Dead Letter (2010)
Dead Letter
“What a terrible sleaze!” Herculeah said as she closed the door of her house.
“Be quiet. He’ll hear you.”
“I hope he does.”
Herculeah stomped into the living room. She crossed to the window and watched the man get into his car.
“Multi-sleaze!” she called. “Mega-sleaze!”
Meat said, speaking almost to himself, “Some of what he said made sense.”
Herculeah swirled to face Meat. There was such fury, such disbelief in her expression that he wished he had not spoken at all. He took a step backward and added quickly, “But then again, maybe it didn’t.”
Herculeah began to imitate Roger Cole’s voice. “‘I think I owe you an apology, young lady.’ Smile. Wink. I hate men who wink for no reason. It’s so gross.”
Meat had been present during the entire conversation, but he could see that Herculeah wanted to tell her version.
“‘I understand from the man who was driving my car the other day that you two had an unfortunate encounter. The driver’s the watchman on my Elm Street property, and we’ve had a lot... of trouble with vandals and trespassers lately.”’ “That was the part that sounded sort of true,”MoreLess
“Be quiet. He’ll hear you.”
“I hope he does.”
Herculeah stomped into the living room. She crossed to the window and watched the man get into his car.
“Multi-sleaze!” she called. “Mega-sleaze!”
Meat said, speaking almost to himself, “Some of what he said made sense.”
Herculeah swirled to face Meat. There was such fury, such disbelief in her expression that he wished he had not spoken at all. He took a step backward and added quickly, “But then again, maybe it didn’t.”
Herculeah began to imitate Roger Cole’s voice. “‘I think I owe you an apology, young lady.’ Smile. Wink. I hate men who wink for no reason. It’s so gross.”
Meat had been present during the entire conversation, but he could see that Herculeah wanted to tell her version.
“‘I understand from the man who was driving my car the other day that you two had an unfortunate encounter. The driver’s the watchman on my Elm Street property, and we’ve had a lot... of trouble with vandals and trespassers lately.”’ “That was the part that sounded sort of true,”MoreLess
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