“You ever hear ‘The KKK Took My Baby Away’?” He laughed to himself as he said this, twisting his mouth to the side in a sinister little chuckle.
These are the words the chubby misfit would speak later, but first, Lia stood alone, gazing at the darkened waves.
The water was magnificent, the gorgeous, delicately undulating waves a terrific substitute for people any day. If only the world were populated by waves and sea nymphs, anemones and dolphins—how wonderful, she thought, until she heard footfalls and realized she had to be alert and streetwise because she was on her own downtown.
Two men passed behind her, walking closely to one another and speaking in low voices. There was something familiar, possibly tender, about the way the two men interacted, which led Lia to think they might be
