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    The Fight (A Short Story)
    The Fight (A Short Story)
    The Fight (A Short Story)
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    The Fight (A Short Story)

    By Brian Hartman

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    Away at summer camp for handicapped kids, Dave Riggler's only thoughts are of making friends, having fun, and meeting girls. But things this year aren't going according to anyone's plan. From a brutal late-night brawl with his nemesis Tyrone to an arduous climb up the slope of the Big Hill, many challenges await Dave and his friends. Can he win this late night brawl? Is this really the fight that matters?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrian Hartman
    Release dateMar 16, 2013
    ISBN9781301791354
    The Fight (A Short Story)
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    Brian Hartman

    Brian Hartman lives in Scotch Plains, NJ. He is the author of Dave Riggler's Stories, as well as numerous short stories, and the upcoming collection, Long-Distance Dedications.

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      The Fight (A Short Story) - Brian Hartman

      THE FIGHT

      Brian Hartman

      Published by Brian Hartman at Smashwords

      Copyright 2013 Brian Hartman

      THE FIGHT

      By: Brian Hartman

      The older kids at camp always stayed up a little later. Especially if they could talk. If you were retarded, or just couldn't talk, then you were in bed by nine, but if you connected with the counselors, then you stayed up later. That's just how it was.

      Dave was there in the bathroom with three other kids – Steve, who had mild cerebral palsy and used forearm crutches, Irving, who used a wheelchair (but Dave'd never asked why), and Tyrone, a kid with severe CP. He didn't have the kind of CP that required an electric chair, but he could only push his chair with his feet. And he couldn't really talk well.

      Dave turned to Steve. Hey, I think that girl Michelle really likes you.

      Steve shifted his weight on his crutches. Y'think so?

      Dave laughed, tilting his chair back, leaning against the bathroom wall. Yeah. But watch out for that one. I dated her during camp last summer. A little crazy, if y'ask me.

      Steve smiled. Nobody asked you, jerkwad.

      Hey, watch it, lardass!.

      Steve shifted his considerable weight forward, but smiled.

      Tyrone lurched forward, his legs spasming in the chair. Sh' doeshn't like 'ou anywah...Sh' like s’meh!

      Irving clasped his shoulder. C'mon, man. Take it easy.

      Tyrone practically bounced out of his chair,

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