Rude Awakening (2009)
“My main point of interest was where Emil Hawthorne had kept her and Eli the whole time.
‘It was just a barn,’ she said for the fourth time.
‘What color was it?’ I asked. Again.
She shrugged. ‘Barn-colored?’ ‘Red? Natural wood? Pink with purple polka dots?’ ‘Milt . . .’ Jean said.
I sighed. ‘Can you do better than “barn-colored”?’ I asked.
‘Well, mostly wood-colored but I think there was some red in there. Like it had peeled and faded off mostly?’ she suggested.
‘Can you remember how long you dr...ove and from where?’ I asked.
‘Well, we drove from Tulsa,’ she said, looking at me like I was a total idiot, ‘and it took a real long time.’ ‘Did you go through a town on your way to the barn?’ Holly thought about it. ‘Nooooo, I don’t think so.’ ‘Like with buildings, and red lights and stop signs?’ I asked, getting a little testy.
She shook her head. ‘No. No red lights. We passed some stop signs, though. At least, I remember stopping.MoreLess
‘It was just a barn,’ she said for the fourth time.
‘What color was it?’ I asked. Again.
She shrugged. ‘Barn-colored?’ ‘Red? Natural wood? Pink with purple polka dots?’ ‘Milt . . .’ Jean said.
I sighed. ‘Can you do better than “barn-colored”?’ I asked.
‘Well, mostly wood-colored but I think there was some red in there. Like it had peeled and faded off mostly?’ she suggested.
‘Can you remember how long you dr...ove and from where?’ I asked.
‘Well, we drove from Tulsa,’ she said, looking at me like I was a total idiot, ‘and it took a real long time.’ ‘Did you go through a town on your way to the barn?’ Holly thought about it. ‘Nooooo, I don’t think so.’ ‘Like with buildings, and red lights and stop signs?’ I asked, getting a little testy.
She shook her head. ‘No. No red lights. We passed some stop signs, though. At least, I remember stopping.MoreLess
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