House Rules
“None of these, however, compare to having to work an audience made up of seven-year-olds.Can you show us your gun again? one kid asks.Not a great idea, I say, glancing at the teacher, who already asked me to remove my holster and weapon before coming into the class for Job Day a request I had to refuse, since technically, I was still on the clock.Do you get to shoot it?I look over the ammo-obsessed boy‘s head at the rest of the class. Any other questions?A little girl raises her hand. I recogni...ze her; she might have come to one of Sasha‘s birthday parties. Do you always get the bad guys? she asks.There‘s no way to explain to a child that the line between good and evil isn‘t nearly as black and white as a fairy tale would lead you to believe. That an ordinary person can turn into a villain, under the right circumstances. That sometimes we dragon slayers do things we aren‘t proud of.I look her in the eye. We sure try, I say.On my hip, my cell phone starts to vibrate. I flip it open, see the number of the station, and stand up.MoreLess
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