3
Vigil
The f*****g heat sucked donkey d**k. I should have gotten my a*s out of bed to finish the mowing a few hours earlier before the sun got too high. Damn ball of fire beat down on my head when I moved to the front yard, my chest and back already dripping sweat even though I’d taken a few water breaks while finishing up the backyard.
Nothing worse than mowing. I’d gotten that chore shoved at me when Ricky and I had moved in with Auntie Jeanie, and I’d been doing it non-f*****g stop ever since. I’d had about enough.
I caught sight of someone in my periphery and turned to see who it was. The new punk neighbor with the hot mom. I cut the engine while telling myself I wasn’t interested.
“Hey!” I called out as he peddled closer.
His brow furrowed and shoulders tensed, but he braked, p
