Rain clouds began to tear themselves away from the jagged peaks of the Koolau range and rays broke through the clouds and beat down on the muddy water of Pearl Bay. Bobby glanced toward them, but his mind was elsewhere. He paced back and forth along the isolated stretch of the narrow beach. Now and then he would kick at loose pebbles along the muddy grey shoreline. For the moment, Bobby was still in his …showed first 75 words of 1290 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1290 total…before Mom and Dad catch me and send me back to the hospital. I hardly go to the hospital anymore. So, I guess I'm getting better. It's been a whole 3 years since Chris left. 3 years since the pain started. A year since we took that plunge down into the dark murky water. I'm not dumb. I know what made it happen, what it was all about. But I don't think I'll ever understand it completely.