A man on the other side of the wall whispered to me one night.
He taught me how to get revenge.
I pressed my ear to the plaster, huddling so I appeared to be sleeping.
I scratched in reply
to his questions.
I followed his instructions.
Soon, my step-father was in the hospital, where he’d curse at me no
more.
The next night the man told me he had been alone in darkness for many years,
so he was happy to
help.
He explained that those in power had put him in the dark for helping the helpless,
But he wouldn’t tell me his name.
And I knew nothing of the strange gated area on the other side of
our wall.
So, I knocked on the gate in the morning.
A caretaker showed me that behind our wall was only a sealed old furnace.
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