{"id":3282,"date":"2026-01-03T23:17:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T23:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/out-of-the-box-02-in-the-wind-crane-robert-j\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T23:17:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T23:17:15","slug":"out-of-the-box-02-in-the-wind-crane-robert-j","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epub-book.com\/download\/out-of-the-box-02-in-the-wind-crane-robert-j\/","title":{"rendered":"Out Of The Box 02 – In the Wind – Crane, Robert J"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I remember the day my dad left for the last time.<\/p>\n

He ruffles my hair with his wind, this power he has to control the currents of air. It blows right through my thick, wavy locks like a good wind should. It doesn\u2019t make me smile like it usually does, though, because I\u2019ve got that sour look of a kid who\u2019s five and doesn\u2019t want his dad to leave.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s gonna be okay,\u201d he tells me, bending down to look me in the eye. The world around us is dark because it\u2019s like four in the morning, the tick of an old pendulum-powered clock the only thing that breaks the silence of the early morning. I can see his eyes in the dim light. We\u2019re in my room; his face is inches from mine. I can smell that strong scent he has, sweet and musky, something I\u2019ll forever associate with him. My hands are woven tight across my chest. He\u2019s left before, many times, to do \u201cimportant work,\u201d in his words.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just for a few weeks,\u201d he says, and even at my young age I can hear the strain in his voice. I know I\u2019m not making it easy on him, and there\u2019s a rough satisfaction in that. \u201cThen I\u2019ll be back. Maybe I\u2019ll bring Sierra with me.\u201d<\/p>\n

This drives me further into my shell. Sierra is my new stepmother, whom I\u2019ve met exactly once. It was not a happy meeting. I can feel my face; there are no tears running their course down my cheeks. I say nothing, in preparation for my sullen, resentful teenage years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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