Chapter 22
Dying Every Single Day
MOSES PUSHED AGAINST the door to his barn, but found it locked from the inside. After pounding several times, Vent opened the door, and said, “Hey, Moses, what you want?”
“What I want is for you to let me into my own barn.”
“Moses, you said the barn was mine for a few days when I asked you yesterday. Remember?”
“Vent, I remember, but what you doin’ in my barn?”
“Workin’ on some stuff in my free time.”
“What kind of stuff, Vent?”
“Not sure yet, but when you gave me permission, you never said you needed to understand what for, and I started this morning. Anyway, I’m not big on questions.”
“You not big on lots of stuff, Vent!”
“Did you go and make a joke on me?”
“You gettin’ smart, Vent—you picked up the joke on your own, but back to what you doin’
