Chapter Eight
Joe couldn’t believe it. When he turned around, the damn woman had already taken off. Everyone was quiet, sitting with their mouths open, staring and shaking their heads.
Vern took a huge bite of his burger. “Spooks easily, doesn’t she?” he mumbled.
Nancy smacked his arm and cast narrowed eyes at Sara and Joe. “She was embarrassed. For the life of me, I did some awful things growing up, but it’s not right for an adult to embarrass someone like that. You’re supposed to have some respect and understanding. You guys were awful to her in school,” she said, crossing her arms and tossing the remains of Margaret’s dinner into the garbage.
“Well, why’s everyone looking at me? I thought what you told me was hilarious, Joe. Doesn’t she have a sense of humor?” Sara said, as if she w
