Shoeshine Girl by Clyde Robert Bulla

Author:Clyde Robert Bulla [Bulla, Clyde Robert]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

She walked faster. He kept up with her. “How much is he paying you?”

“I don’t see why I should tell you,” she said.

“You’ve got my job, that’s why.”

The light turned green, and she crossed the street. He didn’t follow her.

All evening she thought about what the boy had said. In the morning she asked Al about it.

“Was he a skinny boy?” asked Al. “Did he have light hair?”

“Yes,” she said.

“That was Kicker.”

“His name is Kicker?”

“That’s what he called himself when he was little. Now we all call him that. He’s my neighbor.”

“What did he mean when he said I had his job?”

“I don’t know. Once I asked him if he wanted to work for me. He said he did. Then he never came to work. He didn’t want the job, but I guess he doesn’t want you to have it, either.”

“Maybe he changed his mind,” she said. “Maybe he wants to work for you now.”

“Maybe,” said Al. “I’ll have a talk with him. I don’t think you’ll see him any more.”

But later in the week she did see him. He was across the street, watching her.

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