Malia hugs me tight.
Did you hear it!
And I can tell
she’s crying
into my shoulder,
then she pulls back
and launches her fist
into the same shoulder.
My parents are out there!
Did you know? Did you?
I don’t know what to say.
How can someone be so happy
and so angry all at the same time.
She punches my shoulder again.
Tell me, Etan!