Johnny Gator
“The homes ranged from vintage shacks to homes of the wealthy with every amenity. She preferred the old house set off the ground by a good five feet with its screened-in porch and small, comfortable rooms. Snakes couldn’t crawl into the house and the screening would serve to keep mosquitoes out of biting range.
When her aunt met her with the key the day before yesterday, she assured Nola that she probably would never see any of the gators. “They keep to themselves, honey,” her aunt had said. “...Some folks say there aren’t any but they’re here. They just stay away from the noisy motorboats and party people.”
“I hope so,” Nola had replied. A country girl who’d been raised on a farm between Rusk and the Neches River, she had killed many a snake with a hoe or rifle. But alligators scared her—they were so big and could move with speed if they wanted. Their long snouts and mouths filled with sharp teeth presented dangers she would rather not handle, especially now. Nola came to Caddo Lake to recuperate after suffering a beating during a robbery outside the supermarket on what had been, until then, an ordinary day.MoreLess
When her aunt met her with the key the day before yesterday, she assured Nola that she probably would never see any of the gators. “They keep to themselves, honey,” her aunt had said. “...Some folks say there aren’t any but they’re here. They just stay away from the noisy motorboats and party people.”
“I hope so,” Nola had replied. A country girl who’d been raised on a farm between Rusk and the Neches River, she had killed many a snake with a hoe or rifle. But alligators scared her—they were so big and could move with speed if they wanted. Their long snouts and mouths filled with sharp teeth presented dangers she would rather not handle, especially now. Nola came to Caddo Lake to recuperate after suffering a beating during a robbery outside the supermarket on what had been, until then, an ordinary day.MoreLess
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