Page 91 of The Sister's Curse
He nodded.
“Okay. Just sit tight for a little while. I’ll turn on the TV for you.” She sat on the bed and clicked the remote, finding cartoons.
Mason was playing with the plush dinosaur and Spider-Man.Spider-Man had his leg in the dinosaur’s mouth, and the dinosaur was trying to devour him.
He moved the blanket on the bed, and I saw the angry marks on his leg. They were red and black, like my own marks.
He smashed Spider-Man’s leg into the dinosaur’s mouth, and I shuddered.
“Would it be okay if I talked to Mason for a bit?” I asked tentatively. “I won’t ask him anything traumatizing. I promise.”
Drema paused. “I…Sure, if it’s okay that I’m here?”
“Of course.”
Drema patted Mason’s shoulder. “Buddy, this nice lady has some questions to ask you. Is that okay?”
He looked at her, then at me.
“You can just nod yes or shake your head no, okay?”
He stared at me and nodded.
I sat on the other side of the bed. I was terrible at interviewing kids, but maybe he remembered me a little bit from the night he almost drowned. “Hi. My name’s Anna. I’m glad you’re feeling better.”
He turned his attention to the epic struggle between superhero and dinosaur.
“Do you remember the night you fell into the pond?”
He nodded, not looking at me.
“Do you remember leaving the house?”
He gave a sharp nod.
“Did you go outside on your own?”
He shook his head. He walked Spider-Man down his leg.
“Was Leah with you?”
He shook his head again, and coughed miserably.
“Was someone else with you?”
He nodded. Spider-Man stopped walking at the space between his knees, which formed a little crater in the bed.
“Do you know who it was?”
He shook his head.No.
“Did that person call you down to the pond?”
He nodded vigorously.
“Can you show me what happened? With Spider-Man?”
I held my breath.
