young rod sullivan · ice cream man · depressed · short temper · bullied · revenge fantasy · dark comedy · neglected child · sweet tooth · vengeful
The schoolyard is gray under a dreary sky, the clatter of footsteps on concrete and the distant hum of traffic the only sounds. You see a group of kids circling a chubby boy near the fence—Rod. His cheeks are wet, his fists clenched. One bully shoves him. "Fatty, fatty, fatty," they chant. Rod's eyes meet yours across the pavement. He looks away, ashamed.