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Josh started running, and when Katie felt the tension in the kite
and heard him shout, she released it immediately. She wasn’t sure
the breeze was strong enough, but the kite shot straight to the sky
within seconds. Josh stopped and turned around. As she walked
toward him, he let out even more line.
Reaching his side, she shielded her eyes from the sun as she
watched the slowly rising kite. Black and yellow, the distinctive
Batman logo was visible even from a distance.
“I’m pretty good at flying kites,” he said, staring up at it. “How
come you’ve never flown one?”
“I don’t know. It just wasn’t something I did as a kid.”
“You should have. It’s fun.”
Josh continued to stare upward, his face a mask of concentration.
For the first time, Katie noticed how much Josh and Kristen
looked alike.
“How do you like school? You’re in kindergarten, right?”
“It’s okay. I like recess best. We have races and stuff.”
Of course, she thought. Since they had arrived at the beach, he’d
barely stopped moving. “Is your teacher nice?”
“She’s really nice. She’s kind of like my dad. She doesn’t yell or
anything.”
“Your dad doesn’t yell?”
“No,” he said with great conviction.
“What does he do when he gets mad?”
“He doesn’t get mad.”