Red Highway (2016)
“She had light brown hair, cropped short so that it fell just below her ears, which were pierced but without earrings. She was, in fact, almost completely unadorned, her face plain, her yellow dress devoid of frills, shoes dusty and run down at the heels. The one concession she had made to ornament was a string of red beads the size of Ping-Pong balls she had hung around her neck. Tall, a bit gawky, shy to the point of being awkward, not pretty. Zazu Pitts in her younger days. Mrs. Alex Kern.
Vi...rgil grinned and took her hand. It felt warm and damp. “How d’you do, Mrs. Kern? Annabelle, is it? I never woulda knowed ol’ Alex had a wife if we didn’t stop here for you. No sir.” He winked at Alex.
The plain woman smiled a hesitant greeting, but said nothing.
“Annabelle and me, we got an understanding.” Alex’s smile was a bit strained. “She don’t bore anybody bragging about me, I don’t bore anybody bragging about her. Keeps friends friends.”
Hazel and Virgil laughed politely.MoreLess
Vi...rgil grinned and took her hand. It felt warm and damp. “How d’you do, Mrs. Kern? Annabelle, is it? I never woulda knowed ol’ Alex had a wife if we didn’t stop here for you. No sir.” He winked at Alex.
The plain woman smiled a hesitant greeting, but said nothing.
“Annabelle and me, we got an understanding.” Alex’s smile was a bit strained. “She don’t bore anybody bragging about me, I don’t bore anybody bragging about her. Keeps friends friends.”
Hazel and Virgil laughed politely.MoreLess
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