STAND BESIIIIDE HER AND GUIIIIDE HER THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH A LIGHT FROM ABOOOOOVE

Dad made brats. The neighbors are having big parties that they did not invite us to. There was hot dog eating on TV this morning. The wail of firecrackers in the distance. People parking their cars along the edge of our yard and all the little kids grab branches and pincones from our trees and wave them around as they walk by.

IT'S THE FOURTH OF JULY.