" Like you care," said Reggie. He used a plastic fork to worry a huge bite of the Polish sausage loose and then stuffed it, dripping kraut, into his m...uth."That's disgusting," said Helen, looking away."Manf's godda eet," mumbled Reggie."Behave yourself!" said Maggie sternly. "You're acting like an animal."Reggie chewed and swallowed. He looked unconcerned. "White people think blacks are animals anyway," he said. "Don't make no difference how I eat." Why did you sit with us, then?" asked Maggie.. Janey breezed out of work and drove home. Now and then a woman dressed in a dark stole appeared briefly in the crowd on the sidewalk. The garments really looked smart and comfortable. Janey wondered how long it would take to get one.At home she lay down for a while, silent in the hazy late afternoon sun. She lit up in the sun and smoked a cigarette, a very light brand. The town was kind of obscure inn the glare and her reverie. The dream of French love. The neighbourhood seemed to be simmering.. I need to use your bathroom," Rebecca said suddenly, aware that Sean was nearing the critical point. While Nancy showed her niece where the powder room was, Carole told Sean "Go in my bathroom and jerk off a couple of times." With a kiss on the cheek, she added "She played dirty. Honest, I didn't tell her to do that. You did great." A come or two sounded like a great idea to him right then, so he hurried off.Rebecca was back well before Sean. "That was mean, Carole. Mean to Sean and mean to. When she moved in, she’d had no furniture of her own, so everything inside her house and the church was from the local thrift shop. There's just the one in town, but it was usually well stocked. Mary Higgens ran it and would even call Angelica if something came in she knew Angelica had been in search of. No one used Craigslist or the internet in general for selling things around here. Mary priced items cheaply enough so that she could still keep the shop open, but offered great deals to her.
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