Queen of the Trailer Park by Quinn Alice

Author:Quinn, Alice [Quinn, Alice]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: AmazonCrossingEnglish
Published: 2015-06-01T07:00:00+00:00

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After a few drinks and a burst of confidence, I’d gone and let the cat out of the bag.

“Mom, can we play thome befowe bed?”

I said yes. Tomorrow was Sunday, after all. What harm could it do? They all raced around like crazy creatures, jumping on any furniture in their way. Pastis was very excited by this new game, though still a little worried, following their every move with his eyes. Eventually he settled down on Ismène’s lap, his paws tucked under his body. He looked like a hen laying eggs.

When she asked me about my plan of action, that’s when I made my blunder.

“And . . . what is it you want to do, exactly?”

I spat it all out. It somehow just escaped. “I’m going to go straight to city hall and throw the money right in their faces.”

Oops.

“What money?” she asked.

I knew I’d said too much, but it still didn’t stop me. It’s like that when you’ve got a secret. You open up the first valve and it all comes flowing out.

“Um, well . . . The cash I found. A hundred and fifty grand. Maybe it isn’t bribery money. It could have nothing to do with it. But that’s not my problem. I’m going to show them all the money and tell them I know it’s hush money.”

“Do you have any proof?”

“I have the cash. That’s fucking proof enough, isn’t it?”

“No,” she whispered, suddenly sober. “That’s not enough. We have to be able to prove it’s the Mafia who wanted to give it to the mayor.”

“What if it’s not true?”

The children were quiet now, playing dress-up. Sabrina was the princess. She was wearing a piece of lace across her shoulders. I don’t know where she’d got it from. She was strutting around the room with a glittery headpiece on; she’d made it herself out of a necklace she’d taken off one of her dolls.

“What do you want?” continued Ismène. “To save your skin? To have your shiny trailer in front of the new library? Why not screw things up for the mayor anyway? This one’s a real corrupt old bastard. Even if we’re not sure about this money shit, believe me, there’s plenty of other stuff I am sure about.” She paused. “There is another possible scenario . . . You’ll get your ass kicked and the casino will go ahead. You’ll find yourself rotting away in public housing while His Majesty adds another wing to his pool house.”

“He has a flying pool house? Imagine that.”

She rolled her eyes. “An extension to his pool house! He’ll be making it bigger.”

“I understood. I just wanted to see what you’d say. You don’t have much of a sense of humor, do you?”

She stood up. “This is no time to be making jokes.”

“Look, explain something to me, would you? What’s in it for you? Why are you doing all this?”

“I’m doing it for the greater good. I was born in this town—well, almost. And I hold out hope that someday

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