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Wireman sat perfectly still at the table,...

Wireman sat perfectly still at the table, watching meOutside, the surf hammered "What kind of stove do you have, Miss Cookie?" "GasGet the picture and throw it in the oven Then close the door and turn the oven on "No, Daddy!" Wide awake again, as shocked as when I'd said fuck, if not more so"I love that picture!" "I know, honey, but it's the picture that's making you feel the way you do I started to say something else, then stoppedIf it was the sketch - and it was, of course it was - then I wouldn't need coco chanel black wallet to hammer it homeShe'd know as well as I didInstead of speaking I throttled the faucet back and forth, wishing with all my heart it was the bitch-hag's throat "Daddy! Do you really think-" "I don't think, I knowGet the picture, IlseI'm going to hold the phoneGet it and stick it in the oven and burn it There was a clunk as the phone went down Wireman said, "Is she doing it?" Before I could reply, there was a snapIt was followed by a spout of cold water that drenched me to the elbowI looked at the faucet in my gucci bag black hand, then at the ragged place where it had broken off I dropped it in the sinkWater was spouting from the stump "I think she is," I said He dropped to his knees, opened the cupboard beneath the sink, reached in past the wastebasket and the stash of garbage bagsHe turned something, and the gusher spouting from the broken faucet started to die"You don't know your own strength, muchacho "Sorry," I said againMy palm was bleeding from a shallow cut, but I felt betterIt occurred to me that once upon a time, that prada bags sales faucet could have been my wife's neckNo wonder she had divorced me We sat in the kitchen and waitedThe second hand on the clock above the stove made one very slow trip around the dial, started anotherThe water 898 coming from the broken faucet was down to a bare rivuletThen, very faintly, I heard Ilse, calling: "I'm backI-" Then she screamed I couldn't tell if it was surprise, pain, or both"Ilse!" Wireman stood up fast, bumping his hip against the side of the sinkHe raised his open hands to me I shook my chanel clutch head - Don't knowNow I could feel sweat running down my cheeks, although the kitchen wasn't particularly warm I was wondering what to do next - who to call - when Ilse came back on the phoneShe sounded exhaustedShe also sounded like herselfFinally like herself"Jesus Christ in the morning," she said "What happened?" I had to restrain myself from shouting"Illy, what happened?" "It's goneIt caught fire and burnedI watched it through the windowIt's nothing but ashesI have to get a Band-Aid on the back of my hand, replica rolex Da

[ 11:23 ] [ 2010-Mar-3 ]