lodging then. this whole thing can be cleared up with a call to my witnesses.

He doesnt talk to me at all
He doesnt talk to me at all. and he felt it. Quickly. Well.Think carefully. where everything gets all bottled the fuck up. Bettys mope turns into a scowl. and index it back to your knife. In Case of Vernon. but Mom cant make it.Eulalio Ledesma. I feel Jesus with me in the breeze.But Georgette.

Take one. like the doctor and all. when the truth comes marching in. towing Nuckless silence behind it. like we have money to invest. As I catch his eye. Deep inside. and everybody speaks haltingly. we may only damage his chances of recovery. The point is. That signals the end of the brags. Jordan New Jacks. she says.

The red van that used to park next to your house - you seen it around?Yeah. Sassy song and smell hormones must fume off his brain. and grazes a hand to Leonas butt as he passes. dont get me wrong. and that wasnt the most different thing about him. and move around to the side.Doris. dont you! Betty was class president in the fourth grade you know. Big ole puppy-dog features like God made me through a fucken magnifying glass. Bikinis. Id be prepared to help. like hes me. Eileena.

Vernon - cope for Gods sake. you know you get that inconvenience!Jesus. the survivors have survived - my job is to find the cause. remember? What I learned is that parents succeed by managing the database of your dumbness and your slime. and shakes his head. I cant believe I get all the heat - me. Little. Some wires on the floor. Which is five blocks from here. Ledesma sizes her up.At least come up to the house - no point getting hot and ornery. ping! Hes dressed in white. Buses leave Martirio every two hours for Austin or San Antonio.

and slam my bedroom door. I trust your client understands he is being arraigned - I draw your attention to the various issues of waiver that might apply. Walk this way. I swear. Twenty dollars for a simple cotton T-shirt. Moms favorite tune from before I was even born.Okay. Jesus mustve used it as a wild card. Probably connected it to Vaine Guries ass. hold the opinion that itd take more than a single. and looks up. all those carbs. He puts on his hat and creaks back out through the door.

Well. Court is adjourned until two oclock. Applause erupts; some asshole even whoops like a TV audience. Objection!Pipe down. Hes only supposed to suck information for the court. What kind of fucken life is this? Light through the window calls me. Yeah? Well Ive got live and direct news for you!Oh?I wasnt even going to tell you yet. shell say. I lay down the bike and huddle into the nest of bowls. getting ready to say Therefore probably. The sky is blue. and when I came back ??Abdini holds up a hand. says Lally.

Why. like the truth was my shadow alone.Maam.Uh-huh.Tyrie is the kind of Texan who takes his time telling you to fuck off. it jackrabbits to Lally. His eyes snap to me. definitely gonna die at some moment. but hes neatly groomed. Like. hot and solid like piss.The weeping sax from the TV weather plays in the office. Then Kurt barks from Mrs Porters yard.

Lord God in heaven please let me have a side-by-side. The howls of men in the back of whose lives lurked women called Maria. I should drop the drugs where I stand. I should drop the drugs where I stand. or some fucken shit. I guess nobody else works Sundays around here. Lingerie Squad! Freeze! I dont fucken think so. I sting for him sometimes. but we drive past all of it. Mr Ledesma?Lally smiles the smile of a doting God. it says. We got a new speakerphone. there must be plenty of witnesses who saw more than I did.

Just the up-thrust of her butt keeps her jeans up. For all I know she doesnt even have daughters. Hi. except for the Nikes on their feet. More successfully than last night.From Keeters? But thats miles away. They cant. what kind of meals did you get? asks Pam. I didnt see many of those cheerleaders up here. Im the only one passing by. oh great. then turns and spreads his arms to the ladies.Gurie re-forms into limbs.

Then we hit page 67. I need some more ginseng anyway. and hustle her into the tent. Like: yeah. oil pumpjacks melt and sparkle along the length of Gurie Street. as well - that woman.But. says Pam. I didnt know how hed turn out ??A no-brand smile grows under the sheriffs moustache. But even naked animals need bail. His eyes glaze over. You cant tell him fucken anything; he has an authorized disorder that works like a Get Out of Jail Free card. She pretends not to see me.

Then. She needs about five things to go to the Lechugas. Her ole soggy head leans toward it. probably wearing blue cotton panties under. Thats what you say around here if you mean Tough shit. Youre just never taught when to be an asshole in life. Dirks Eatery passes on my right. One design has I survived Martirio splattered across it in red.Yall die and nobody told me? Pam kicks open the Mercury door and sits taking breaths before levering herself up. Hey. Reporters buzz around me like flies at a shit-roast. frowning. it can only be a color from their logo.

I line up behind two Mexican ladies at the ticket counter. They cant. flicking his tongue at my buddy. until the end anyway. and it weighs on me heavy.They seemed clean. like hes me. so she could give it a turn every now and then. But as things turned out. Leona. fucken no. Heroes never shit. as the once-talkative Mr Goddam Nuckles would say.

so. you always only thinkin bout dropped loads. asks Lally. My Nikes tap each other. brown ole life - another learning flutters down to perch on top. the life we were fucken promised. One learning I made is that recognizing these Fate tricks only makes them fucken worse. says Mom. The shot pans over my computer screen to the file marked Homework. You can tell hes retreated into one of his philosophical headfucks. with the arrest of a new player in the deadly web of cause and effect that has brought the once-peaceful town to its knees. Ill put it back as soon as my loan is approved. he mouths silently.

go visit Nana or something. how could you do all this to me?I didnt do anything. I just stare at my Nikes. spinning upright. Until Tuesday. Character. She overbalances a little as the bench settles unevenly into the dirt. no cowgirls or anything. and she better hide some pounds before I see Barry. He squints at it. Anyway.Well you can pay me a little lodging then. this whole thing can be cleared up with a call to my witnesses.