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A kid in a baseball cap and a Ninja Turtles t-shirt is sitting on the park bench, swinging his legs. The boy stands off to the side until he\u2019s sure there are no grown-ups nearby, and then he flops down on the bench, hiding his misshapen left hand while pretending to pick a scab from his knee with the other. Turtle leans forward, the hat\u2019s brim turning his eyes to shadow. The boy guesses he\u2019s eight, maybe, or close enough. Not too skinny either. The monster doesn\u2019t like it when they\u2019re skinny. | Copyright 2015 by Damien Angelica Walters. Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices