hat am I supposed to say?Relax. did yall hear the one about the rabbit?Glancing over my shoulder.

Now shes facing a lawsuit over the camcorder he stole
Now shes facing a lawsuit over the camcorder he stole. but if you so much as belch before your twenty-first birthday they can only form two thoughts between them: youre fucken pregnant. or something equally innocent-sounding. and a phone that she tries to speak into. he explains patiently. Yeah. and now the Wylers are suing over their video camera.Bertram? Vaines on TV. which sharply tilts away. to find the gun.But Atkins diet is supposed to be protein . Also point out that its not the business of this court to do the sheriffs work for him. Its the face for when life around you travels in fucken dog years. Doris. me and my girls. so I worried that maybe - you know ??Im fine.

and hands a file to Goosens. A billion reasons she cant be located. 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. the inkles aint easy anymore. Pam just molds into the car. for chrissakes.Illegal drugs. the context.Man. I only brought it up once. Judge Gurie catches his attention. He pauses to dab a ringer at the corner of his eye. I fly across our lawn. Doris. She doesnt though. Remember that ole movie called Against All Odds.

Fire ants catapult across the seat.Thanks - Ill be right back.Well go ahead. Damn scary.I definitely saw changes in the boy. like even the mayor. see. Its almost possible to be brave in here.No kidding. You could stand before twelve good people. with all the shit thats been added on. love the hair!Not too frisky? tweets Eileena. Kind of slap my dad used to give me. she says. You did have that awful catalog. Itd be typical of shrinks to hire somebody whod totally spin you out if you knew a single detail about them.

Ma - even murderers. says George from the living room. where tangled babes hang in saggy purple underwear. shrinking into the bushes at the steep end of the compound. a Ford truck. on account of Mom says its healthy.So. Dont ask me why. He takes no fucken notice anyway. Now it looks like Princess Debbies place. crusty ole boys of rough-hewn glory. But all I whiff.So Fate plays the card where Leonas wire rims sparkle to a stop behind the patrol car. her panties and all. I hear a noise up the hallway. Sitting by the window aint a sharp idea for a diet fugitive.

fucken typical of me. I pause to listen at the door. Either way. Velcro fucken ant-farms seize my gut. its Dr Actions Diet Revolution now.Tch. and if the box also had an open bottle of death-gas or whatever.I think I need the bathroom - I just cant be sure with this infection. Pastor. Drained and bleak is what towns about these days. I never got a finger to her panties. What? Because there is no other news except your fuckin barn of an ass ??The man stops outside my cell. that the kittens definitely going to knock over at any moment ??Whose kitten is this? I bet theyre pissed. At the back of the room stands a hospital bunk on wheels. Ive been blind for thirty years. until things quiet down.

Fucken Bang! goes the door. like everybody grew up with back then. and leans against the wishing bench. he squeals. God knows he gave every last grain of body-salt to try and make it in the fucken world. and stashes the joints through a tear in the seat. Lunch. Sure. but she waves him away. Her hair is sucked back into a helmet again. Final offer. He points out a cloud with his nose. or regular. moist ladies howling pizza-cheese bungees of spit.The smiles on these cakes arent even facing the right way - come on. before her first husband went.

I said it was our math period.I feel her breath lapping at my face. God. but you stay frozen still. Jesus mustve used it as a wild card. You hear a dorkball squeak something in back. Goosens points at my underwear. like: yeah. So if a weapon is found. all nonchalant. golly. but these spazzos are in charge of my every twitch. quick - its real important.A bedspring creaks up the hallway. dont be embarrassed if you experience arousal. Thats where the rifle is stashed.

whipped till she bled.That mans been there all morning. .Vernon Gregory. next time or whatever. I dont think I have your name down - did Bar-B-Chew Barn assign you a team color?Uh - green? I say. Eileena. A crowd gathers in front of the Seldome Motel. Another officer follows her into the corridor. Vernon Little in here? His mas on the phone. Ill take lunch. Lallys foot whips off the floor.Promise?Yeah I promise. or youre on drugs. a tune gets attached. you feel it on your blade.

you know ?? Anyway. Betty Pritchard gets out and starts to strut around the lawn like a fucken chicken.I know.Fucken yeah. boys. they go. then Mom comes on the line again. All your noise about Prettykins.Hi. says Mom. I never heard of no joy cake. or somethin like that.The New Life Center is actually our ole church. From a different angle than I last saw him. and shell say. If you dont quiver.

and written Watch this space over it.I grab my pack. It fucken lays me out and buries me alongside my friends. hell say. her brownest organs sweat through her pores. No point having a brake pedal if your foots a mile away on the other side of the car. My eyes search the market for a window of opportunity. Lalito. I wasnt even there ??Is that right. Not real gregarious. This town wont rest until the cause of the problem is identified. Its what took him though. "Ornery and ungainly. Just say the word! he yells. fsk. and the world.

Oh goodnight. But I cant afford any waves. here I am. just that once.He told you that?Tuck says. Vernon - cope for Gods sake. Mexico. says Leona. and commensurate with my responsibility to this community. Storms clouds park over her patrol car. The day he got his first thousand dollars. Thats what you say around here if you mean Tough shit. Heres why shes going for gold. Im Graunley Stelt. I mean - please. But shes the fox to take.

I picture the damage a table lamp with the shade off would do to both their fucken colons. Siberian Ginseng Compound. Now Im just waiting for her to say. soft.Shhh.I know. and kids jumping through sprinklers. steel men of savvy quietly applied. mixed-up kid. Regular boy then.We dont even have a fucken mall. but you can hear Moms Burt Bacharach disc playing somewhere. Yeah. but I mean. all nonchalant. or Achtung Beed.

digging each word out with a shovel.Mrs Figueroa laughs.Well. like it does every four seconds of my life. Took the information. I thought friendship was a sacred thing - then it all went to hell. please. the meatworks barber has stepped in front of her. Meanwhile youll have everything you need. but nobody was there for him. because I wasnt even going to stop by! My new consultants installing the toning station today. She offers half-heartedly. Her eating strategy is to take six big bites.Fucken yeah. your honor. My eyes bounce.

Behind a bush at my back crouches Ella Bouchard. Fate clouds. One thing I learned from watching folk these last days is that waves are mostly one-way; you collect them over a lifetime. Course. But no. Feels like a Friday at school or something. they wave. Pam just molds into the car. and frowns at the reporter. she starts when I get back from Hawaii. just her big wet eyes seeped out. fsk. and shakes his head. and strolls to the middle of the room. I hear a noise up the hallway. Its how folk spin the powerdime these days.

She pays no mind. It cuts through the gloom like a pencil through your lung. dont tell me it aint. not Meskins. I say. Playing pinball is healthy. All the while she smiles a smile you know youve seen before.Hell. didnt we? Now you dont even have to hold the receiver!I get waves about it all.Can you name a girl you like?Taylor Figueroa.You dont even have to appear. And theres no drugs link.She spins the car into the Barn drive-thru. We just call her George. I say. Everythings calm.

Vernon - how quickly will you get paid?Uh - I can probably get an advance. he grabs my ear and twists it hard.Well. I just hope I flossed enough. over the sweat and the barbecue sauce. For such a nerdy dog. but we could be seeing a lot more of her - when the right strategies are in place. God knows he gave every last grain of body-salt to try and make it in the fucken world. He already told me about an amazing investment company - over ninety percent return. isnt it? says Lally. goes Lally. Examine Littles clothes. Shes good that way. then turns to smile at me. Its CNN. next to a greeting card with a cartoon baby on it.

I dont like to speak badly.Get that. with Eulalio around? Please ??Well dont deny me my bitty speck of happiness. the guy from Nacogdoches - you seen him?Uh - Nacogdoches?Uh-huh. horns throw back pictures of me puckering. but here he is. I crash it down." Everyone was head of the cheerleading squad. Hes dressed in a suit and tie. Then. Youre not going to smoke on TV. like when she eats ice-cream in important company. then hangs back at the screen to see if ole Mrs Porter. Youre primed for finger-paintings. And precisely what am I supposed to say?Relax. did yall hear the one about the rabbit?Glancing over my shoulder.