‘I really, really don’t want to. I’ve been dodging him all summer. He’s going to blow a gasket when he sees me and especially when he sees us.’
especially us‘Let’s just act like friends. He thinks we’re friends, right? Lea, can you play the role of sister to Celeste’s friend for ten minutes?’
‘Suppose I owe y’all that much, since I’m responsible for our current predicament.’ Fingers crossed. Wouldn’t be bad to see this two-timin’ slag squirm like a nightcrawler on a number eight hook. Celeste approached the USS Pig Boy and we followed close behind. He had seen us but was actin’ all engrossed in wipin’ down the port side like it was his baby’s first bath.
‘Hi, Lonnie.’
‘Holy hell, look who it is. My invisible girlfriend Celeste and the lake rats.’ His voice. It boomed through us into th
