Suddenly, thinking of Sara—as if she was right before him again at that moment—and thinking too of how she had walked way from the store, dragging her leg, he fell sideways against a rack of standard parts, lost his balance and tumbled downstairs, with the fridge crashing into him. But he knew in his most secret heart that some part of him had wanted to fall—for why had he done such a reckless thing?He lay in pain and blood for over an hour before he was found, coming in and out of consciousness. The rumour started that he had been pushed by friends of old Joyce Fitzroy—and yes, he must have deserved it.But as my student Terra Matheson would write about small-town betrayal and gossip, nothing ever really had to be true. And so Ian woke up in the hospital, the same as Evan had, and at almost the same time. His operation was performed in Halifax on a snowy evening in March. He was surrounded by his new friends: Dickie and Ripp and DD and Annette.Everyone said the operation was a success.
What do You think about Crimes Against My Brother?
