The Sittin' Up (2014)
“We wanted to get a good look at his new Ford. It wasn’t just any old Ford. It was a two-door black coupe.
“Evening, Reverend Hornbuckle,” me and Pole said. We tried to stand up straight and look dignified as he sucked in his stomach to get his belly from behind the steering wheel. He was so big that everything he did was a task just like poor Miss Moszella.
“Evening, children. How are you?” he said as he wiped the sweat off his brown skin.
“I’m fine,” I said.
“Me too,” Pole chim...ed in.
“Good, good,” the reverend said as he stared at the sky. “Look at them dark clouds. That storm is surely heading our way.”
“Yes, sir, I believe so, but not before the sittin’ up.” I sounded like the weatherman on the radio over in Jackson.
“Oh, child, the Lord don’t wait on us to do our business down here.MoreLess
“Evening, Reverend Hornbuckle,” me and Pole said. We tried to stand up straight and look dignified as he sucked in his stomach to get his belly from behind the steering wheel. He was so big that everything he did was a task just like poor Miss Moszella.
“Evening, children. How are you?” he said as he wiped the sweat off his brown skin.
“I’m fine,” I said.
“Me too,” Pole chim...ed in.
“Good, good,” the reverend said as he stared at the sky. “Look at them dark clouds. That storm is surely heading our way.”
“Yes, sir, I believe so, but not before the sittin’ up.” I sounded like the weatherman on the radio over in Jackson.
“Oh, child, the Lord don’t wait on us to do our business down here.MoreLess
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