Cruddy: An Illustrated Novel by Lynda Barry
Author:Lynda Barry [Barry, Lynda]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Illustrated, Drugs, Fiction
ISBN: 9780743212175
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2001-02-01T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter 25
E WAS standing at the end of the gravel road between Black Cat Lumber and Bob Smallwoodâs U-Rent-It. I saw his silhouette, colorless in the dim light, the red end of a burning cig moved in a way I could not understand at first, it moved horizontally then disappeared then reappeared and moved horizontally again. And then I realized he was turning, spinning slow. And on the other side of Dunbar Avenue the yellow-lit Diggyâs Drive-In sign was also spinning slow. They were spinning together. Diggy the bull standing like a man with a chefâs hat on, offering a hamburger made from his personal meat and the Turtle blowing clouds of the ancient smokeable into the beginnings of the morning sky. I was thinking, Is he waiting forme? A little thrill ran up my spine and sparked in the back of my throat. I lifted my hand. âTurtle. Hey, Turtle.â
A dark car pulled up next to him. The guy driving said, âTurtle. What it is. Iâm late, guy. Iâm sorry, man.â
The Turtle leaned into the car and said some words. The guy driving said, âWhere?â
The Turtle pointed in my direction. The guy said, âHell yes!â He turned his car into the Diggyâs parking lot and parked beside the Dumpster. Pigeons ran out of many hiding places to meet him. He was tall and thin with a Diggyâs uniform on. Black slacks and a yellow shirt that said, HAVE YOU DUG DIGGYâS?
The Turtle made a come-on motion with his arm before he crossed the street. I felt the miraculousness of us finding each other again drain away. He didnât seem surprised to see me. I was thinking, is it because heâs a hippie? Is it because no hippie is ever surprised by anything? People show up, people disappear, and people show up again because it is all so cosmic. Maybe the Turtle was just being cosmic. It was possible.
Some of the pigeons split off from the Diggyâs guy and walked over to the Turtle. When I got to the parking lot, I heard him talking to the birds, saying, âWhat it is, what it is, what it is.â Calling the birds by name. âWhat it is, Stump Foot, Greasy Wing Dragger, Greasy Wing Dragger Junior.â
The Turtle gestured from the pigeons to me, he said, âMeet your Queen. You will love her. Her motto is, âCold french fries for all.ââ
The Diggyâs worker wore a plastic engraved badge that said DANNY, but the Turtle introduced him as the Monkey.
The Monkey said, âThis is her? I thought you said she was very horny looking.â
The Turtle said, âThat is the Violent One. This is the Hillbilly Woman.â
âOh.â He lifted a hand and said, âHey.â
âHey,â I said.
He looked at the Turtle. âSo, is she coming? The violent girl-whatever? She part of this?â
I almost said âPart of what?â But the Turtle put his arm around me and said, âLetâs go inside and roll a fatty.â
The Diggyâs worker said, âMan, thereâs no horny-looking violent girl-whatever. Itâs just more of your psych-out bullshit, man.
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