The Sky Eats My Son

I tried to talk him through his problems and his feelings but the more he talked about the more agitated he became. I decided that we weren't getting anywhere and I got his old room ready for him. He slept soundly that night as far as I remember. The next morning was a beautiful day. In the sunlight the bags under his eyes seemed to disappear. After a few minutes he even stopped glancing at the sky all the time. There's a hill near where I live. It's a gentle grassy slope but goes up quite high. You can see it from the kitchen window of my house. That's one of the reasons I'm moving. We had just reached the top

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