“Ho-ho-ho,” Eddie bellowed as he tickled Alex and Tomas, waking them up on Christmas morning. They woke up giggling, not only from being tickled but also at seeing Eddie with a face full of a shaving cream beard standing above them. Maria groaned and pulled a pillow over her head as the boys giggled. Eddie… Continue reading The Street Rat 204
“How do my two kings lose to your jack and seven?” Eddie asked as Tomas giggled. “Because mine are both red!” “I think you’re making up the rules as we go to make sure you win.” “No, I’m not!” Tomas continued giggling and shuffled the cards, which really just meant he spread them out and… Continue reading The Street Rat 203
“Absolutely not!” Maria screamed. A baby cried upstairs. Alice went up to check on the baby while Frank stepped in between Maria and Eddie. “Just let me explain,” Eddie pleaded to no avail. “You must be out of your mind bringing him here,” Maria continued, jabbing her finger at Eddie. “Nows, let’s hears Eddie out,”… Continue reading The Street Rat 202
“You must be the Street Rat. I’ve heard a lot about you.” Eddie stared up at the man towering over him. In the dark lot surrounded by brownstone apartments it was hard for Eddie to see the man’s details. He had dark, buzzed-off hair with stubble lining his face. He appeared to be at least… Continue reading The Street Rat 201
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Maria sat on the edge of the bathtub, silent as Eddie detailed what was in the pictures that he had left behind. His hands shook as he remembered how bruised the girl in the photos had been. The boys were asleep in the bedroom when Eddie returned to the room and motioned her to set… Continue reading The Street Rat 112
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“Keep an open mind?” Maria seethed. Eddie was sitting on a crate under the fire escape while she paced in front of him. They had moved away from the blankets so the boys wouldn’t overhear their conversation. “Eddie, this man is killing people, and there are people who think it’s you behind it. What about… Continue reading The Street Rat 111
“Eddie, sit down,” Maria pleaded. He had been pacing for two hours since returning with the blood-spattered scrap of paper, mumbling to himself the whole time. “You’re not going to get any further by yourself right now. Let’s talk through it.” “I don’t even know what to talk through. I don’t have any new information.… Continue reading The Street Rat 110
“I’m doing it,” Eddie declared the next morning while Tomas and Alex were still sleeping. Arms crossed, he stood in front of the graffitied brownstone wall of their alley. “I know.” Maria was sitting on a blanket, reading a book, with her back against the wall. “There’s nothing you can say to change my mind.”… Continue reading The Street Rat 109
K. B. Kirtley 