Fear and Aggression

by Dane Bagley

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  “Alieff, you get back here this instant. Oh that boy, he’s going to get himself killed. Get over here now!” He had been climbing the fence to the substation, and was looking like he might just get over the top. Bellerie was nearly out of breath as she walked up the slight incline towards the substation. As she got near the top, he agilely climbed down and took off running in the direction that the other boys were headed. She wanted to scold him, but was feeling too tired and out of breath at that instant. Instead, now that he was out of harm’s way, she just rested her back against the fence. She watched all of her boys running like crazy, and a smile crept over her face. Those boys drove her mad, but they were everything to her.