Elementals, The by McDowell Michael

Author:McDowell, Michael [McDowell, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Horror, Novel
Publisher: Valancourt Books
Published: 1981-01-09T02:00:00+00:00

“I thank you for what you did,” said Odessa as they were driving away again, forty-five minutes later.

“Odessa, don’t—”

“You let me talk,” she said sternly and Dauphin was silent. Odessa went on: “That money’ll mean I won’t ever have to worry again. I was ’ginning to worry about Social Security. I know a woman on Social Security and after she’s paid her rent, it don’t buy her a mess of black-eyed peas. When I’m not working any more, I won’t have to worry—”

“Odessa, you’re gone work for Leigh and me forever, aren’t you?”

“Of course I am! I will work for you and Miz Leigh till I cain’t put one foot in front of the other!”

“You’ll always have a home with us, Odessa. You know we couldn’t do without you.”

“When I get old and I’m as mean as your mama was, Mr. Dauphin, then you’ll be glad enough I’m living on my own somewhere—” Dauphin looked about to make a contradictory speech here, but Odessa rode over it: “—but now I don’t need to worry. You just got to promise me one thing, Mr. Dauphin, you got to promise me—”

“I promise. What is it?”

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