The Hearse You Came in On
““That’s Carol. Get in.”
Kate got into the backseat. I had cruised past Bowman’s place and caught up to her as she was walking back down the road into the village. She pulled the door closed.
“Is she dead?”
I put the car in gear and continued down toward the village. “She’s passed out. It’s a long story.”
“Christ, Hitch,” Kate said, “I only left you two hours ago. How long can it be?”
“She owns the bar. She needed some air. Don’t worry about her. Tell me. How’d you do? Did you find it?”
Kate sat... back in her seat. “It’s a long story.” Uh-oh, I thought. She’s pissed. But when I caught a glimpse of her in the rearview mirror she was wearing a Cheshire grin.
“I didn’t find it,” she said to my reflection. “But I think I found something else. In fact I’m sure of it.”
“Do tell.”
“I think maybe we should drop off your buddy first. What’s her name again?”
“Carol.”
Kate poked her head between the two seats to peruse the situation.MoreLess
Kate got into the backseat. I had cruised past Bowman’s place and caught up to her as she was walking back down the road into the village. She pulled the door closed.
“Is she dead?”
I put the car in gear and continued down toward the village. “She’s passed out. It’s a long story.”
“Christ, Hitch,” Kate said, “I only left you two hours ago. How long can it be?”
“She owns the bar. She needed some air. Don’t worry about her. Tell me. How’d you do? Did you find it?”
Kate sat... back in her seat. “It’s a long story.” Uh-oh, I thought. She’s pissed. But when I caught a glimpse of her in the rearview mirror she was wearing a Cheshire grin.
“I didn’t find it,” she said to my reflection. “But I think I found something else. In fact I’m sure of it.”
“Do tell.”
“I think maybe we should drop off your buddy first. What’s her name again?”
“Carol.”
Kate poked her head between the two seats to peruse the situation.MoreLess
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