“I ain’t gonna put up with no mess from y’all tonight,” he warned. “I’m gonna check on you, and if I hear so much as a peep, y’all gonna get it.” Billy was chained next to Cy. Jess was on Billy’s other side, and Billy lay down facing him. He couldn’t be on his back—not the way it was all cut up. ...
You don't want to be late." I opened my eyes and there was Ma, standing over my bed. "Be quiet so you don't wake your brother." Randall lay facing the wall, the covers pulled over his head. "I got you a clean shirt in the kitchen. Come on, now." When my feet were on the floor, I realized my back ...