eli the goodย is a novel by silas house. tw: war.
โ all of the worldโs biggest problems boil down to misunderstandings, then, donโt they?ย โ
โ you didnโt love anybody but yourself. โ
โ do it, then, instead of being a damn coward. โ
โ you scared me to death, little man. โ
โ wake up, buddy. wake up. โ
โ i listen all the time. to everything. โ
โ sometimes you get dealt the wrong hand and you have to find yourself a family, create one for yourself. โ
โ just sit here with me. until we get sleepy. โ
โ hey there, half-pint. โ
โ iโll lie down with you until you get to sleep, okay? โ
โ that lightning was running all across that blacktop. couldโve killed you. โ
โ be quiet. hold your tongue. โ
โ only children know exhaustion like that, rest like that. โ
โ youโve always been my sweet little bird. โ
โ do you have to read that old book even while youโre eating?ย โ
โ so when you feel alone, you can know you have us, for one. all right? weโll always be your family.ย โ
โ see, now? look. youโre fine. โ
โ youโre the one who went off on a big adventure. you make me sick, saying you were fighting for your country. you went there looking for a big time, and then you found out that it was a war. it wasnโt an adventure; it was real. โ
โ thatโs the problem, that people want it all to be simple. and then everybody just misunderstands everyone else, and instead of trying to understand each other, we all just go to war in one way or another. โ
โ those things will wear you out, will make you feel like a ghost floating through the world.ย โ