Christopher
I was okay with parking lots
and sidewalks, and sticking flyers
under windshield wipers,
and marching in a circle
round and round
outside the entrance.
But going inside was another story,
especially when my aunt
stepped out of The Gap
with my cousin’s present
looped over her arm.
She started to walk toward me
but I turned away and froze,
hoping she’d get the message
and stay away. Then
I had to watch Annabelle
run up to her and shove
a flyer inside the blue bag.
I wondered: would my aunt
wrap it up with the present?