Mercury Man
“his mother asked.
“Sure, thanks. I didn’t know you were going to make it yourself, Mom. … But don’t you want any?”
She laughed. “I have to think of my waistline! Here, give me your plate. I’ll grab a piece from the kitchen for you.”
They had been sitting in the living room watching the six o’clock news together, and now, with the sound turned off, Tom was flipping channels aimlessly, up and down, back and forth, past the same scenes and faces. The two portable fans donated by Chuck Reichert mad...e it cooler, he had to admit, yet he regarded them with scorn just because they reminded him of the man himself.
Of course he was glad his mother wouldn’t be alone so much in the apartment and that she had someone to drive her home every day. The mysterious phone calls, the fact that the man in black might be watching the place, the whole crazy thing with Fabricon — he felt bad about not telling her to be careful, but it would have meant a ton of questions. Since neither he nor grandpa had answers, the questions raised would only make his mother worry out of all proportion.MoreLess
“Sure, thanks. I didn’t know you were going to make it yourself, Mom. … But don’t you want any?”
She laughed. “I have to think of my waistline! Here, give me your plate. I’ll grab a piece from the kitchen for you.”
They had been sitting in the living room watching the six o’clock news together, and now, with the sound turned off, Tom was flipping channels aimlessly, up and down, back and forth, past the same scenes and faces. The two portable fans donated by Chuck Reichert mad...e it cooler, he had to admit, yet he regarded them with scorn just because they reminded him of the man himself.
Of course he was glad his mother wouldn’t be alone so much in the apartment and that she had someone to drive her home every day. The mysterious phone calls, the fact that the man in black might be watching the place, the whole crazy thing with Fabricon — he felt bad about not telling her to be careful, but it would have meant a ton of questions. Since neither he nor grandpa had answers, the questions raised would only make his mother worry out of all proportion.MoreLess
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