“It was like a Disney movie as I sat up. Right up until I saw the giant crow picking at some meat pieces I had left scattered around the car. It left with a disparaging squawk as I stretched and got out.
“Clarence, you still there, buddy?” I asked. He didn’t stir. “Today’s reunion day, you excited?” I goaded.
“You leave her alone,” he said weakly.
“Do you really think that’s going to happen?”
“I care for her, just let her live. There’s a billion people you can have, just let her be.”
“What fun would that be? I’m going to get her because you care. Well…that, and her shit of a brother shot me.”
“Please,” he sniveled.
I pretended to think about it for a moment. “Ummmm...nope. Let’s go, big guy,” I told him as I started walking back towards where my favorite body lay.
I was whistling, the bat on my shoulder, not a care in the world.
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