Funny Boys
“Thankfully, the driver wasn’t a talker and they both dozed much of the way. “All over, people. I gotta make deliveries.”When the truck stopped at a red light, they thanked the driver and got out.“You sure are a lifesaver, mister,” Mickey said.But after the truck had melted into the traffic, Mickey felt dis-oriented. It was one thing to rely on the serendipity of fate and quite another to translate it into an action. Mickey dipped a hand into his pocket and assessed his finances. He had four dol...lars and change. “I was saving for a rainy day, but one good drizzle would wipe us out.”They stopped at a one-armed beanery, ordered coffee and split a ham sandwich. Mutzie looked pale, forlorn, unhappy and very misplaced in men’s clothes. “You ready to be a girl again, Mutzie?” Mickey asked.“It didn’t bring me that much luck when I was.”He sensed her depression. Her spirit was diminishing and he had no plan to bring any hope.
Over her objections, he made her buy lipstick and rouge at Woolworths and persuaded her to buy a skirt, blouse and sandals in a a small store that advertised cheap prices in the window.MoreLess
Over her objections, he made her buy lipstick and rouge at Woolworths and persuaded her to buy a skirt, blouse and sandals in a a small store that advertised cheap prices in the window.MoreLess
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