![]() ![]() That was how a lot of row houses were in Baltimore, like tunnels. Then you were out of the living room and into the front room when the blue carpet changed to brown. You knew you were out of the kitchen/dining room and into the living room when the fake-brick linoleum stopped and the pale blue carpet started. The flooring just changed color every ten feet or so. There weren’t doors or walls between the downstairs rooms in our row house. He’s just taking a break for a little while.Īnyway, I couldn’t see either of them because of the lights being off, but I could hear everything they said. But the accident wasn’t his fault, and he’ll get another job soon. Ever since he wrecked his cab, he’s been winding down a lot. As far as I could tell, he was just sitting on the couch, drinking a beer and watching TV, like he usually does after dinner. Then my mom, over in the living room, started picking on my dad for no good reason. ![]() ![]() The fridge stopped making the wheezy noise it usually makes. The numbers on the microwave’s clock disappeared. Everything else in the house stopped working too. I was in the dining room part of the kitchen doing my math homework at the table when the lights suddenly blinked off. ![]()
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