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Hisrepeatingthisstruckmeasfunny,asifithadjusto,andhehadbeenthinkingalltheseyearstheA&Pwasagreatbigduheheadlifeguard.Hedidn’tlikemysmiling—asIsayhedoesn’tmissmuch—buthetratesongivihatsadSunday-schoolsuperiare.
Queenie’sblushisnosunburnnolumponeinplaid,thatIlikedbetterfromtheback—areallysesup,“Weweren’tdoinganyshoppifortheohing.”
“Thatmakesnodiffereellsher,andIcouldseefromthewayhiseyeswenoticedshewasiecebefore.“Wewalydressedwhenyoueinhere.”
“Wearedet,”
Queeniesayssuddenly,herlowerlippushiisheremembersherplace,aplawhichthecrowdthatrunstheA&Pmustlookprettycrummy.FangSnacksflashedinherveryblueeyes.
“Girls,Idon’twanttuewithyou.Afterthiseihyourshoulderscovered.It’sourpolicy.”
Heturnshisback.That’spolicyforyou.Policyiswhatthekingpinswant.Whattheotherswantisjuveniledelinquency.
Allthiswhile,theershadbeenshowingupwiththeircartsbut,youknow,sheep,seeiheyhadallbunStokesie,whoshookopenapaperbagasgentlyaspeeliwantingtomissaword.Icouldfeelinthesilenceeverybodygettingnervous,mostofallLengel,whoasksme,“Sammy,haveyupthispurchase?”
Ithoughtandsaid“No”
butitwasn’taboutthatIwasthinking.Ighthepunches,4,9,GROC,TOT—it’smorepliyouthink,andafteryoudoitoftebegilesong,thatyouhearwordsto,inmycase“Hello(bing)there,you(gung)hap-pypee-pul(splat)”
—thesplatbeingthedrawerflyingout.Iuhebill,tenderlyasyoumayimagihaviweewosmoothestscoopsofvanillaIhadeverkhere,andpassahalfaohernarrowpinkpalm,aheherringsinabagandtwistitsneditover,allthetimethinking.
Thegirls,andwho’dblamethem,areinahurrytogetout,soIsay“Iquit”
toLengelquioughforthemtthey’llstopandwatchme,theiruheykeeprightongoing,iriceye;thedoorfliesopenandtheyflickeracrossthelottotheirieandPlaidandBigTallGoony-Goony(notthatasrawmaterialshewassobad),leavihLengelandakinkinhiseyebrow.
“Didyousaysomething,Sammy?”
“IsaidIquit.”
“Ithoughtyoudid.”
“Youdidoembarrassthe”
“Itereembarrassingus.”
Istartedtosaysomethingthatcameout“Fiddle-de-doo.”
It’sasayingofmygrandmother’s,andIknowsheleased.
“Idon’tthinkyouknowwhaty,”
Lengelsaid.
“Iknowyoudon’t,”
Isaid.“ButIdo.”
Ipullthebowatthebayapronandstartshruggingitoffmyshoulders.Acoupleersthathadbeenheadingformyslotbegintoknosteachother,likescaredpigsinachute.
Lengelsighsaolookverypatientandoldandgray.He’sbeenafriendofmyparentsforyears.“Sammy,youdon’twanttodothistoyourMomandDad,”
hetellsme.It’strue,Idon’t.Butitseemstomethatonceyoubegi’sfatalnotthwithit.Ifoldtheapron,“Sammy”
stitredo,andputitoer,anddropthebowtieontopofit.Thebowtieistheirs,ifyou’veeverwondered.“You’llfeelthisfortherestofyourlife,”
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