Forests of Bone by Joshua G. J. Insole
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“You remember where to shoot ‘em?”
“In the head! Always in the head!”
“Good girl.” He tousled her blonde hair. It was short and cropped so that it couldn’t get caught on anything. Short hair also meant that nothing could grab it very easily, either. “Did you remember to do it?”
A guilty silence. Her eyes looked shiftily from side to side. She didn’t know what he was talking about. She’d forgotten. “Lara…” He sighed and started the sentence again, careful to keep the note of exasperation from entering his voice. He was rather new to this whole parenting thing. “Remember?” he said, pointing with his eyes towards the pistol she held in her hand. Her finger was resting on the guard outside the trigger, which was good. But… “Remember?” he prodded again. “The sssss…” he began the first syllable, dragging it out, wanting the girl to answer, as opposed to him simply telling her. He thought she’d remember it better, that way.
Her eyes opened wide, ashamedly....
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“You remember where to shoot ‘em?”
“In the head! Always in the head!”
“Good girl.” He tousled her blonde hair. It was short and cropped so that it couldn’t get caught on anything. Short hair also meant that nothing could grab it very easily, either. “Did you remember to do it?”
A guilty silence. Her eyes looked shiftily from side to side. She didn’t know what he was talking about. She’d forgotten. “Lara…” He sighed and started the sentence again, careful to keep the note of exasperation from entering his voice. He was rather new to this whole parenting thing. “Remember?” he said, pointing with his eyes towards the pistol she held in her hand. Her finger was resting on the guard outside the trigger, which was good. But… “Remember?” he prodded again. “The sssss…” he began the first syllable, dragging it out, wanting the girl to answer, as opposed to him simply telling her. He thought she’d remember it better, that way.
Her eyes opened wide, ashamedly....
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Summary: A man named Charles teaches a young girl named Lara gun safety and survival skills in a world overru...
Review: This chilling and haunting story explores themes of survival, sacrifice, and the horrors of a post-a...
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