- Throw Down- — Whitney Houston- Greatest Hits -cd 1

They didn’t stop until the CD ended, track 16: “I’m Your Baby Tonight.” The laser whirred. Silence.

Then Elena stepped off the porch. She walked to the boombox. She turned it up . Whitney Houston- Greatest Hits -Cd 1 - Throw Down-

She didn’t hear the screen door creak. They didn’t stop until the CD ended, track

The old boombox sat on the curb, its antenna bent, its handle duct-taped. To anyone else, it was trash. To 15-year-old Maya, it was a treasure chest. its antenna bent