iusicthatsustainedhilltheoresloingos,brightpink,dancedagainstthedarkturquoisebackgroundheslootherhadonelikeittheyhadlaughedaboutitinthetouristshopintoused,andboughtitasajokeso,okay,ybethereothersbathingsuit,nubby,theloroffleshandunstakable,felloutofthesleevepaulstoodstill,unabletove,asifhedbeenovefinally,hestartedselftogetherhisfatherhadvedtheboandslaedthedooranddidntlookup,noteveneandknockedonthedoorhistheg,theflangoshirttuightstillbenorl”e”heshookhisheadandthatlikeaveilhisfatherhadseetinthebandrooneafteoonthedisonsdidnthaveetheypassed,anddukesadneverbeenonanairplaneinherlifepaulkneakeeeverynightatsixorethanpaulso”so
”dunno,”paulsaid”hoetalrailsngpaulstandingattheedgeofthetraovingself,hhisheadflungback,laughingandthengoneabush,electriclines,theflashofroad”ehoops”
”nah”
theyontgardenandtheon
”lookhere,”heusindanny”
itallplasticbagfullofdriedgreenclippings”barrassed,atageekydorkhewas
dukelaughed,hisvoiceloudinthesilence,therustleofweeds”thatsright,n,grassyouevergethigh”
paulshookhishead,shockeddespitehielf
”youdontgethooked,ifthatsazingiellingyou”theskyovingintheleaves,andfarahertrainlesounded”iotscared,”paulsaid
”surenothingtobescaredof,”dukesaid”youryit””sure”helookedaround”butnothere”
dukelaughed”hinkisgoingtocatchusouthere””listen,”paulsaidtheydid,andthenthetraintheoppositedirealldotgroetalrails”letsgotoplaaginedthekingpotonhisthersne;therepseddukeinflashes,likephotographshanginginhisfathersdarkrooallthosentsfroisfatherslifelikeglisesfrotraintrappedandcaughtrushandsilencelikethissotheyeanderingthroughtheneighborhoodstopaulsthehouse,faintlystaleetosayhedbelate,paulopenedaotherhaddebeforeshedstartedeeredherbentovertheseaberedsittingatthetablestaringattheasifthefiguresghtsuddenlystarttove,ghtstepoutoftheirhousesandhanguptheirclothesandwavegoodbyedukehungupandlookedaroundthenhetableandspreadoutathinrectangularpaperpaulched,fascinated,asdukearrangedalineofraggedhenrolledathiube”notinhere,”paulsaid,uneasyatthelastnutetheyovedbackandforthbetpaulfeltnothingatfirstitbegantosprinkle,thenstopped,andafteraent,ergehanotherdropandthenspillofftheedgeintothegrassdukewaslaughinghard”n,youshouldseeyourself,”hesaid”areyoueverstoned””leave
