Tell (2006)
“I said to Detective Antonelli.
“You can, David,” he said. “But I’d like you to stick to the point, okay?”
“I am,” I said.
So I told him what happened next.
Phil was still grinning after he gathered the cards and got up from the table. He said to Jack, “I have to go upstairs and change my shirt and grab my wallet. I’ll be with you in a minute.”
Jack told him to take his time. He leaned on the counter, working on the beer he’d taken from the fridge.
“Do you guys do that a lot?” he said.
“Do what?...” I said. “Play cards?”
“Play for stuff,” Jack said.
I nodded. Jack took another pull of beer.
“What do you play for?” he said.
“Chores, mostly. Stupid stuff, like cleaning out the garbage cans or taking the empties back to the beer store. And big stuff too. Like shoveling the driveway after a major storm. Or, one time, painting the downstairs bathroom with Mom.”
“And today?”
“Today it was cleaning out the garage. It’s going to take me all weekend.”MoreLess
“You can, David,” he said. “But I’d like you to stick to the point, okay?”
“I am,” I said.
So I told him what happened next.
Phil was still grinning after he gathered the cards and got up from the table. He said to Jack, “I have to go upstairs and change my shirt and grab my wallet. I’ll be with you in a minute.”
Jack told him to take his time. He leaned on the counter, working on the beer he’d taken from the fridge.
“Do you guys do that a lot?” he said.
“Do what?...” I said. “Play cards?”
“Play for stuff,” Jack said.
I nodded. Jack took another pull of beer.
“What do you play for?” he said.
“Chores, mostly. Stupid stuff, like cleaning out the garbage cans or taking the empties back to the beer store. And big stuff too. Like shoveling the driveway after a major storm. Or, one time, painting the downstairs bathroom with Mom.”
“And today?”
“Today it was cleaning out the garage. It’s going to take me all weekend.”MoreLess
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