And then came June 28th.
May was the cruel joke. School let out. Summer announced itself with a blast of humid air that clung to your skin like a warning. The new Starcourt Mall rose from the farmland like a gleaming metal tumor. Nobody noticed the strange, meaty humming from the old steelworks. And then came June 28th
The time difference was over. Summer had just begun. And then came June 28th