Country of Old Men
“It took up half a block on a side street between Washington and Jefferson. Cinnamon-brown stucco with black trim, two stories, parking space underneath, gated by heavy steel mesh. The landscaping had grown tall and brushy. The balconies were cluttered with forgotten barbecues, bicycles, bulging plastic sacks. On several, clothes hung over the straight steel railings. Holding Zach’s hands, Dave and Leppard walked into a square patio. The first block of apartments opened off this, ground-floor do...ors you could walk right up to, second-floor doors you climbed outside stairways and walked to along galleries.
“This where you live?” Leppard asked.
The boy shook his head.
Leppard raised his eyebrows at Dave. “This is where the shooting happened.”
“Here?” Dave looked around for marks on the cement.
“Back there.” Leppard led Dave and the boy across the patio and into a second one. There was a third one to the side through a breezeway. That one had a swimming pool, empty except for needles from a Japanese pine that bent over it.MoreLess
“This where you live?” Leppard asked.
The boy shook his head.
Leppard raised his eyebrows at Dave. “This is where the shooting happened.”
“Here?” Dave looked around for marks on the cement.
“Back there.” Leppard led Dave and the boy across the patio and into a second one. There was a third one to the side through a breezeway. That one had a swimming pool, empty except for needles from a Japanese pine that bent over it.MoreLess
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