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Wendy

           TheshirttailhadpulledoutofthebackofhispantsastheydraggedhimandDannywonderedifDaddywastoodrunktobecold.Itseemedwrongtolockhiminthepantrylikeawildanimal,buthehadseenwhathetriedtodotoMommy.EvenupstairshehadknownDaddywasgoingtodothat.Hehadheardthemarguinginhishead.

           (Ifonlywecouldallbeoutofhere.OrifitwasadreamIwashaving,backinStovington.Ifonly.)

           Theboltwasstuck.

           Wendypulledatitashardasshecould,butitwouldn’tmove.Shecouldn’tretractthegoddambolt.Itwasstupidandunfair…shehadopeneditwithnotroubleatallwhenshehadgoneintogetthecanofsoup.Nowitwouldn’tmove,andwhatwasshegoingtodo?Theycouldn’tputhiminthewalk-inrefrigerator;hewouldfreezeorsmothertodeath.Butiftheylefthimoutandhewokeup…

           Jackstirredagainonthefloor.

           "I’lltakecareofit,"hemuttered."Iunderstand"

           "He’swakingup,Mommyl"Dannywarned.

           Sobbingnow,sheyankedattheboltwithbothhands.

           "Danny?"Therewassomethingsoftlymenacing,ifstillblurry,inJack’svoice."Thatyou,oledoc?"

           "Justgotosleep,Daddy,"Dannysaidnervously."It’sbedtime,youknow."

           Helookedupathismother,stillstrugglingwiththebolt,andsawwhatwaswrongimmediately.

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