The Clearing
Appeared in
Some of the Kinder Planets
Story Summary
After storming out of the house following an argument with his parents, Ben comes face to face with a boy his own age on skis. When Ben tries to talk with him, the mysterious boy heads off into the forest. Following his tracks, Ben comes to a small cabin only to find that the owner's son had died five years before and his skis were all that they had kept.