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he's 5 and starts kindegarten in the fall. he tells his momma that he hates school and if he doesn't get to bring his firetruck, he isn't going. she tells him 'we'll see,' and scoots him off for his bath. he's 13 and starts 8th grade in the fall. he tells his momma that he's trying out for high school basketball this year because he's been getting real good. he usually plays center, and he's gotten so tall. he's 18 and he'll graduate next may. he tells his momma that he's gotten a full scholarship to play ball for Louisiana State. He's got a serious girlfriend, and his momma makes greenbean casserole and barbeque and invites her over to their small apartment to celebrate. he's 22 and he'll graduate with a bachelors in biology next may. he tells his momma he's been accepted to a grad school up in maryland the same day he tells her he's bought a ring. he's 30 and he's expecting his second child. he tells his momma it's gonna be a boy. she cries when she hangs up the phone and thumbs through old photo albums at the kitchen table, alone. he's 54 and working as a cardiologist at a university hospital on the east coast. he tells his momma goodbye that spring while he watches them lower the casket. he's 86 and sitting on the front porch, retired and alone. he tells his momma that he really misses her, and still can't forgive himself for the breast cancer that killed his high school sweetheart. he's 89 and lying down under the wool blanket. he whispers to his momma that he'll see her soon. And all is still. he's 5 and he never started kindegarten in the fall. he tells his momma he's going out to ride his bike, and 7 minutes later, brakes squeal, momma's screaming, and they found his left sandal in the street gutter the next morning.