Out Of The Easy by Ruta Sepetys

Author:Ruta Sepetys
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Philomel
Published: 2013-02-11T23:00:00+00:00

THIRTY

Once I fed a new ribbon into Charlie’s typewriter, it worked without issue. Charlie sat across from me at the kitchen table in his stained undershirt, staring at the typewriter. I spoke to him as if he understood everything. My biggest fear was that the old Charlie was in there somewhere trying to communicate, but a synaptic disconnect made his behavior erratic. Some responses were still there. If you put him in front of the steps, he’d walk up or down. But then it was hard to get him to stop. There were moments when his eyes flashed with clarity or when his head turned at conversation. But the sparks were gone as quickly as they came.

“Lockwell’s a real piece of work, Charlie. He thinks he’s the cat’s pajamas because he has money. He has a picture of himself framed in his office. If he didn’t have a family pedigree, he’d be a hustler in the Quarter. You know the type.”

I pecked at the keys on the typewriter.

“Okay, this is what we’ve got.” I rolled the cylinder to move the paper up off the print bracket. “You ready, Charlie?” Charlie stared at the typewriter, silent.

To the Attention of the Director of Admissions:

It is with great pleasure that I write this letter of recommendation for Miss Josephine Moraine.

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