Beat 16 Flashcards
I hate out-of-town tourist.
Hello!
Shelby! What are you doing here?
Being a tourist I guess. But I won’t flatten your grass I promise.
I can’t understand why you drag yourself back for a couple of firecrackers and drunk teenagers urban on your shoes
I like it.
Your present is…… Back at the house. I haven’t wrapped it yet.
How’s Rhett?
It’s nice to see Rhett with some hair again.
I have to run some errands, but before I go… Miss Weezer I have met an old friend of yours.
Oh?
Owen Jenkins
Owen? Now that’s a blast from the past.
Do you remember him? He remembers you.
Of course I remember him. He had the longest nose here in the free world.
He doesn’t now. He hardly has any hair anywhere.
Owens been gone from Chinquapin since God was a boy. I’ve forgotten he ever existed.
Well, now Owen lives in Monroe and goes to first Presbyterian. He sings in the choir. One night at choir practice we were doing especially beautiful Mozart thing and I was moved to tears. He offered me his handkerchief and we got to talk in. When he found out where I was from he asked me if I knew you. I said not only did. I know you, but you were a neighbor and your dog has almost killed my father on numerous occasions. He’s had a very interesting life. He lived in Ohio somewhere. His wife just died recently and he moved back down here.
Does this story have a point?
No, not really. He just remembers you fondly I think.
Unrequited love. My favorite
Maybe sometime I could arrange for us all to get together.
Maybe not.
Why not?
I’m not crazy. I’ve just been in a very bad mood for 40 years
Well. Anel? What do you want me to do with these old clothes? I need to get them out of the backseat.
Just bring them in.
OK. Then I’ll go finish my Christmas shopping, mama.
What did you get your mama?
I told her this morning, what part of it was.
It’s up to you honey.
I’m going to have a baby.
Aren’t you excited?? Smile! It increases your face value!
June 21.
The doctor said Shelby shouldn’t have children. There’s a big difference. I guess you showed us all Shelby.
I’ve got to get the clothes. Miss Weezer? Are you bringing your shrimp meat pies to our open house tonight?
Don’t I always? They’ll be there.
Good. So will Owen Jenkins. I opened the worms for you.
No, no. Shelby said you could have them. And what she says goes.
That’s not true mama.
Shelby, you always insist on having the last word.
I do not.
