Digging Him Out

The young Black boy looked at the spiderweb stuck to his clothes, followed it, and saw a motionless figure lying on the ground in the distance. After hesitating, he walked over. The first thing he saw was a pair of long johns, then a big belly, and then a jacket. But beneath that jacket, a hint of red was faintly visible. The young Black boy stopped, his gaze settling on the person's hand. That was where the spiderweb ended—and there was a web-shooter there. "No way.