expenditure
Anguish and Patience
Epilogue
To my brother, Zachary.
Hauling his backpack and hiking boots, he crossed the driveway to his car. Tucking the boots under his arm, he used his free arm to get the keys from his pocket and open the trunk, where he placed his gear with the debris that had been accumulating. Among the mandatory food-service visor and slacks, the extra jeans and laborer’s gloves, a bound stack of manila envelopes full of old financial documentation, and a bundle of sports-related paraphernalia, the backpack and hiking boots fit well within the confines of the trunk, if snuggly.
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From the basement gym, a muffled clink of glass was audible over the blips of their secret recreation. They both heard it and froze, a horrifying realization dawned upon them immediately – they had been found! Now, a most certain course of action would involve a casual rumor circulating that a few young kids had been found playing in the game room; a lanky kid of about sixteen in a suit and a little squirt without her butterfly clips in. The witness to their crime, according to the informal parents’ constitution of not chastising other peoples’ kids, would most likely not burst into the room and administer justice for not having asked permission to visit the downstairs game room. Trini locked eyes with her brother, and they both understood that it was only a matter of time until Mom’s hellish fury was unleashed upon them for their recklessness.
“What’s going on in here?” An older man lightly asked, poking his head through the doorway. He sounded pleasant, and not necessarily surprised. “Find anything cool?”
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