Ch 29—Page 271 A
Pops stood there, the perfect stranger to me, like he always was, and said, “That’s good, Piri.” Then he vaguely looked around and said to nobody in particular, “Jesus, I didn’t like for them to take my fingerprints. Did they have to?”
“It’s nothing, Pops,” my sister said. “They do it every time somebody comes to visit for the first time.”
“Yeah,” I said, “first time,” and I looked at Pops and my eyes told him that I knew he wasn’t coming again. It’s like you never came, Pops.
We all sat down and talked, but after a while I noticed something strange. A pall had settled over the conversation. “Whats the matter?” I asked James.
“Well, er,” said James, “aw, you tell him, Sis.”
“Well, er,” said Sis, “it’s about—you tell him, James. You found out about it.”
“Dammit, somebody tell me.”
“Trina got married.”
How many times had Poppa visited Piri?
What did they tell Piri?
How do you think Piri will react?
Ch 29—Page 271 B
Pops stood there, the perfect stranger to me. Then he vaguely looked around and said to nobody in particular, “I didn’t like for them to take my fingerprints. Did they have to?”
“It’s nothing, Pops,” my sister said. “They do it every time somebody comes to visit for the first time.”
“Yeah,” I said, “first time,” and I looked at Pops. My eyes told him that I knew he wasn’t coming again. It’s like you never came, Pops.
We all sat down and talked, but after a while I noticed something strange. A pall had settled over the conversation. “Whats the matter?” I asked James.
“Well, er,” said James, “aw, you tell him, Sis.”
“Well, er,” said Sis, “it’s about—you tell him, James. You found out about it.”
“Dammit, somebody tell me.”
“Trina got married.”
How many times had Poppa visited Piri?
What did they tell Piri?
Ch 29—Page 271 C
Pops stood there. Then he vaguely looked around and said to nobody in particular, “I didn’t like for them to take my fingerprints. Did they have to?”
“It’s nothing, Pops,” my sister said. “They do it every time somebody comes to visit for the first time.”
“Yeah,” I said, “first time,” and I looked at Pops. My eyes told him that I knew he wasn’t coming again.
We all sat down and talked, but after a while I noticed something strange. A pall had settled over the conversation. “Whats the matter?” I asked James.
“Well, er,” said James, “aw, you tell him, Sis.”
“Dammit, somebody tell me.”
“Trina got married.”
How many times had Poppa visited Piri?
What did they tell Piri?
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