The Brotherhood of the Wheel
““So,” Lovina said, picking up another steak fry off the huge platter, swirling it in the gravy bowl, and taking a bite of it, “this ghost girl led you guys to her body hidden in the drainpipe? You know how crazy that sounds, right?”
“No, not exactly,” Heck said. “Jimmie gave her a ride to her parents’ house, she told him what happened to her, and then she vanished. He somehow or other got hooked up with Turla, and the three of us figured out where she had gone to hide from those Black-Eyed Kids... that got her friends. And, yes, I am very aware that I sound like I need medication and a court-appointed guardian, telling that story.”
“And you’re his what again?” she asked, finishing her fry.
“Squire,” Heck said, looking down at his burger and pushing his pickle spear around the plate. “Which, as far as I can tell, is King Arthur–speak for “butt monkey.”
Lovina laughed. Heck shrugged and flipped her off.
“You watch that, Red,” Lovina said. “Or I’ll kick your ass again.”MoreLess
“No, not exactly,” Heck said. “Jimmie gave her a ride to her parents’ house, she told him what happened to her, and then she vanished. He somehow or other got hooked up with Turla, and the three of us figured out where she had gone to hide from those Black-Eyed Kids... that got her friends. And, yes, I am very aware that I sound like I need medication and a court-appointed guardian, telling that story.”
“And you’re his what again?” she asked, finishing her fry.
“Squire,” Heck said, looking down at his burger and pushing his pickle spear around the plate. “Which, as far as I can tell, is King Arthur–speak for “butt monkey.”
Lovina laughed. Heck shrugged and flipped her off.
“You watch that, Red,” Lovina said. “Or I’ll kick your ass again.”MoreLess
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