shoved him away and kicked him.
“Go.” The kid ran off, and we drove
back to the house in silence. At
home Abel and my mom got in a
huge fight. She was always on him
about his temper. “You can’t go
around hitting other people’s
children! You’re not the law! This
anger, this is no way to live!”
A couple of hours later this
kid’s dad drove over to our house to
confront Abel. Abel went out to the
gate, and I watched from inside the
house. By that point Abel was truly
drunk. This kid’s dad had no idea
what he was walking into. He was
some mild-mannered, middle-aged