Daphine clued her in on some of Pierce"s problems. “He lives off Social Security and Disability benefits.”
“Then he doesn"t have much.”
“He has sporadic income from the books he"s written, but I guess that"s tapered off.”
“How do you know so much about him?”
“His life"s no secret. When he was struck, the whole Delta rallied around him.”
Sara felt glad to hear that. “But so much personal stuff?”
Daphine hesitated but smiled. “I used to date him. Still see him occasionally, but we"re just close friends.”
Curious about Pierce, Sara invited him along on one of her trips over the levees and sloughs. She needed to pick him up because he couldn"t drive. On the way to Isleton, she caught herself again drifting off in thought. She had been doing a lot of that. When she pulled up in front of
