Larry is at his desk late at night. The rain pours down outside. A fresh spring rain. He’s left the storage-unit door open slightly to let in the breeze, and the worms are coming in under the door. When there is a knock on the door, a “Hello?” from a soft voice with an accent, he jumps a foot in his chair and quickly closes his laptop screen. Shuts the naked women inside.
Outside is Mona.
Mona.
He doesn’t know this yet, he hasn’t met her, but here stands Mona. The first time he sees her. Mother of Bennie and Frankie. Ex-wife of Darren Purcell.
Mona.
She is drenched. Her long hair, black, runs down her back in rivulets. She has brown eyes lined with black. She has dark skin and teeth so white they take Larry by surprise. She stands there with her arms crossed in front of her. Glaring a
