He buried the arm. Black dirt, cracked under a blazing sun. His bones slid stiffly into one another; shovel slipped from sweat. Heβd covered the face already. A pale mask of serenity with burnt black sockets. Dead leaves blew past his legs. The house shook. Boards rattled against the wind. A paperboy passed by. What a stupid waste of flesh. He waved. ******** stupid.