The Sign of the book (2005)
“Wally had brightened his act, no doubt on orders from his boss: he gave me his signature grin, one of those crap-eaters that only his mother could have loved. “Hey, Cliff,” he said, “no hard feelings, huh?” I said no, hell no, we were fine, and he went into his charm mode, as charming as lung cancer. “I’m glad the Preach talked you into coming with us. Sometimes I forget my manners when I’ve got a hard-on for somebody else. I’m still pissed at Willie over the truck, that’s all it is.”He yakked ...it up and I asked politely about the truck. Willie was trying to get it towed into Alamosa, where the repair shop told him the tariff could amount to seven grand. “Might as well take the bastard out and shoot it,” he said, and I avoided saying the obvious, that he was the one who’d been driving that night.The Preacher was busy with a last-minute customer, who surprised him and bought a $250 book. I could see it was signed and I eased closer to see what it might be. Wally kept talking, his voice droning like that of some perp trying to draw attention away from what really goes on, but I just nodded dumbly and kept moving slowly to the front.MoreLess
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