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“Local busybody Don’t you worry about him”

“I’m not worried”

The old lady chuckles and patsyou on the place, Kona”

Lunch is pretty basic Jim and Sally arrive with a bucket of KFC and a few sides I do et out in the woods and see what I can find in the daylight My night vision is excellent, but so the day

“Too bad you and Mercy left early last night,” Jiame ended”

The girls cheeks flaaze on her plate She only has one s, which she hasn’t touched

“Mercy!” Doris snaps “Mer

cy Quinlan? What was she doing bowling?”

“You should’ve seen her, Aunt D, Mercy’s like a scratch bowler or so She kicked our butts” Jirease

“Her sister ain” The old woman speaks under her breath She stabs at her ht

She has my full attention on this subject “I was i they’ll say more

No such luck Sally touches Jim’s arm, and he picks up a paper napkin to wipe his face “Sorry, bro, I gotta get Sally back to her house I told her mom we’d have lunch with them after mass”

“What!” Doris snaps at him

“Yeah, they’reSally up “I’ them for the first time”

“Must be serious,” Dorisher cheek up for him to kiss