ment next door. t-door buzzer said a family called there.

    t first niging. A tened my ear against ting back. And nourned tourning onto our street, and I could ions fading in and out:o say!… out and stay out!…rathen!

    ts and ts, a motarting to slice  a braid, toe, a t of  of il t, no sounds.

    I lay back against my pillo nessed ion. A girl  been killed. I  been able to stop myself from listening. I  able to stop w  all.

    But t nigo life ing,  continued, niger nig my elling me t t possible t could error of not knoop.

    Sometimes I  separated our tment doors. tment airs going up to tairs going doo the lobby.

    quot;You break your legs sliding do banister, Im gonna break your neck,quot; a omping on tairs. quot;And dont forget to pick up Pops suits!quot;

    I kneerrible life so intimately t I artled by t time. I  door s  a fe a ted doairs and I quickly gato reet.

    S seem like a girl races of blood-stained clote blouse, a blue cardigan ser, and a blue-green pleated skirt. In fact, as I ce ily in ro  I  urned reet and  of my sight.

    Every time I sa, I end to look dotons on my ser, guilty t I kne her.

    My parents friends Auntie Su and Uncle Canning picked me up at scook me to tal to see my mot spoken ance.

    quot;It is no; said Uncle Canning, looking at ch.

    quot;time,quot; said Auntie Su.

    ed my motal, sossing back and fortaring at the ceiling.

    quot;My fault, my fault. I kne ; s;I did noto prevent it.quo