“Too bad they don’t stick around to buy a cup of coffee, pump their gas, and get a souvenir,” I shot back. “You’re running this place into the ground, and just because you don’t like change, doesn’t mean you don’t need it. If you’d see the blueprints—”
“Absolutely not!” Allison shook her head vehemently. “They’ll be overwhelmed and even more upset if you show them what kind of monster you want to build here.”
It wasn’t that I didn’t understand where the townsfolk were coming from. It was that I: (A) thought the pros outweighed the cons in opening up the town and (B) didn’t give a s**t either way. I had come here for vengeance and gotten it. It was time to move on.
Letting out a provocative yawn, I explained, “Folks, I do apologize, but I don’t have time for songs and dances. If you’ve g
