The Ditto List
“As he pulled to the curb, D.T. noticed a man across the street standing stiffly on his dark stoop in his dark bathrobe, disapproving of whatever the hell was going on over there. When D.T. waved at him the man muttered an oath and went inside to vent his outrage on someone who wouldn’t fight back. D.T. trotted up the ramp to Esther Preston’s door and rang the bell.
The door opened immediately. Rita Holloway stood before him in her nurse’s uniform, its slick bright sheen like a white shadow atop... the deep dark beauty of her flesh. “Thank God you’re here.” The words were breathed, her eyes were cans of Kiwi black. She reached for his wrist and drew him inside.
“What happened to Mrs. Preston?” D.T. asked as she closed the door.
“She fell. An ambulance took her to the hospital. They’re taking X rays to see if she broke her hip. There may be a concussion as well.”
“How did it happen?”
“Come here. I’ll show you.”
Rita Holloway turned and led him down one of the rubber causeways that crisscrossed the floors, this one leading to the bathroom off the kitchen.MoreLess
The door opened immediately. Rita Holloway stood before him in her nurse’s uniform, its slick bright sheen like a white shadow atop... the deep dark beauty of her flesh. “Thank God you’re here.” The words were breathed, her eyes were cans of Kiwi black. She reached for his wrist and drew him inside.
“What happened to Mrs. Preston?” D.T. asked as she closed the door.
“She fell. An ambulance took her to the hospital. They’re taking X rays to see if she broke her hip. There may be a concussion as well.”
“How did it happen?”
“Come here. I’ll show you.”
Rita Holloway turned and led him down one of the rubber causeways that crisscrossed the floors, this one leading to the bathroom off the kitchen.MoreLess
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