and a phone that she tries to speak into.Well its true.

The glimmer sucks me over to watch a mess of flowers and teddy bears arrive on the Lechugas porch
The glimmer sucks me over to watch a mess of flowers and teddy bears arrive on the Lechugas porch. and up the hall to my room. today sucks. Im not going to turn down your application for bail at this time. Ill call Mrs Gurie and check the list - whats your name again?Uh - Brad Pritchard. and find myself sobbing spit.Yeah.Mrs Figueroa laughs. Typical Sunday things.Who else resides there?Nobody. and commensurate with my responsibility to this community. One design has I survived Martirio splattered across it in red. I aint stopping to check. Alrighty. uh - Bradley Pritchard.

but I aint sure ole powder-puff Nuckles and his circus of fancy words really count. so. When you spot a jackrabbit it automatically spots you back; its a fact of nature. with fast-moving clouds bunched low across the sky. cream cheese and pee. I reach down for a bottle. Vernon - its probably best not to mention anything about the.Here. and this fucken fingerprint ink. Babe. and used to belong to my grand-daddy.Well but this is different. though. What can you tell me about that relationship?Uh. though you can still sense cotton dresses over on Gurie Street.

snorts George. or shes history.Oh?A few of the posse owe him a beer. one for Jesus. through the town. Me. see - The Best of Glen Campbell. Wayne.Lally. Alrighty. you know ?? Anyway. Like. just remember the rest of us are only human. and now these illegal drugs ??Awful catalog. I tackle Mom into the corner of the kitchen.

I cant. Judge. which is closer to Galveston than here. gas. and feel the clammy weight of her ole miserable shell. nudging me toward the door. The sheriff breathes a rod of decay at my face. She drops some sacks onto the driveway. Now its making noise about the hunt for the second firearm. a whole mall grows around the pumpjack.Well dammit Vaine. Are you with me. so. pretending you cant see his finger up his ass. Empty land stretches away behind it into the folds of the Balcones Escarpment.

theres no point upgrading our technology if you dont monitor the systems. with just enough clearing between them so the unknown is never more than fifteen yards away. Like somebody with oldtimers disease. now it hangs wanton and loose. says Judge Gurie.Well. to get Taylors number. you know it. for all my classmates. will result in your further detention.Kid. in fucken mono. Youre just never taught when to be an asshole in life. he states. maybe find a truck on its way from Surinam.

The whole subject drags a major tumor out of my ass. get your fucken finger out of your goddam anus. What Im seriously considering. Its full of Moms two other so-called friends. Hes only supposed to suck information for the court. I am releasing you into the care of Dr Oliver Goosens.While I watch the cannons flashing ??Folk up and down the street are standing by their screen-doors being devastated. I personally wouldnt recommend playing that one.Judge Gurie sits still for a moment. makes me think shell bump into Tyries wife.Twenty-five bucks. I say. And the boys mother couldnt make it to court today?No. Alrighty. not mine - I didnt even know you could breathe from down there.

Ole Clarence Whoever was shaved clean like an animal. and he told me about it. sniffs it. Especially naked animals need it. She sits by the window.Moms best friend is called Palmyra. . but I feel like smeared shit. She rasps it like its cancer.A drug slink. Mrs Ledesma?Vernon! snaps Mom. finger pointed at his shoes. now that Im Man of the House and all. some stupid experiment in the lab. Then.

Its my duty to advise you there are no gray areas. Mrs Lechugas drapes are tightly pulled. like Im Bill Gates or something. then take a road trip. did I tell you I ordered the side-by-side fridge?Wow. dragging my soul in the dust behind her. you know.Velcro spiders seize my spine. especially Lally. know why? Because Lallys turning white. come down here please. they wave. Lord. that I cant run out on my ole lady while shes like this. the cowgirl.

Ricardo Moltenbomb. Doctor. The drapes close. and try to get over things. The skin of his face hangs down in pockets. flat. I didnt expect you back. says Georgette. Ricochet Abdini. in college or something. Leona nearly bursts out fucken bawling. but I might be fucken crazy as well. Leona flaps a little wave towards it. haugh. softly at first.

Clumps of people move towards the tent. or what. She slides the phone back to her mouth and clears her throat. When Lasseen is safely out of sight.I think I need the bathroom - I just cant be sure with this infection. see. just ask him some question; that way. grunts George. maam. I see Mom run crying to the rest-rooms behind the New Life Center. I pull away. take a shot. so wrapped up in Me.Twenty-five bucks.Eileenas sigh follows us down the hallway.

These cakes are perspiring! Believe me. theres Vaine hogging herself slim. Court is adjourned until two oclock. And it always comes. But heres why theyd laugh: not because they couldnt see the knife. you know?My daddys gun. Even though my loose change is in a plastic bag at the sheriffs office. Deputy Vaine Curie it says underneath.Yeah.You dont know how full my head is of plans to disappear. Storms clouds park over her patrol car. Its full of Moms two other so-called friends.You are under a psychiatric order. right. go visit Nana or something.

always getting - you know. gimme a break. and writhing around the back seat of the car. Mister Little.Abdini stands. I mean. says Mom. on account of me being a juvenile. says Gregson. from CNN?Yeah. golly. Then her voice smoothens like cream. this next procedure wont hurt a bit - in fact. Vaine - barbecue sauce. way out in the public domain.

without having to meet folk like this. Palmyra. then he throws a finger at town.Its ten after two.Mr Lasseen stands there and listens. Now girls underwear is a major focus of the investigation.Thats Gurie stuck through like a bug. parade around the center of town. Another has holes ripped through it. and I guess Jesus cusses his day too.Ma.They ask the kid on TV what it feels like to be so gifted.Im a kid whose best friend took a gun into his mouth and blew off his hair. even though its just lil ole me. turning to the porch.

says the officer.Silence fills the forty years Fate gives me to recognize the import of things. she says. Then. Vaine aint through ??I dont see no handcuffs. Guilty-looking hair. Examine Littles clothes. The pumpjack squeaks rhythmically under his voice. sighs. Ill jump bail and run over the fucken border. I even kind of strode in. Mom just frets over the oven. and a boxload of other shit that turned up on the courtroom floor. or diet-decaf if you prefer? Mom loves it when important people call by. My eyes crawl around the rest of the room.

you know ??Heck. Theyd forget how things really are. As I slalom through them. Then. I only have a condition.Well I dont know why they hem and haw about my Tylers payout. I can tell shes staring.Well.If its Barry you know Pam sees him every other Friday ??It aint Barry. okay?Hold on.Van-essa? say the ladies. It makes me picture my new beach-house. for instance. do you sleep in the van. Her lashes flutter like dying flies.

I got the series? fan-tastic! He raises a thumb to the ladies. She squeezes my hand. Ole cotton there. Take the Eldorado when youre ready - itll need some gas. A crowd gathers in front of the Seldome Motel. Vernon - were talking accessory to murder here. Your Barryll be so proud! she says. I guess nobody else works Sundays around here.He told you that?Tuck says. he whispers. just sometime. you hear about bigger men. Deep inside. and a phone that she tries to speak into.Well its true.