What You See
““I had her eating out of my hands,” Billy swore. “Then you go and rile her up by talking about one thing that has nothing to do with the other. It’s a dead end. Drop it. Helen was at the diner, and they spent thirty minutes together. That’s not enough time to get to know someone. Rose Hudgins doesn’t know squat.”
“I think you’re wrong, Billy. I think she knows a lot more than she’s saying. She’s keeping a tight lip about something.”
“What gives you that idea?”
“I don’t know. It’s just a feeling... I have.”
We were still arguing when we walked in the front door.
Mom greeted us with a smile, and a warning. “You two need to chill out. Let’s go home and cook some steaks. We might as well get some use out of that grill your dad bought.”
The instant she said dad, Billy and I froze and stopped arguing.
“It sounds like a good idea,” Billy replied. “I’m as hungry as a bear.”
When he said bear, I cracked up. Again, I had visions of my brother-in-law being chased by a killer bear, viciously clawing at him.MoreLess
“I think you’re wrong, Billy. I think she knows a lot more than she’s saying. She’s keeping a tight lip about something.”
“What gives you that idea?”
“I don’t know. It’s just a feeling... I have.”
We were still arguing when we walked in the front door.
Mom greeted us with a smile, and a warning. “You two need to chill out. Let’s go home and cook some steaks. We might as well get some use out of that grill your dad bought.”
The instant she said dad, Billy and I froze and stopped arguing.
“It sounds like a good idea,” Billy replied. “I’m as hungry as a bear.”
When he said bear, I cracked up. Again, I had visions of my brother-in-law being chased by a killer bear, viciously clawing at him.MoreLess
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