Life After Wife
“She and Elijah had eaten soup from cans: she’d had gumbo, and he’d had some kind of beef stew. She’d sliced some Italian bread and toasted it with pepper jack cheese under the broiler, and opened a jar of peaches that she and Aunt Maud had canned the spring before.
After the jolt that had passed between them when they shook hands, neither had had much to say. They’d eaten, cleaned up their dishes, and Elijah mumbled something about a shower. She’d kicked off her boots, put on the music, and int...ended to read, but the words all blurred together as Sammy sang “Don’t Go Near the Water.”
“Too late,” she mumbled. “I done went near the water and I can’t swim.”
What are you fussin’ about? Aunt Maud’s voice argued so close to her ear that she turned quickly to make sure the old girl hadn’t resurrected and came to visit. No one was in the bedroom with her, but Aunt Maud continued. You can swim just fine, girl. Now why are you hiding in your room? Ain’t Elijah good company?MoreLess
After the jolt that had passed between them when they shook hands, neither had had much to say. They’d eaten, cleaned up their dishes, and Elijah mumbled something about a shower. She’d kicked off her boots, put on the music, and int...ended to read, but the words all blurred together as Sammy sang “Don’t Go Near the Water.”
“Too late,” she mumbled. “I done went near the water and I can’t swim.”
What are you fussin’ about? Aunt Maud’s voice argued so close to her ear that she turned quickly to make sure the old girl hadn’t resurrected and came to visit. No one was in the bedroom with her, but Aunt Maud continued. You can swim just fine, girl. Now why are you hiding in your room? Ain’t Elijah good company?MoreLess
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