Finger Lickin' Dead (2011)
Finger Lickin' Dead
“They had a big takeout box from Aunt Pat’s filled to bursting with cornbread muffins, ribs, and baked beans. Tommie came to the door after a minute. “Ooh, well looka here! Y’all brought me some food.”
Lulu hugged her with a free arm. “We brought enough for two, Tommie! You make sure you get yourself a heaping plate of it. I know how much you love the ribs at Aunt Pat’s, so I put a bunch extra in there.” Lulu looked around Tommie to the cavernous foyer. “Isn’t Evelyn around today? We thought she... might be feeling poorly after what happened to Adam.”
Tommie clearly knew all about it. She nodded her graying head. “That scamp! Yes, Miss Evelyn told me all about it. But she’s not nearly in the shape she was in when Cherry was here before. No, she seemed almost chipper about it all. Although she did want to go out and get herself a little bit of stress relief. You know how sometimes you just got to get out of the house?”
Flo said, “Good for Evelyn! What’s she doing?MoreLess
Lulu hugged her with a free arm. “We brought enough for two, Tommie! You make sure you get yourself a heaping plate of it. I know how much you love the ribs at Aunt Pat’s, so I put a bunch extra in there.” Lulu looked around Tommie to the cavernous foyer. “Isn’t Evelyn around today? We thought she... might be feeling poorly after what happened to Adam.”
Tommie clearly knew all about it. She nodded her graying head. “That scamp! Yes, Miss Evelyn told me all about it. But she’s not nearly in the shape she was in when Cherry was here before. No, she seemed almost chipper about it all. Although she did want to go out and get herself a little bit of stress relief. You know how sometimes you just got to get out of the house?”
Flo said, “Good for Evelyn! What’s she doing?MoreLess
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