William Kowalski - The Adventures of Flash Jackson.pdf by Fabiola

Author:Fabiola
Language: eng
Format: epub

T h e A d v e n t u r e s o f F l a s h J a c k s o n 155

“Then he can’t be dead,” said Haley. “You can’t beat yourself to death. You’d pass out first. Right?” Oh, she sounded hopeful, this Haley girl. She sounded desperate. I felt sorry for her.

“He knocked himself out,” said Mother. “But then . . . they think he had an aneurysm. Or something.”

“And he’s dead?” Haley asked. “They’re sure? He’s not just unconscious?”

Mother nodded.

“Are they sure?” she pressed. Boy, did I feel bad for that girl. She looked like she was about to collapse. I got the idea she’d had strong feelings for this guy, whoever he was. I got the impression she’d wanted to marry him or something. Poor dumpy broad—she’d have a lot of trouble finding another guy. Look at her, I thought. Her ass sticks out too far, and her hips are too wide, and if she wasn’t wearing a skirt I bet you could see her thighs rubbing together. A girl that big ought to be big on top, too, but not this one—she is all out of proportion.

“Okay, Mother,” said Haley. “Thanks for telling me.”

Mother’s eyes were hollow. “I’m so tired,” she said. “I’m so tired.”

“Why don’t you go back to bed,” said Haley.

“What are you going to do?” Mother asked.

“I don’t know,” Haley said.

I was just standing there by an empty stall, watching this whole thing. I think the horse knew I was there. He looked at me, and I could swear he winked—but of course I could only see one of his eyes at a time, so maybe he was just blinking. Haley turned and put her arms around the horse. She buried her face in his long, warm neck and smelled him. I could tell that if that horse hadn’t been there she would have fallen straight over into the muck, and that she wouldn’t have cared enough to pick herself up again. And I didn’t hear the woman called Mother walk away, but when I turned a moment later to see if she was still there, she was gone.

Poor people, I thought. Poor, sad, sad people.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.