Disappearing Acts (2010)
Disappearing Acts
““Is anything wrong out there?”
“Want me to call the police?”
Before Meat could scream, “YES!” to all three questions someone behind him called, “No, no. It’s just us—Herculeah Jones and Meat.”
It was Herculeah’s voice. Meat turned. He looked around in astonishment. It was Herculeah holding his arm. Herculeah!
“You’re sure you’re both all right?”
“Yes. Yes, we’re fine!”
The doors closed. The dogs were hushed. The street grew silent again.
When Herculeah spoke, her voice had lost its cheerful, ev...erything‘s-all-right, go-back-to-what-you-were-doing tone.
“What has happened, Meat?” she asked in a low voice.
Meat still didn’t speak.
“You’re shaking. What’s going on?”
When Meat finally spoke, it was an accusation. “Why didn’t you let me know it was you back there? Why didn’t you call my name?”
“I did. I’ve been calling your name for two blocks!”
“Then why didn’t I hear you?”
“I don’t know. I finished taking my last pictures and decided to drop the film off at the camera shop, and Funny Bonz was on the way home, sort of, so I stopped in.MoreLess
“Want me to call the police?”
Before Meat could scream, “YES!” to all three questions someone behind him called, “No, no. It’s just us—Herculeah Jones and Meat.”
It was Herculeah’s voice. Meat turned. He looked around in astonishment. It was Herculeah holding his arm. Herculeah!
“You’re sure you’re both all right?”
“Yes. Yes, we’re fine!”
The doors closed. The dogs were hushed. The street grew silent again.
When Herculeah spoke, her voice had lost its cheerful, ev...erything‘s-all-right, go-back-to-what-you-were-doing tone.
“What has happened, Meat?” she asked in a low voice.
Meat still didn’t speak.
“You’re shaking. What’s going on?”
When Meat finally spoke, it was an accusation. “Why didn’t you let me know it was you back there? Why didn’t you call my name?”
“I did. I’ve been calling your name for two blocks!”
“Then why didn’t I hear you?”
“I don’t know. I finished taking my last pictures and decided to drop the film off at the camera shop, and Funny Bonz was on the way home, sort of, so I stopped in.MoreLess
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