“This week, I” shows Josh having a lonely week. Josh’s mom accuses him of being churlish, and he isn’t certain how to apologize to JB for behaving in this manner. “Chur⋅lish adjective” defines the term as “Having a bad temper, and / being difficult to work with” (142). Josh apologizes to her, but she says he needs to apologize to JB. Josh’s mother says that he cannot behave this way every time JB has a girlfriend and that there’s no excuse for almost permanently harming his brother. In “Suspension,” she tells Josh that “ Boys with no self-control become men behind bars” (139), but Josh cannot pinpoint why he was so angry. Once they are home, Josh’s mother has a discussion with him in the kitchen. JB is bandaged and sits near Josh, but Josh feels “ miles away // from all of them” (137). In “After,” everyone is silent on the ride home from the hospital.
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