The Darkness of Bones (2013)
“Marianne Moore, Silence IT WAS TIME to move on, thought Jeremiah, scanning the old newspaper. Judith had been correct—as usual. Time for the shop to close, for good. Besides, his heart was no longer in barbering. The place was losing customers at an alarming rate. Granted, having only one barber was a major factor—people had no patience, nowadays, wanting everything now, not in ten to fifteen minutes. But his own behaviour wasn’t helping: the dropping of instruments and the wrong change placed ...in outstretched hands, his mumbling response to queries concerning Joe.
Jeremiah always suspected that customers liked Joe more than him, preferred his easygoing personality, the jokes he sometimes told, his up-to-the-minute news on sport and politics. Liked him until the rumours began to spread, saying that he had had something to do with the little McTier girl. Now, the shop was tainted, frequented by a few diehard customers, customers who assured Jeremiah that they did not believe the rumours.MoreLess
Jeremiah always suspected that customers liked Joe more than him, preferred his easygoing personality, the jokes he sometimes told, his up-to-the-minute news on sport and politics. Liked him until the rumours began to spread, saying that he had had something to do with the little McTier girl. Now, the shop was tainted, frequented by a few diehard customers, customers who assured Jeremiah that they did not believe the rumours.MoreLess
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