Blackbird
“It was just after school and the girls’ backpacks still lay against the wall by the door.
‘I found one of those damn reporters behind the gallery this morning!’ Fresh from the wheel in her clay-spattered T-shirt, Wranglers and chukkas, she was almost vibrating with anger. ‘Some snotty kid with a gold ring in his eyebrow, going through the magazines in the recycle bin!’ She glared at me, jaw set. The girls appeared from somewhere in the house.
‘Why don’t we all sit down and talk about it?’ I sai...d. I laid the mail on the counter, loosened my tie, undid the top button of my shirt. ‘Case, I’m getting a little dehydrated. Think you could maybe find us something to drink?’ As Casey brought root beers for everybody, Jana seemed to be cooling off a little. She said, ‘I think they actually camp out there in front of the gallery. They’re already there when I open the doors, standing around eating Egg McMuffins, cracking jokes and drinking coffee.’ She kicked at a microscopic kink in the corner of the throw rug in front of her chair.MoreLess
‘I found one of those damn reporters behind the gallery this morning!’ Fresh from the wheel in her clay-spattered T-shirt, Wranglers and chukkas, she was almost vibrating with anger. ‘Some snotty kid with a gold ring in his eyebrow, going through the magazines in the recycle bin!’ She glared at me, jaw set. The girls appeared from somewhere in the house.
‘Why don’t we all sit down and talk about it?’ I sai...d. I laid the mail on the counter, loosened my tie, undid the top button of my shirt. ‘Case, I’m getting a little dehydrated. Think you could maybe find us something to drink?’ As Casey brought root beers for everybody, Jana seemed to be cooling off a little. She said, ‘I think they actually camp out there in front of the gallery. They’re already there when I open the doors, standing around eating Egg McMuffins, cracking jokes and drinking coffee.’ She kicked at a microscopic kink in the corner of the throw rug in front of her chair.MoreLess
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