Sidebarred: a Legal Briefs Novella
“Being home with them over the break, I noticed Raymond was really quiet. Too quiet.
So, one day, when Chelsea’s boss calls her in early to the museum, and I’m in charge of getting them on the bus, I hold Rory back at the front door.
“What’s up with him?”
Rory follows my gaze toward his twin brother’s back. Then he shrugs. “Raymond worries.”
This isn’t news to me. Like many intelligent children, Raymond has anxieties: global warming, droughts, nuclear war—if there’s a possibility of worldwide ca...tastrophe, Raymond’s shitting a brick about it.
“What’s he worried about these days? Specifically.”
Rory’s gaze turns cautious, reminding me of a witness on the stand. “I can’t tell you. It’s a brother-code kind of thing. But . . . Raymond doesn’t have a password on his laptop. If I was a smart guy—that’s where I’d look to find out what’s going on.”
Then he heads down the driveway. “Later, Jake.”
“Yeah, have a good day, kid.”
I wait in the front until they all get on the bus.MoreLess
So, one day, when Chelsea’s boss calls her in early to the museum, and I’m in charge of getting them on the bus, I hold Rory back at the front door.
“What’s up with him?”
Rory follows my gaze toward his twin brother’s back. Then he shrugs. “Raymond worries.”
This isn’t news to me. Like many intelligent children, Raymond has anxieties: global warming, droughts, nuclear war—if there’s a possibility of worldwide ca...tastrophe, Raymond’s shitting a brick about it.
“What’s he worried about these days? Specifically.”
Rory’s gaze turns cautious, reminding me of a witness on the stand. “I can’t tell you. It’s a brother-code kind of thing. But . . . Raymond doesn’t have a password on his laptop. If I was a smart guy—that’s where I’d look to find out what’s going on.”
Then he heads down the driveway. “Later, Jake.”
“Yeah, have a good day, kid.”
I wait in the front until they all get on the bus.MoreLess
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