Chapter 22
CARTER NOTICED MR. SAM was looking at him a lot today. Every time he’d come from the kitchen, he’d glare at Carter.
“You want the chili fries again, Carter?”
“No, only a sweet tea this time, Ms. Charlotte. Thanks”
Charlotte noticed Carter intently looking toward the kitchen doors, “He’s just cranky, but Mr. Sam is a good guy.”
“Well, he looks as if he wants to bite my head off.” Carter replied.
“Ya know, he gave me a job when I had nothin’.” She noticed the question in Carter’s eyes, “I was pregnant. Ran outta gas in my old beater, right out front there,” she pointed toward the road, “after being kicked out my momma’s. I came in cryin’ and old, cranky Mr. Sam gave me a coke and asked me to take a walk, talk it out. After I spilled all my drama, he told me if I was willin’
