Battleships

from Let The Night Fall by Tris McCall

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You should really learn how to kiss if you persist in acting like this. I’m on my back in Brother’s bed – the hardball trophies overhead – and I wish I heard what you just said. We play the game of battleships, and I’m not cheating, but I can read your lips. You burn through your electricity. That works for you, but not for me for sure. I squandered my advantages in this world, so now I’m taking yours. I’m not going to duke it out with the lightweight clowns you keep around. It’s bad enough you don’t follow my advice. It’s much too late for hide and seek. Hey, I didn’t mean it. Exit 30 on the Garden State and the family manor in downtown Margate. Cheetos on a silver plate and hours of croquet with the neighbors – and those party favors. Sometime you spark so hard you’re going to hurt yourself, but I won’t be the safety net. We were built as battleships: we spark and flash and make a racket. So don’t call me didactic – you’ve got better tactics. I’m not going to duke it out with the lightweight clowns you keep around. It’s bad enough you don’t respect your elders. It just gets worse no matter what you tell her! So I abdicated.

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from Let The Night Fall, released December 12, 2015

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