Keepsies

“Go ahead and line them up, Bernard, and I’ll go first this time. We’ll play for keepsies.” Bernard—Bernie—a ring on the sidewalk with a piece of pink chalk. Then he drew a starting line just outside the ring with a piece of green chalk. I took my Rainbow Turtle Cat’s Eye marble with its ribbons of colored glass and set it at the start line to shoot. Bernie’s “ducks” and my “ducks”